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The RC protested 5 boats in Race 1 for not sailing the course. Mark 'Tango' is an inflatable mark that is set to keep the divisions that are racing around the islands from sailing through a W-L course set for other divisions. On the water, the RC announced the course over VHF for the Mini Maxi RC division by sequentially stating each rounding mark and its required side, except special mark Tango, which was announced after the regular course description. As a result, two thirds of the fleet did not record Tango in their written log and did not leave Tango on the required side. In the hearing, the RC stated that no advantage was gained because Tango was on the rhumb line between 'Echo' (the next to last regular mark) and the finishing line. The rules of the event provided for discretionary penalties for breaches of any rule except the rules in RRS Part 1 and Part 2. Consequently, the jury applied the World Sailing DP policy to the breach of RRS 28, giving each boat a percentage penalty applied to the corrected finishing place. It is unlikely that a DP can be applied to RRS 28 except in this limited situation, where the mark involved is on the rhumb line between two other marks, and the boats are on a beam reach.
Ner of classes: 6
Entries: 46
Ner of Countries represented: 17
Ner of Races sailed: 23
Ner of requests for redress: 4
Ner of requests for redress for OCS: 0
Ner of requests for OCS granted: 0
Total number of hearings: 14
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:
2016 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
Date Event Started
4 September 2016
Event Location:
Porto Cervo, Costa Smerelda, , ITA
Group Event belongs:
D - Southern Europe
Jury Chairman's name:
Jim Capron
Jury chairman's email:
jcapron@capron.com
Judge submitting report:
Jim Capron
Email of judge submitting report:
jcapron@capron.com
PRO at event :
Peter Craig USA
PRO sailorID and status:
Email of PRO:
peter@premiere-racing.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
Baran Neven IJ/CRO CRONB1
Camboni Bernardo IJ/ITA ITABC9
Capron Jim IJ/USA USAJC144
Feliu serra Emilio IJ/ESP ESPEF5
Santos e Silva Manuel IJ/POR PORMS3
Baran Neven IJ/CRO CRONB1
Camboni Bernardo IJ/ITA ITABC9
Capron Jim IJ/USA USAJC144
Feliu serra Emilio IJ/ESP ESPEF5
Santos e Silva Manuel IJ/POR PORMS3
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