Rule T1: POST-RACE PENALTIES

POST-RACE PENALTIES

(a) Provided that rule 44.1(b) does not apply, a boat that may have broken one or more rules of Part 2 or rule 31 in an incident may take a Post-Race Penalty at any time after the race until the beginning of a protest hearing involving the incident.
(b) A Post-Race Penalty is a 30% Scoring Penalty calculated as stated in rule 44.3(c). However, rule 44.1(a) applies.
(c) A boat takes a Post-Race Penalty by delivering to the arbitrator or a member of the protest committee a written statement that she accepts the penalty and that identifies the race number and where and when the incident occurred.

Breaches of rules on the finishing line when Appendix T applies

Appendix T – Post-Race Penalty Taken Before Hearing
Before the hearing began [X][Y] took a 30% Post-Race Penalty in accordance with RRS T1(a).
Appendix T – Post-Race Penalty Taken During Arbitration
During the arbitration meeting, [X][Y] took a 30% Post-Race Penalty in accordance with RRS T1(a).
Appendix T – Protest Not Withdrawn After Arbitration
Y did not ask to withdraw the protest after the arbitration meeting [and neither boat took a Post-Race Penalty under RRS T1(a)].
No Hearing – Arbitration: Fact, Conclusion and Decision (with 30% Post-Race Penalty)
Procedural matters: Before the hearing began X took a 30% Post-Race Penalty in accordance with RRS T1(a). Suggested Fact: Y asked to withdraw the protest. Conclusion: There is no reason to refuse the request to withdraw the protest. Decision Short: Protest withdrawn; [X took a 30% Post-Race Penalty]. Decision: The arbitrator on behalf of the protest committee allows the protest to be withdrawn. [X decided to take a 30% Post-Race Penalty].