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.
1. The class rules provide that boats may only carry a set of sails designated in the rules. They also provide that three additional sails may be measured. The jury was asked to rule whether those sails may be substituted provided an equivalent sail in the main set is left ashore. The jury advised that this was permitted.
2. On the last day of the event, a protest was submitted alleging that the boat that was clearly the overall winner and champion was in breach of the classification rules. The class manager had only posted the crew lists with classification details the day before despite being advised to do so before the start of the regatta. The protest alleged that three of the crew listed as Group 1 should have been Group 3. From evidence received it was clear that one of those three was under review and had to be treated as unclassified and therefore, under the class rules, was not Group 1; on that basis the boat broke the rule and had to be disqualified from all races she had sailed, which meant all her races, thus losing the championship.
Race management was generally excellent. However an inner distance mark was used and in one race a boat went between that mark and the committee boat in breach of a sailing instruction. The race committee did not protest and it might have been better if it had done so.
Ner of classes: 1
Entries: 8
Ner of Countries represented: 5
Ner of Races sailed: 11
Ner of requests for redress: 0
Ner of requests for redress for OCS: 0
Ner of requests for OCS granted: 0
Total number of hearings: 3
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:
Swan 45 World Championship
Date Event Started
13 July 2013
Event Location:
Cowes England, GBR
Group Event belongs:
A - Ireland, UK
Jury Chairman's name:
David Lees
Jury chairman's email:
david@lees.tc
Judge submitting report:
David Lees
Email of judge submitting report:
david@lees.tc
PRO at event :
Simon van der Byl
PRO sailorID and status:
Email of PRO:
Vanderbyl@btinternet.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
Anderson Eva IJ/SWE SWEEA1
Baran Neven IJ/CRO CRONB1
Lees David IJ/GBR GBRDL8
Plaatje Henk IJ/NED NEDHP5
Sheldon Jamie IJ/GBR GBRJS159
Anderson Eva IJ/SWE SWEEA1
Baran Neven IJ/CRO CRONB1
Lees David IJ/GBR GBRDL8
Plaatje Henk IJ/NED NEDHP5
Sheldon Jamie IJ/GBR GBRJS159
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