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 event was difficult to run. Club never provided any local transfer but reimbursed the UBER rides. The number of members of the International Jury was not adequate for the event, and some additional members were appointed before the beginning of the event. One of the jury room provided by the OA was without WiFi coverage and some of the judges refused to use their personal hotspot during the hearings; this caused a delay in publishing the decisions of some hearings.
The International Jury decided to give redress to 4 boats that were scored BFD, based on the video presented by the Race Committee which showed that none of those 4 boats broke RRS 30.4. The decision was to reinstate the boats in their finishing positions. From that moment the RC refused to show any video or tape recording during the hearings and this caused many complaints from the coaches. The RC was often too late using O and R flags according with wind changes.
Two rule 69 hearings were held. Only in one the allegations were upheld. The allegation concerned a competitor making disrespectful comments for the International Jury on the official regatta management system. The International Jury decided to give 1 point to the score of the boat for the races on that day and to refer the penalty to the relevant MNA.
Appendix T was used for the event, but it was not successful, mostly because parties were not showing up for the meeting. Competitors were not familiar with the electronic management system even though it has been used for some years by the class. This resulted in many requests not being lodged as hearing requests and therefore it was difficult for the International Jury to monitor them. - GRESK14
Ner of classes: 2
Entries: 105
Ner of Countries represented: 15
Ner of Races sailed: 24
Ner of requests for redress: 14
Ner of requests for redress for OCS: 9
Ner of requests for OCS granted: 3
Total number of hearings: 30
Total number of arbitrations: 1
Number of % penalties: 0
To be completed only if Appendix P was applied.
Number of First Penalties (Appendix P2.1): 20
Number of Second Penalties (Appendix P2.2): 4
Number of Third Penalties (Appendix P2.3): 0
P2.3 Subsequent Penalties: 0
Event:
420 World Championship
Date Event Started
2 January 2024
Event Location:
IATE Yacht Club de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, BRA
Group Event belongs:
N - Central & East South America
Jury Chairman's name:
Luigi Bertini
Jury chairman's email:
luigibertini.sail@gmail.com
Judge submitting report:
Stavros Kouris
Email of judge submitting report:
stevie.kouris@gmail.com
PRO at event :
Carlos Eduardo Sodre
PRO sailorID and status:
BRACS25 ( IRO )
Email of PRO:
cucasodre@gmail.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
Manuel Santos e Silva PORMS3 / IJ
TATIANA RIBEIRO DE ALMEIDA BRATA11 / CJ
Maria Massapina PORMM39 / NJ
Bruno Marques BRABM4 / IJ
Maria Jose Lovigne ARGML7 / NJ
Stavros Kouris GRESK14 / IJ
Lilian Fiedler BRALF3 / NJ
Francisco Calich BRAFC11 / IJ
Luigi Bertini ITALB6 / IJ
Manuel Santos e Silva PORMS3 / IJ
TATIANA RIBEIRO DE ALMEIDA BRATA11 / CJ
Maria Massapina PORMM39 / NJ
Bruno Marques BRABM4 / IJ
Maria Jose Lovigne ARGML7 / NJ
Stavros Kouris GRESK14 / IJ
Lilian Fiedler BRALF3 / NJ
Francisco Calich BRAFC11 / IJ
Luigi Bertini ITALB6 / IJ
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