| Event: | Race Number: 4A |
| Protesting Boat: #23 A Angibaud | Protested Boat: #22 Y Tong |
| Submitted Date/time: 13 Feb 2014 13:00 |
| Hearing Details: Port/Stbd at start of first downwind leg |
Facts Found| |
- After rounding the offset mark, on the downwind leg in 14 knots of wind, boat 22 was on a downwind course on starboard tack.
- Boat 23 was sailing deeper downwind on a starboard tack, three boatlengths clear astern.
- Both boats were surfing and altering their courses.
- Boat 22 bore away to a position directly ahead of 23 but still on starboard tack.
- Boat 23 luffed and passed astern of boat 22.
- Boat 22 then gybed onto port tack.
- There was no contact.
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Conclusion| | The jury was not convinced that any rule was broken.
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Rule(s) applicable |
Decision |
Jury Members| | Mark Pryke AUS IJ (Chairman), David McIntyre NZL NJ, Leonard Chin MAS IJ, Maria Jose Lovigne ARG NJ, Philippe Mazard FRA IJ |
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