| Event: 2026 Zhik QLD Youth Championships | Race Number: 7 |
| Protesting Boat: 191607 | Protested Boat: 1 |
| Submitted Date/time: 26 Sep 2026 13:12 |
| Hearing Details: Buoy Room |
Procedural Matters| | Protest hailed
Protest lodged at 13:12:41 on 26/9/26 within protest time limit of 13:50:00
Deemed valid
Arbitration attempted unsuccessfully
Hearing started at 14:42hrs 26th September 2026
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Facts Found| |
The wind strength on the course 15 kts, with a 0.5m- 1m choppy swell.
Stardust Allure and Tsunami were approaching mark 5 on a reach.
At the zone, Tsunami was clear ahead of Stardust.
At the zone, Stardust was clear ahead of Allure.
Once inside the zone, Allure established an inside overlap with Stardust.
Once inside the zone, Stardust established an inside overlap with Tsunami.
There was contact between Stardust and Allure.
After clearing the mark, Stardust completed a two turn penalty.
Allure did not take a penalty.
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Conclusion| |
Allure was not overlapped with Stardust and not in the zone when Stardust reached the zone, failed to give Stardust mark room and broke RRS 18.2 (a) (2).
Stardust was not overlapped with Tsunami and not in the zone when Tsunami reached the zone, failed to give mark room and broke RRS 18.2 (a) 2 and 14.
Stardust took a two turn penalty and cannot be penalised any further.
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Decision| | 217270 - Allure DSQ in race 7
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Jury Members| | Michael Bradley RJ (Chairman), Darren Eger NJ, Lauren Twigg RJ, Matthew Johnson NJ |
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