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.
Mostly good weather, and moderate breezes made for a good event. Race management focused on target times and performed well with nine courses racing simultaneously. Communication and cooperation between the RC, OA and International Jury was excellent. Medal Racing on the last day of Part 2 involved two medal courses with three umpire boats on each course. The remaining six jury boats were assigned to fleets not conducting medal races.
This large international jury of 25 (17 IJ’s and 8 NJ’s) met each morning for a 45 minute NJ training session, followed by a 45 minute whole jury meeting. The jury meeting consisted of plans for the day, review of significant cases from the previous day’s hearings, and expert presentations from some of the IJ’s on significant topics. The goals were to improve consistency of decisions and share “best practices”. 12 jury boats were on-the-water daily enforcing RRS 42. Post-racing the jury divided up into 3 properly constituted panels (5 judges each) and 2 arbitrators. Cases not settled or inappropriate for arbitration were sent to jury panels. This jury worked hard. Long days and late evenings. Most nights the jury had dinner together which led to greater cohesion and lively rules discussions.
The OA requested the International Jury’s assistance with enforcing registration of support boats, as only approximately 60% of the 160 support boats attending had registered. The IJ posted notices they would enforce RRS 64.4. Support boats afloat not displaying registration stickers were warned by the RC and the IJ, and the chairman made an announcement at the coach’s morning meeting regarding enforcement of RRS 64.4. Within 24 hours the remainder of the support boats had registered and the issue was solved to the OA’s great satisfaction.
Between Kieler Woche Part 1, and Part 2, the event generated five 69 reports to the International Jury. Two reports were for competitors possibly interfering with other fleets racing; one for a competitor possibly threatening and insulting another competitor; one for a competitor possibly lying in a hearing, and one for a coach possibly insulting a judge. Four of the reports were assigned to independent investigators, and one was assigned to the World Sailing Investigator as it involved the Para Championships – a World Sailing Event involving Regulation 35. All parties involved were interviewed by the investigators. The World Sailing Investigator decided his report did not warrant a hearing, or any further action, and the case was closed. Two of the other reports when investigated and reported back to jury panels were taken to hearings by those panels. One case was solved to the panel’s satisfaction just prior to the hearing beginning when the person making the allegation requested the report be withdrawn as he no longer had concerns about possible threats as stated in his original report. One allegation was dismissed after a full panel hearing. The remaining three cases when reported by the investigators back to the panels were decided by those panels to not have risen to the level requiring a hearing, and those cases were closed.
Due to the large venue and large number of competitors, posting notices of protests and hearing times was not enough to avoid many hearings where RRS 63.3(b) was applied. The jury advice to the OA for future events is that in addition to the posting of protests and hearing times, that a competitor texting service be utilized as a courtesy. This lo-cost addition would hopefully increase hearing attendance and decrease subsequent requests for reopening.
- USADS153
Ner of classes: 12
Entries: 617
Ner of Countries represented: 48
Ner of Races sailed: 190
Ner of requests for redress: 20
Ner of requests for redress for OCS: 2
Ner of requests for OCS granted: 0
Total number of hearings: 55
Total number of arbitrations: 9
Number of % penalties: 30
To be completed only if Appendix P was applied.
Number of First Penalties (Appendix P2.1): 65
Number of Second Penalties (Appendix P2.2): 0
Number of Third Penalties (Appendix P2.3): 0
P2.3 Subsequent Penalties: 0
Event:
Kieler Woche Part 2
Date Event Started
21 June 2017
Event Location:
Kiel Yacht Club, GER
Group Event belongs:
B - Central Europe
Jury Chairman's name:
L. Douglas Sloan
Jury chairman's email:
d.sloan@puretecbio.com
Judge submitting report:
L. Douglas Sloan
Email of judge submitting report:
d.sloan@puretecbio.com
PRO at event :
Nino Shmueli
PRO sailorID and status:
( IRO )
Email of PRO:
nino.shmueli@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
Leo Pieter Stoel NEDLS3 / IJ
L. Douglas Sloan USADS153 / IJ
Mathias Rebholz GERMR11 / IJ
Andrus Poksi ESTAP4 / IJ
Paul Pascoe AUSPP3 / IJ
Christina Ortendahl SWECO2 / IJ
Francisco SG Jauregui MEXFJ1 / IJ
Gonzalo Heredia ARGGH6 / IJ
Timo Haß GERTH8 / IJ
Manuel Gamito PORMG5 / IJ
Thorsten Doebbeler GERTD7 / IJ
Johannes Diefenbach GERJD12 / IJ
Miroslav Bjelajac CROMB3 / IJ
Lynne Beal CANAB17 / IJ
Ron Barak ISRRB5 / IJ
Jacob Mossin Andersen DENJA8 / IJ
Tom Allard USATA43 / NJ
Laura Hatje GERLH15 / NJ
Giorgio Bolla ITAGB203 / NJ
Barbara Stodal GERBS25 / NJ
Heiko Falch GERHF12 / NJ
Johannes Liebig GERJL19 / NJ
David Hudson RSADH7 / NJ
Leo Pieter Stoel NEDLS3 / IJ
L. Douglas Sloan USADS153 / IJ
Mathias Rebholz GERMR11 / IJ
Andrus Poksi ESTAP4 / IJ
Paul Pascoe AUSPP3 / IJ
Christina Ortendahl SWECO2 / IJ
Francisco SG Jauregui MEXFJ1 / IJ
Gonzalo Heredia ARGGH6 / IJ
Timo Haß GERTH8 / IJ
Manuel Gamito PORMG5 / IJ
Thorsten Doebbeler GERTD7 / IJ
Johannes Diefenbach GERJD12 / IJ
Miroslav Bjelajac CROMB3 / IJ
Lynne Beal CANAB17 / IJ
Ron Barak ISRRB5 / IJ
Jacob Mossin Andersen DENJA8 / IJ
Tom Allard USATA43 / NJ
Laura Hatje GERLH15 / NJ
Giorgio Bolla ITAGB203 / NJ
Barbara Stodal GERBS25 / NJ
Heiko Falch GERHF12 / NJ
Johannes Liebig GERJL19 / NJ
David Hudson RSADH7 / NJ
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