Penalties, protests, requests for redress
On national/regional events, the protest committee is based ashore observing the racing.
- Protest hearings are held ashore immediately after racing
- Good communication (PA system) required to inform riders about incidents (i.e. BFD, protests, redress)
- RC shall postpone racing in case of hearings affecting subsequent starts
On international events, a properly constituted international jury should be appointed.
- 3 members are on jet skis/ribs, observing and signalling penalties and communicating to competitors on the water and the chairman of the jury ashore.
- Chairman of the jury with one assistant are based on the tower observing and in charge of final decisions and communication with the race committee about penalties affecting the finishing order
- Finish boat displays penalty flag (Bravo) to inform riders that finish order might have changed
- Addendum FS (Kiteboard Slalom, also FSR for refereeing) can be found on the Offical Notice Board HERE
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