Protests and Incident Reporting

Protests

Part 5 of the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) details the requirements for boats to protest.
To be valid the protesting skipper should hail “Protest” and the Red Protest Flag displayed ‘at the first available opportunity’.

Keep your protest flag in the cockpit: if you need to retrieve it from the cabin, that is too late.

GFS Sailing Instructions (s15) note:

·       The starter must be notified of the protest on completion of the race in which the protest occurred.

·       All protests shall be made in writing and lodged by email to the Protest Convenor: protests@gfs.org.au by 6pm the following day.

·       The Protest Convener will acknowledge receipt within 24 hours and schedule the protest hearing and composition of the GFS volunteer Protest Committee.

Protest Hearing Request form 

 Read How GFS Protests are run to gain a better understanding of your role at the Protest Hearing.  Note that protest hearings will not be adjourned on the grounds of non-attendance of protester, protestee or witness.

How GFS Protests are run 

Vessel Incident Reporting

If you are involved in an on water incident during racing,  fill in the GFS Yellow Form and, if the incident meets the Transport for NSW threshold, fill in the Transport for NSW Vessel Incident form.  The GFS Safety Committee will then look into the incident and file a GFS report to TfNSW.

Completed forms should be sent to incidentreport@gfs.org.au

GFS Club Incident Form – Yellow Form

251103 GFS Vessel Incident Reporting yellow form V4.2

Transport for NSW – Official Vessel Incident Report Form

45065752-vessel-incident-report