Appendix C
MATCH RACING RULES
C6.5
Umpire Decisions (a) After flag Y is displayed, the umpires shall decide whether to penalize any boat. They shall signal their decision in compliance with rule C5.1, C5.2 or C5.3. However, when the umpires penalize a boat under rule C8.2 and in the same incident there is a flag Y from a boat, the umpires may disregard the flag Y. The red-flag penalty in rule C5.3 shall be used when a boat has gained a controlling position as a result of breaking a rule, but the umpires are not certain that the conditions for an additional umpire-initiated penalty have been fulfilled.
(b)
C6.6
Protest Committee Decisions (a) (b) The protest committee may take evidence in any way it considers appropriate and may communicate its decision orally. If the protest committee decides that a breach of a rule has had no significant effect on the outcome of the match, it may (1) (2) (3) (c) impose a penalty of one point or part of one point; order a resail; or make another arrangement it decides is equitable, which may be to impose no penalty.
The penalty for breaking rule 14 when damage or injury results will be at the discretion of the protest committee, and may include exclusion from further races in the event.
C7 C7.1
PENALTY SYSTEM Deleted Rule Rule 44 is deleted.
C7.2
All Penalties (a) A penalized boat may delay taking a penalty within the limitations of rule C7.3 and shall take it as follows: (1) When on a leg of the course to a windward mark, she shall gybe and, as soon as reasonably possible, luff to a closehauled course. (2) When on a leg of the course to a leeward mark or the finishing line, she shall tack and, as soon as reasonably
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