| Event: 2024 Sail Sydney | Race Number: 7 |
| Protesting Boat: 203784 | Protested Boat: 222401 |
| Submitted Date/time: 09 Dec 2024 15:08 |
| Hearing Details: Top mark |
Facts Found| |
- Wind speed 10 Knots, water state choppy
- 222401 was approaching the windward mark at the end of the 3rd leg on port
- 203874 was approaching the windward mark on starboard since entering the zone
- 222401 passed head to wind and tacked in the zone
- After completing her tack, 222401 was overlapped to windward of 203874
- 222401 bore away towards the mark
- 222401 passed the mark less than a boat width from the mark
- 203874 touched the mark
- 222401 did not do any penalty turns
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Conclusion| |
- After 222401 passed head to wind from port to starboard tack inside the zone and was then fetching the mark, she failed to give mark-room to 203874 who was overlapped inside her. 222401 broke RRS 18.3.
- 203874 touched the windward mark and broke RRS 31.
- Since 203874 broke RRS 31 while she was sailing within the mark-room to which she was entitled, she is exonerated under RRS 43.1(b) for this breach.
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Rule(s) applicable |
Decision| | 222401 is to be scored DSQ in Race 7.
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Jury Members| | Matthew Johnson AUS RJ (Chairman), Howard Elliott AUS IJ, Oliver Hugo AUS SU, Philippe Mazard FRA IJ, Simon Barrington AUS RJ, Steven Iles AUS RJ |
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