Event: | Race Number: 1B |
Protesting Boat: #01 Matt Sheppard | Protested Boat: |
Submitted Date/time: 08 Feb 2014 14:09 |
Hearing Details: Torn sail following capsize |
Facts Found | - Boat 01 on port tack and 23 on starboard tack on a collision course
- Boat 01 crashed tacked to avoid a collision and began to capsize
- Boat 23 bore away to avoid 01, but contacted the top of the sail of 01 causing damage to the sail of 01
- Boat 01 retired from the race
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Conclusion | The damage to boat 01 was not caused by another boat breaking a rule of part 2. Request for redress is denied.
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Rule(s) applicable |
Decision |
Jury Members | David McIntyre NZL NJ (Chairman), Leonard Chin MAS IJ, Maria Jose Lovigne ARG NJ, Paul Pascoe AUS IJ, Philippe Mazard FRA IJ |
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