Hearing Decision

Hearing Number: 09

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Event: Sail Melbourne 2025Race Number: 5
Protesting Boat: 225740Protested Boat: Race committee
Submitted Date/time:  28 Nov 2025 17:49
Hearing Details: Mark 1 time limit

Procedural Matters

 

  1. 225740 was represented by Frances Beebe

  2. The race committee was represented by Kevin Wilson (DRO of Course Bravo)

  3. The panel of the International Jury was composed in accordance with RRS N1.4(b).


Facts Found

 

  1. The condition of ILCA 6 race 5 was 6.8 knots at the start and dropped to 5 knots when the leading boats were half way up the beat.

  2. It took 15 minutes 45 seconds for the first boat of the ILCA 6 fleet to pass Mark 1.

  3. SI 13.2 stated: “If no boat has passed Mark 1 within the Mark 1 Time Limit, if any, the race will be abandoned.”

  4. The Mark 1 time limit for the ILCA 6 fleet was 15 minutes.

  5. The race committee decided to let the race continue.

  6. All 46 boats started in race 5 finished within the finish window.


Conclusion

 

  1. It is an improper omission of the race committee not to abandon the race when no boat passed Mark 1 within the Mark 1 Time Limit, however, it did not make 225740’s place in race 5 significantly worse. Therefore, the requirements for redress in RRS 61.4(b) are not met.


Rule(s) applicable

 SI 13.2, RRS 61.4(b)

Decision

 

Redress is not given.


Jury Members

 Qu Chun CHN IJ (Chairman), Doug Elder NZL IJ, Joe Jospe CAN IJ, Will Zhou CHN NJ(s)

Signature

 

 

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