Hearing Decision

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Event: 2021 Sail Sydney

Race Number: 8

Protesting Boat: 207488

Protested Boat: 196428

Submitted Date/time: 12 Dec 2021 14:12

Hearing Details:

Facts Found

1. Wind about 17 knots, small chop.

2. After the start, 196428 tacked onto port close hauled establishing a converging course with 207488 close hauled on starboard.

3. 207488 hailed starboard and 196428 held course

4. Believing a collision to be imminent, with half-a-boat length between the boats, 207488 luffed head to wind to avoid contact and 196428 began to luff to tack back to starboard.

5. There was no contact.

6. No boat took a penalty.

Conclusion

1. 207488 apprehension of a collision was rerasonable.

2. 196428 the give-way boat on port failed to keep clear of 207488 the right-of-way boat on starboard. 196428 broke rule 10.

Rule(s) applicable

10, WS Case 50

Decision

196428 DSQ in race 8

Jury Members

Erica Kirby (Chairman), Peter Hannah, John Kirkjian, Damien Boldyrew