I would like others' opinions on a recently seen protest form.
This is from a recent protest, but it is not subject to any appeal.
When the form was submitted it included details of the protestor in the appropriate place on the form.
The area on the form where details of the protestee should be entered was left blank.
The description of incident included the sail number of a boat that the protestor considerd had broken a rule.
Does the inclusion of a sail number in the description of incident meet the requirements of 60.3(a)?
Presumably, the RC has made an effort to provide unique sail numbers on the water, too. Not always successful....
Yes, it does, in my view. I probably see more forms like this than not. It's fine (Edit: I would confirm with the protestor that the boat mentioned in the incident description is the protestee. If not, then there's a 60.3(a) problem.).
As described the hearing request seems to conform with the rule.
However, it could lead to an invalid hearing being commenced if the incorrect sail number was put in the incident description.
I suppose this is the same as the wrong sail number being provided in the respondent's box and when this is established the hearing request should then be declared invalid.
The electronic system used at my club will not allow a protest to be submitted unless there is an entry in the respective fields of Initiator, respondent and incident description so people are prompted to ensure all necessary info is provided.