HEARING REQUEST
This section for race office use	Form issued	hrs mins	Protest time limit	hrs mins
Form received	hrs mins	by	Ref
Copied to all parties at	hrs mins

Section 1 - Essential Information

You must provide the information in this section within the time limit.

YOUR DETAILS. (The class and the name or sail number of your boat, or your name and committee if not a boat)

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OTHER PARTIES. If you think that a boat or support person broke a rule and/or made your score worse, you must identify them: (The class and the name or sail number of each boat OR some other identification)

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If you think that your score was made worse by the action of a race official:

Tick one of ☐ Race Committee, ☐ Technical Committee, ☐ Protest Committee, ☐ Organising Authority

THE INCIDENT. Briefly describe the incident and why you think a rule was broken and/or how your score has been made worse through no fault of your own.

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If you are running out of time, you can submit the form now.

Section 2 – Other Information

You will be asked for the information below in the hearing, but if you have time, you may give it now.

TIME AND PLACE OF THE INCIDENT. Describe where and when the incident occurred

(e.g. date, time, race number, leg of the course, etc.)

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If you think a boat(s) broke a rule, you need to inform them that you’re planning to protest. If you don’t, your hearing request won’t be valid. Just filling out this form isn’t enough.

INFORMING OTHER BOATS. Describe how and when you informed the other boat(s) that you intended to protest. (e.g. hail, protest flag, other method)

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Section 3 – Witnesses

If you want to call witnesses in the hearing it is your responsibility to inform them of the time and place of the hearing and to make sure they are available.

You don’t have to identify your witness(es) before the hearing, but if you wish to do so, give details below.

(e.g. boat name, sail number, name of individual, name of committee)

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