| Event: | Race Number: 3A |
| Protesting Boat: #57 John McCormick | Protested Boat: |
| Submitted Date/time: 09 Feb 2014 12:23 |
| Hearing Details: Redress for torn jib |
Facts Found| |
- During the second windward leg, the foot of the jib on boat 57 tore.
- Boat 57 was able to complete the race but her speed was impaired by the equipment failure.
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Conclusion| | Boat 57's score in race 3A was made significantly worse by equipment failure which was clearly no fault of the competitor.
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Rule(s) applicable |
Decision| | Under SI 16.7, boat 57 is given breakdown points as points equivalent to finishing in 24th place.
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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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