Hearing Decision

Event:

Race Number: 1A

Protesting Boat: #27 Mick Butler

Protested Boat: #44 Kim, Keunsoo

Submitted Date/time: 12 Feb 2014 11:43

Hearing Details: Pumping and ooching on downwind legs

On the downwind legs, 8 to 10 kts of wind.

Both parties and witness agreed that there was surfing conditions at time.

For each wave, boat 44 was pumping to initiate and maintain surfing.

Class rule 27 (42.3) does not restrict the number of pumps per wave.

No rule broken.

Protest dismissed

Mark Pryke AUS IJ (Chairman), Maria Jose Lovigne ARG NJ, Philippe Mazard FRA IJ

Hearing Number: 31