Protests and 3 Minute Justice

Madeline Eustis mfeustis at gmail.com
Thu Jun 13 12:13:20 EDT 2013

Small question/possible correction:

My reading of the SIs indicates that fouls at marks and finish mandate a
720, whereas all other fouls (including the start) are only a 360.

Comments?

Maddy


On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Claire Hulse <claire.hulse at gmail.com>wrote:

> Fleet:
>
> I think we can all agree that it's best to resolve any differences on the
> water by spinning circles when you foul (reminder: 2 circles for fouls at a
> mark or start/finish, 1 circle elsewhere).
>
> That said, the scorers / co-chairs have been hearing grumbling / pleading
> when entering scores about how some boats aren't spinning when fouling.
>
> Instead of pleading your case while we're entering scores, *please
> consider using the 3 min justice system, and reporting the results to the
> scorers / co-chairs*.  This is a good explanation of 3 min justice:
> http://www.sailingeducation.com/3minute.htm.<http://www.sailingeducation.com/3minute.htm>
> To avoid burdening the fleet with too much procedure and formality, this is
> the ONLY mechanism for resolving penalties off the water (other than
> voluntarily withdrawing from a race).  We will amend the SIs to reflect
> this long-standing fleet practice.
>
> Relatedly, if you help out with a rescue or drive a rescue boat (see the
> SIs), please let the scorers know which races you assisted in.
>
> Yours in the Corinthian spirit,
>
> Claire
> Thurs Night Co-Chair
>
> and
>
> Steve
> Tues Night Co-Chair
>
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