| Event: | Race Number: 2A |
| Protesting Boat: #19 Louis De Lima Mayer | Protested Boat: |
| Submitted Date/time: 02 Feb 2014 15:13 |
| Hearing Details: Broken trapeze on second beat |
Facts Found| |
- On the second upwind leg, a plastic trapeze rope lock on boat number 19 broke, causing the boat to capsize.
- The skipper attempted to continue the race but capsised again and retired from the race.
- After the race, a number of boats were found to have the trapeze rope locks incorrectly tied in a way which could lead to premature failure.
- It is possible to change from the correct to the incorrect arrangement without untying any lines.
- Prior damage may have been disguised behind an incorrectly tied knot.
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Conclusion| | Boat 19s position in the race was made significantly worse by setup of the equipment differing from factory specifications through no fault of his own.
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Rule(s) applicable |
Decision| | Redress given as points equal to sixth place. |
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Jury Members| | Mark Pryke AUS IJ (Chairman), David McIntyre NZL NJ, Leonard Chin MAS IJ, Paul Pascoe AUS IJ, Philippe Mazard FRA IJ |
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