SUPPORT PERSONS
62.1:
Upon receipt of a report from a boat or a committee, or based on its own observation or information from any source, including evidence taken during a hearing, the protest committee may call a hearing to consider whether a support person has broken a rule.
62.2:
If the protest committee decides to call a hearing, it shall conduct a hearing as required by rule 63 and may appoint a person to present the allegations.
62.3:
If the protest committee decides that a support person who is a party to the hearing has broken a rule, it may
- (a) issue a warning,
- (b) exclude the person from the event or venue or remove any privileges or benefits, or
- (c) take other action within its jurisdiction as provided by the rules.
62.4:
In addition, if the protest committee decides that
- (a) a boat may have gained a competitive advantage as the result of the breach by the support person, or
- (b) the support person committed a further breach after the protest committee warned a boat in writing, following a previous hearing, that a penalty may be imposed,
then the protest committee may also penalize a boat that is a party to the hearing for the breach of a rule by a support person by changing the boat’s score in a single race, up to and including disqualification.