| Event: VxOne Nationals | Race Number: 3 |
| Protesting Boat: 349 | Protested Boat: 319 |
| Submitted Date/time: 15 Jan 2024 17:37 |
| Hearing Details: Start line contact |
Facts Found| |
- Approaching the line to start, three boats were overlapped with 359 one and half boat widths to leeward and overlapped on 349.
- 316 was overlapped and to weather of 349
- 319 sailed from clear astern into the gap between 359 and 349
- All boats were sailing slowly towards the line, all above close hauled but lower than head to wind
- There was contact between 319 and 349
- 349 backwinded their jib and altered course to leeward and pushed 319 into 359
- No boats took any penalty turns
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Conclusion| |
- 349 did not keep clear of 319 as required by RRS 11
- It was not reasonably possible for 319 to avoid contact wtih 349 and did not break rule 14.
- 319 is exhonerated for breaking RRS 11 under rule 43.1
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Rule(s) applicable |
Decision |
Jury Members| | Paul Pascoe, Simon Dryden |
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