Race Circumstance Codes

Quick reference for all race circumstance codes supported by Sailboat Racing. These follow the World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).

Excluding Circumstances

These replace the boat's finish with a penalty score (typically entries + 1).

Code	Name	Description	Discardable?
DNC	Did Not Compete	Entered in series but did not participate in this race	Yes
DNS	Did Not Start	Present on the water but did not cross the start line	Yes
OCS	On Course Side	Over the start line at the starting signal	Yes
UFD	U Flag Disqualification	Disqualified under rule 30.3 (U flag)	Yes
BFD	Black Flag Disqualification	Disqualified under rule 30.4 (black flag)	Yes
NSC	Not Sailed Course	Did not sail the correct course	Yes
DNF	Did Not Finish	Started but did not cross the finish line	Yes
RET	Retired	Voluntarily withdrew from the race after starting	Yes
DSQ	Disqualified	Disqualified following a protest or rule violation	Yes
DNE	Disqualification Not Excludable	Disqualified, and this score cannot be discarded	No

These apply a scoring adjustment on top of the boat's finishing position.

Code	Name	Description
ZFP	Z Flag Penalty	20% penalty added to the score (rule 30.2)
SCP	Scoring Penalty	A specific point penalty applied to the score
DPI	Discretionary Penalty Imposed	Penalty at the protest committee's discretion
RDG	Redress Given	Score adjusted upward to compensate for an incident beyond the sailor's control