CASE 131
Rule 78.2, Compliance with Class Rules; Certificates
Rule A5.1, Scores Determined by the Race Committee
If a boat has broken rule 78.2 by not producing a required
certificate or arranging for its existence to be verified before
the start of the last day of an event, the race committee is
required, without a hearing, to score her ‘DSQ’ for all races
of the event.
Facts
A rule in the sailing instructions for an event requires that a certificate be
produced or its existence verified before a boat races. One boat does not
comply with this requirement, but before the first race she provides the race
committee with a statement signed by the person in charge that the boat has
a valid certificate. At the start of the last day of the event, the certificate has
neither been produced nor verified.
Question
What should the race committee do?
Answer
The race committee is required to score her DSQ for all races without a
hearing (see rules 78.2 and A5.1).
World Sailing 2013, revízia 2021