Note that a Protest Committee has two main tasks:

1. to determine from evidence presented, what (they believe) actually happened. In a written decision, this is the "facts found". If you want to appeal a decision (rule 70), you cannot argue over the "facts" found by your Protest Committee!

2. to decide, based on the facts found, what rules apply and what penalty should be imposed

I have separated the facts found and the decision as they would be on a written protest decision.
For your convenience, I have added a link to Rules and Definitions referred to in my "Decisions".

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1. Facts Found: On a light-wind day, The Infamous Grouse was running on starboard tack towards the race course. About 1 minute before her Prep Signal, The Infamous Grouse met Looe Lightning, which had already started her race with an earlier division. Looe Lightning was approaching close-hauled on port tack on a collision course with The Infamous Grouse who called “Starboard”. Looe Lightning held her course. Finally, both Looe Lightning and The Infamous Grouse were forced to alter course to avoid a collision. Both boats registered valid protests.

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Decision: Looe Lightning was racing at the time of the incident, but The Infamous Grouse was not - since her Prep Signal had not been made. The Infamous Grouse could easily have kept clear of Looe Lightning but she did not choose to do so. Thus, The Infamous Grouse broke rule 24.1 "If reasonably possible, a boat not racing shall not interfere with a boat that is racing." The Infamous Grouse is disqualified from the race she was sailing out to ("nearest in time to that of the incident") as required by rule 64.1. Since The Infamous Grouse was not racing at the time of the incident, a Turns Penalty would not have been an available option.

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