A lot of protests come down to wheter the offended party hailed protest or not. A situation can be clear as gold as who was right but if you don't hail "protest" then in the protest room your protest can mean nothing.
Not quite....
I made a deliberate error above to see who whould correct me.
If you are foulded by someone, you need to make it clear that you plan to protest. If the other party does not hear you; that MAY be their problem.
If you see someone hit a mark from 100m away, they may not hear you call protest. If someone hits you, they SHOULD hear you protest. HOWEVER, sailinging is an inclusive game; people who cannot hear properly, are still allowed to play.
Yes, a protesting boat should shout protest, and MAY, depending on the rules and SI's need to raise a protest flay; most small boats do not.
The boat being protested may not HEAR the call... (A Witness to the call is useful).
