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.
A competitor was found in a rule 69 hearing to have struck, with an open hand, the cap peak of another competitor. The competitor immediately apologized for his action and again during the hearing and to all at the prize giving. He was given a DGM for the race concerned and reported to his MNA.
HMS (heat management system) sometimes constrains a fair redress for a competitor.
Competitors rules knowledge is much improved over the last few years.
7 members of the jury enabled hearings to be heard by a panel (3) whilst racing continued umpired by the remaining 4 judges when it did not involve fleet promotion. A rota of 4 races on and 3 off kept the jury mentally fresh during the 130 races.
The venue, with excellent facilities was hampered by winds that kept swinging and making racing conditions difficult for the race team.
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Racing was umpired using the International Radio Sailing Association (IRSA) Addendum Q, in which umpires work in partnership with observers. These observers are competitors not sailing in that heat, who hail contact between boats, and between boats and marks. They also provide information on which an umpire may base a decision.
An umpiring strategy was developed to ensure coverage of the whole fleet. After the event this strategy was then written out fully so that in the future judge/umpires may continue to use and develop it.
A simplified protest procedure was developed, incorporating key elements of IRSA's System for Reducing the number of Protest Hearings (SYRPH). As a result racing was never postponed for a boat on boat protest throughout the championship.
(The documents mentioned will be available on the IRSA website)
Amendment by Gordon W. Davies (IRSA Racing Chairman)
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Ner of classes: 1
Entries: 76
Ner of Countries represented: 21
Ner of Races sailed: 130
Ner of requests for redress: 16
Ner of requests for redress for OCS: 0
Ner of requests for OCS granted: 0
Total number of hearings: 23
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:
IOM Radio Sailing Words
Date Event Started
8 May 2015
Event Location:
Foster City, California, USA
Group Event belongs:
P - North America
Jury Chairman's name:
Chris Watts
Jury chairman's email:
chris.watts.cwc@gmail.com
Judge submitting report:
Chris Watts
Email of judge submitting report:
chris.watts.cwc@gmail.com
PRO at event :
Fred Rocha
PRO sailorID and status:
Email of PRO:
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
Chris Watts GBR IJ GBRCW43
Gordon Davies IRL IJ IRLGD4
Don Martin CAN IJ CANDM13
Grant Baldwin USA IJ USAGB63
Patrick Vilian FRA NJ FRAPV11
Gustavo Leobovich URU NJ URUGL1
Mike Gross USA NJ USAMG132
Chris Watts GBR IJ GBRCW43
Gordon Davies IRL IJ IRLGD4
Don Martin CAN IJ CANDM13
Grant Baldwin USA IJ USAGB63
Patrick Vilian FRA NJ FRAPV11
Gustavo Leobovich URU NJ URUGL1
Mike Gross USA NJ USAMG132
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