Aberdeen Dad Vail ® Regatta - Protest Procedures

2-605 Lodging a Protest
(a) A protest involving the conduct of a race shall be lodged by the crew at the finish line while it is still on the water and before the Referee declares the race to be official, unless circumstances beyond its control prevent it from doing so. A coach or other team member may not lodge such a protest on behalf of a crew. A protest concerning exclusion of a crew at the start may e lodged with the Starter at the time.

1) A protest concerning any action on land shall be lodged by an affected team member with the Chief Judge or with any other race official designated by the Chief Referee, within one hour after being informed of such action. The protest statement required under Rule 2-606 (“filing the protest statement”) shall be filed within the same time.

(b) A crew wishing to protest shall signal to the Referee immediately after finishing the race by having a member of the crew raise his or her hand until the attention of the Referee has been gained. The Referee shall thereupon inquire as to the nature of the protest.

(1) If the Referee concurs in the protest, he or she may impose whatever penalty or other corrective action is proper under these rules, and shall announce that fact to the crews affected. If no crew protests that penalty or corrective action, he or she shall declare the race to be official as described under Rule 2-503(b)(3) (“declaring the race to be official”).
(2) If the Referee does not concur in the protest, and if upon hearing the Referee’s opinion the crew withdraws the protest, the Referee shall declare the race to be official as described in Rule 2-503(b)(2)(“declaring the race to be official”). If the protesting crew does not accept the Referee’s opinion or if a crew protests a penalty or corrective action imposed by the Referee, the referee shall inform the Chief Judge (Rule 2-503(b)(4)).

2-606 Filing the Protest Statement
(a) Once a protest is lodged, a crew wishing to be heard before the jury shall submit a concise written statement, describing the facts that underlie the protest and the relief that the seeks, to the chief Judge or another race official designated by the Chief Referee whose identity is conspicuously posted, within one hour after it reaches land. The statement shall be accompanied by cash or check payable to
the local organizing committee in the amount of $25. A protest in which such a statement is not filed shall not be heard.

(1) The protest statement shall be singed by a member of the protesting crew in his or her individual name. Such a signature constitutes in representation to the jury that the facts contained therein are true and correct to the best of the singers knowledge or belief.
(2) The $25 shall be returned to the crew if the protest is upheld or if it is found by the Jury to be substantially justified. The $25 shall be retuned to the crew if an appeal to the Referee Committee under rule 2-608(“appeal from the jury”) is sustained. The $25 shall otherwise be remitted to the local organizing committee.
(3) The written protest statement may be amended after it is submitted but the Jury may take such amendment into account in assessing the credibility of the statement.

Chief Referees are available through the command tent at the launching area and the command trailer at the finish line. When communicating with command tent & trailer personnel, clearly state your intention to file a protest

A “Jury” according to the Rules of Rowing number 2-105, will hear the protest. Rules 2-601 to 2-607, Penalties and Protests, will be in effect. The Dad Vail Regatta is a USRowing Registered Regatta. USRowing has granted the Dad Vail Regatta an exemption to Rule 2-608. Therefore Rule number 2-608 titled “Appeal from the Jury” is not in effect.

Appeals can be made to the RACE COMMITTEE. The RACE COMMITTEE will only hear appeals on matters concerning a decision of the “Jury”. All decisions by the RACE COMMITTEE are final. Appeals can be filed with any of the RACE COMMITTEE members through the Command Tents at the Launch Area or Finish Line.

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