Originally Posted by brucat
The key is, they need to be a party. This creates a potential loophole which I'd say still exists.

And, the prescriptions only help if used (there are three ways out of that)...

If a boat requests to participate in a redress hearing under prescription 60, then I consider that boat to be a party.

The prescriptions can be deleted in sailing instructions, and many events do so (because protest committees think they are too much effort). I personally think they should be left in place - to avoid precisely the situation you described. And yes, I've seen it happen too.

Also, as a result of the Hall decision, in Olympic qualifying events any PC decision (even international juries) can be appealed.

Regards,
Eric