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Rule D2.4: Signalling an Umpire Decision | Protest Room

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Appendix D — Team Racing Rules

Team races shall be sailed under The Racing Rules of Sailing as changed by this appendix.

D2.4

Signalling an Umpire Decision

An umpire shall signal a decision with one long sound and the display of a flag as follows:

(a) For no penalty, a green and white flag.
(b) To penalize one or more boats, a red flag. The umpire shall hail or signal to identify each boat penalized.
(c) To report the incident to the protest committee, a black and white flag.

Rule D2.3

When a boat - (a) breaks rule 31 or 42 and does not take a penalty; - (b) breaks a rule of Part 2 and makes contact with another boat on her team or with a boat...

Rule D2.5

A boat penalized by an umpire shall take a Two-Turns Penalty. However, when a boat is penalized under rule D2.3 and an umpire hails or signals a number of turns...