THIS SECTION MAY BE COMPLETED BY ANY JURY MEMBER
Comments on rule questions, new interpretations, problems, unpopular Rule 62 (Redress) decisions, summary of the facts, conclusions and decisions of Rule 69 (Allegations of Gross Misconduct) actions, problems with Sailing Instructions or Notice of Race and experience with experimental procedures.
One Part 2 protest, one request for redress, and all OA questions referred to the International Jury were decided by email and satellite email with the boats. This was preferable because of the time zone differences as the boats circumnavigated the world and allowed the members time to contemplate their opinions.
An unsolved issue concerning the definition of start and boats OCS: The OA considered it unsafe for these doublehanded-passage yachts to be required to come back through a spectator fleet and restart when spectators typically overran the starting area and followed the fleet until they departed the area. The OA wrote an SI requiring OCS boats to slow and stay within a certain distance of the starting area during a time penalty rather then restarting. The Jury was uncomfortable with the OA's interpretation that this was a change to rule 28-Sailing The Course, but not a change to the Definition of "Start". Reluctantly, the Jury recognized the safety concerns and allowed the change.
There was considerable unhappiness when the RC changed the location of an ice gate allowing two of the three competitors to avoid heavy weather. A request for redress was eventually denied because the jury concluded that the RC's actions did not affect the finish position of the requesting boat.
Ner of classes: 1
Entries: 6
Ner of Countries represented: 6
Ner of Races sailed: 5
Ner of requests for redress: 1
Ner of requests for redress for OCS: 0
Ner of requests for OCS granted: 0
Total number of hearings: 2
Total number of arbitrations: 0
Number of % penalties: 0
To be completed only if Appendix P was applied.
Number of First Penalties (Appendix P2.1): 0
Number of Second Penalties (Appendix P2.2): 0
Number of Third Penalties (Appendix P2.3): 0
P2.3 Subsequent Penalties: 0
Event:
Global Ocean Race
Date Event Started
25 September 2011
Event Location:
FRA-RSA-NZL-ARG-USA-FRA, FRA
Group Event belongs:
D - Southern Europe
Jury Chairman's name:
Pat Healy
Jury chairman's email:
pat@phealy.net
Judge submitting report:
Pat Healy
Email of judge submitting report:
pat@phealy.net
PRO at event :
Hall, Josh
PRO sailorID and status:
Email of PRO:
josh.hall@globaloceanrace.com
Was this an International Jury Panel ?
Yes
Please name each judge (including the chairman) and their country and IJ or NJ certification. one per line
Fabry Jean-Louis IJ/FRA FRAJF3
Feliu Serra Emilio IJ/ESP ESPEF5
Grosgogeat Jean Pierre IJ/FRA FRAJG24
Healy Pat IJ/USA USAPH46
Rossollin Henri IJ/BRA BRAHR2
Fabry Jean-Louis IJ/FRA FRAJF3
Feliu Serra Emilio IJ/ESP ESPEF5
Grosgogeat Jean Pierre IJ/FRA FRAJG24
Healy Pat IJ/USA USAPH46
Rossollin Henri IJ/BRA BRAHR2
