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.
The Organizing Authority became aware of a competitor registering as a female, who had earlier competed at Sunfish events as a male. The Organizing Authority contacted US Sailing for guidance on the matter. US Sailing contacted World Sailing for a policy statement on this issue.
In the absence of further guidance being provided, the following Information to Competitors from the Organizing Authority was posted, 2023-06-05:
Information to Competitors from the Organizing Authority
Organizing Authority: United States Sunfish Class Association; US Sailing; Island Bay Yacht Club
June 5, 2023
The Sunfish North American Championship will serve for three competitions:
2023 Sunfish North American Championship
2023 US Sailing Singlehanded Championship
2023 Sunfish USA Men and Women Pan American Trials Qualifier
With regard to RRS 76.1, the Organizing Authority and Race Committee are bound by the following eligibility documents for the respective competitions:
2023 Sunfish North American Championship
2023 US Sailing Singlehanded Championship
• US Sailing Gender Identification Interim Policy May 2019 https://www.ussailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/US-Sailing-Gender-Identification-Interim-Policy-1.pdf
• US Sailing Prescription to 76.1. After rule 76.1 add:
US Sailing prescribes that an organizing authority or race committee shall not reject or cancel the entry of a boat or exclude a competitor eligible under the notice of race and sailing instructions for an arbitrary or capricious reason or for reason of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or age.
However, an organizing authority or race committee may exclude a competitor who is a citizen of, or holds a World Sailing ID as an MNA member of, a country listed on the US Sailing website at https://www.ussailing.org/competition/rules-officiating/racing-rules/exclusion/
2023 Sunfish USA Men and Women Pan American Trials Qualifier
• Pan Am Sports Regulations of the Pan American Games April 2021 https://www.panamsports.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/PAN-AMERICAN-GAMES-REGULATIONS-April-2021.pdf
• IOC Consensus Meeting on Sex Reassignment and Hyperandrogenism November 2015 https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Commissions_PDFfiles/Medical_commission/2015-11_ioc_consensus_meeting_on_sex_reassignment_and_hyperandrogenism-en.pdf
- USACB5
Ner of classes: 1
Entries: 68
Ner of Countries represented: 6
Ner of Races sailed: 7
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: 0
Total number of arbitrations: 0
Number of % penalties: 30
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:
International Sunfish Class North American Championship
Date Event Started
8 June 2023
Event Location:
IBYC, Springfield, Illinois, USA
Group Event belongs:
P - North America
Jury Chairman's name:
Clifford Black
Jury chairman's email:
studiodelmar@mac.com
Judge submitting report:
Clifford Black
Email of judge submitting report:
studiodelmar@mac.com
PRO at event :
Russell Sobotta
PRO sailorID and status:
USARS308
Email of PRO:
rrsobotta@gmail.com
Was this an International Jury Panel ?
No
Please name each judge (including the chairman) and their country and IJ or NJ certification. one per line
John Porter USAJP108 / NJ
Bruce Martinson USABM55 / IJ
Tom Londrigan USATL34 / CJ
Thomas Hodgson USATHUnk6 / CJ
Clifford Black USACB5 / IJ
John Porter USAJP108 / NJ
Bruce Martinson USABM55 / IJ
Tom Londrigan USATL34 / CJ
Thomas Hodgson USATHUnk6 / CJ
Clifford Black USACB5 / IJ
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