| Event: | Race Number: 3A |
| Protesting Boat: #43 Rob Andrews | Protested Boat: #29 Chris Boag |
| Submitted Date/time: 09 Feb 2014 11:51 |
| Hearing Details: Port/Stbd near top of second leg |
Facts Found| |
- On a windward leg, 100 metres from the windward mark, boat 43 was close hauled on starboard on a course to round the mark approaching the top mark in 18 knots of breeze. Boat 29 was close hauled on port on a collision course with boat 43.
- Boat 29 luffed to tack onto starboard and moved astern after passing head to wind.
- During 29's tack, at two boatlengths fromboat 29, boat 43 bore away to pass astern of 29.
- There was no contact.
- No penalty was taken.
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Conclusion| | Boat 29 failed to keep clear as required under rules 13 and 22.3.
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Rule(s) applicable |
Decision| | Boat 29 is disqualified from race 3A |
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Jury Members| | Leonard Chin MAS IJ (Chairman), David McIntyre NZL NJ, Maria Jose Lovigne ARG NJ, Paul Pascoe AUS IJ, Philippe Mazard FRA IJ |
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