St. Petersburg Trophy Protest Committee Chair's Report

St. Petersburg Trophy Protest Committee Chair's Report

This report should be submitted by the Protest Committee Chair for a club competing for the St. Petersburg Yacht Club Trophy. The St. Petersburg Trophy recognizes Race Management displaying the highest proficiency in preparedness, conduct, decision making, and execution while facilitating fair competition. Your report is essential for the selection committee's assessment of the ballots cast by the skippers. Please note the questions below, recap any redress hearing(s) and provide any other event commentary that will help the selection committee make its decision.
Name of the club competing for the St. Petersburg Trophy *
Event name *
Beginning Date of Event

Month Day Year
Date
End Date of Event

Month Day Year
Date
Your Name *

First Name Last Name
Your Email *
example@example.com
To what extent were you able to observe the RC on the water? *
Date Submitted *

Month Day Year
Date
Please rate the Race Committee's work on the following criteria based on your observation and, if necessary, that of other members of the Protest Committee:
Notice of Race: clarity, accuracy, availability *

Excellent Good Fair Poor
Sailing Instructions: clarity, accuracy, availability *

Excellent Good Fair Poor
Course location: safety, balance, fairness *

Excellent Good Fair Poor Unable to Evaluate
Starting lines: length, bias, fairness, hailing *

Excellent Good Fair Poor Unable to Evaluate
Marks: visibility, accuracy of placement, timeliness *

Excellent Good Fair Poor Unable to Evaluate
Finish lines: location, length, fairness *

Excellent Good Fair Poor Unable to Evaluate
Signaling: location, visibility, procedure *

Excellent Good Fair Poor Unable to Evaluate
Response to shifts and changing conditions: accuracy, timeliness *

Excellent Good Fair Poor N/A Unable to Evaluate
Postponement: accuracy, follow-up *

Excellent Good Fair Poor N/A Unable to Evaluate
Communication: appropriateness, accuracy, responsiveness to sailors *

Excellent Good Fair Poor Unable to Evaluate
Safety: appropriate assets, regard for conditions *

Excellent Good Fair Poor Unable to Evaluate
Results: availability, accuracy *

Excellent Good Fair Poor Unable to Evaluate
Overall wind conditions *

Easy - steady winds requiring minimal RC signals or adjustments Average - changing weather, but predictable and manageable Difficult - sudden, dramatic or repetitive changes in conditions causing delays and requiring RC action to maintain scheduled races, acceptable course orientation, safety, etc Unable to Evaluate
Overall quality of race management *

Excellent - virtually error-free Very Good - only a few minor errors Good - many minor errors or a few significant errors Fair - significant errors - fairness questionable Poor - serious errors - an unfair event
Number of boats vs. boat protests *
Number of requests for redress *
If, in your opinion, boat vs. boat protests were caused by or made more likely by the Race Committee, please explain in the comment box below. Please describe requests for redress. You may attach appropriate documents below.
Protest / RFR comments
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Thank you for completing this form. Please feel free to submit additional comments or narrative if you feel it would be helpful. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Race Administration Director (raceadmin@ussailing.org or 401-682-2953) to discuss them.
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