| Event: 2025 International Hansa Class World & International Championships | Race Number: 1 |
| Protesting Boat: FRA 3325 | Protested Boat: AUS 1594 |
| Submitted Date/time: 25 Mar 2025 17:04 |
| Hearing Details: Port/Starboard |
Facts Found| | Procedural matters:
- Martin Naef acted as an interpreter for FRA 3325.
- FRA 3325 did not ask to withdraw the protest after the arbitration meeting and neither boat took a Post-Race Penalty under RRS T1(a).
Facts found:
- At the time of the incident, the wind was 6 knots and the sea was flat.
- The incident occurred on the 2nd beat for AUS 1594 and the first downwind for FRA 3325.
- FRA 3325 on starboard tack was on a contact course with AUS 1594 on port tack.
- When 1 boat length from AUS 1594, FRA 3325 luffed up to pass astern of AUS 1594.
- If neither boat changed course, FRA 3325’s bow would have made contact with the port stern of AUS 1594.
- There was no contact and no boat took a penalty.
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Conclusion| | AUS 1594 on port tack failed to keep clear of FRA 3325 on starboard tack, and broke RRS 10.
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Rule(s) applicable |
Decision| | AUS 1594 is DSQ (disqualified) as a port tack boat failing to keep clear. (Parties informed of the decision at 18:40)
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Jury Members| | Steve Hatch AUS IJ (Chairman), Steve Hatch AUS IJ (Chairman), Ed Vincent AUS NJ (Scribe), Colette Kraus NZL NJ, Doug Elder NZL IJ, Jerrold Ng SGP IJ |
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