69.1 Obligation not to Commit Misconduct; Resolution

1. A competitor, boat owner or support person shall not commit an act of misconduct.
2. Misconduct is:
   1. conduct that is a breach of good manners, a breach of good sportsmanship, or unethical behaviour; or
   2. conduct that may bring, or has brought, the sport into disrepute.
3. An allegation of a breach of rule 69.1(a) shall be resolved in accordance with the provisions of rule 69. It shall not be grounds for a protest .