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Appendix M — Recommendations For Protest Committees

This appendix is advisory only; in some circumstances changing these procedures may be advisable. It is addressed primarily to the protest committee chair but may also help judges, protest committee secretaries, race committees and others involved in hearings.

In a hearing, the protest committee should weigh all testimony with equal care; should recognize that honest testimony can vary, and even be in conflict, as a result of different observations and recollections; should resolve such differences as best it can; should recognize that no boat or competitor is guilty until a breach of a rule has been established to the satisfaction of the protest committee; and should keep an open mind until all the evidence has been heard as to whether a boat or competitor has broken a rule.

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M3.4

Decide the case (rule 63.5).

(a) Base the decision on the facts found. (If you cannot, find some more facts.)
(b) In redress cases, make sure that no further evidence is needed from boats that will be affected by the decision.

Rule M3.3

Find the facts ( rule 63.5(a) ). - (a) Write down the facts; resolve doubts one way or the other. - (b) Call back parties for more questions if necessary. - (c)...

Rule M3.5

Inform the parties ( rule 63.6 ). - (a) Recall the parties and read them the facts found, conclusions and rules that apply, and the decision. When time presses...