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21122-1135

INFORMAL INTERPRETATION OF RACING RULES

I am sure many of us who race on the Magothy have encountered situations where there appears to be a rule infraction and yet we hesitate to protest since we are not sure how the rules would be interpreted by a protest committee. We have initiated a mechanism to allow racers to informally report these situations and obtain an interpretation from some of the more experienced racers on the Magothy. As protest committee chairman I will act as the focal point to receive these requests for rule interpretations and forward them to members of the protest committee for interpretation. Members of the protest committee who have agreed to participate are Tom Price, Dave Prucnal, Randy Richter, Ed Tracy and Mike Mullarky.

The procedure is as follows: anyone wishing an interpretation should e-mail me (use protests@magothysailing.com) with a description of the situation that occurred with as much detail as possible. I will forward the descriptions to selected members of the protest committee. We will analyze the situation and provide an informal interpretation by e-mail. We may request some additional information or give a conditional responses. We will attempt to give a response within a few days. The above procedure assumes a protest has NOT been filed. If a protest is filed we will not offer any opinions. Opinions rendered are only intended to supplement racing rules seminars and not to determine if a reported incident should be protested.

Drew Dowling

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INFORMAL INTERPRETATION OF RACING RULES

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