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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.
Addendum Q: The lack of a significant difference between a penalty taken voluntarily by a competitor and one given by an umpire means there is no incentive designed into the rule to encourage a competitor to act quickly after an incident rather then wait, and hope, for a more favorable an umpire decision.
Additionally, it was difficult to agree on what would bring an umpire to conclude when a boat broke rule 2 by knowing she had broke a rule but waiting for an umpire decision. In practice, the rule design encourages a competitor to immediately counter protest and avoid giving an umpire the opportunity conclude she should receive a second penalty.
Since the medal race courses are windward-leewards, as in Match Racing, it is recommended that the voluntary penalty be reduced to the "Match Race-270 turn" penalty while the umpire imposed penalty remain a 1-Turn penalty.
The Medal Race was judged using the latest version of Addendum Q. That version, which changes the penalty for a Appendix P to the Addendum red flag (1-turn) penalty for the medal race, was well received.
Medal Race Fleet Size: The Medal Race fleets consisted of the top 5 boats rather then top 10. With the maximum number of points to only 10 in the final race, many class results and medals were determined before the medal race. Consideration of increasing the multiplier to 3x should be given for future "Small Fleet" Medal Race events.
Jorge Barreda comments:
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In a request for redress submited by two board sailors alleging that the RC did not abandon the race after the 15 minute time limit to the first windward mark has expired was rejected by the International Jury on the ground that this action did not make the sailors scores worst.
Ner of classes: 9
Entries: 87
Ner of Countries represented: 19
Ner of Races sailed: 99
Ner of requests for redress: 12
Ner of requests for redress for OCS: 4
Ner of requests for OCS granted: 1
Total number of hearings: 26
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): 16
Number of Second Penalties (Appendix P2.2): 2
Number of Third Penalties (Appendix P2.3): 0
P2.3 Subsequent Penalties: 0
Event:
Pan American Games
Date Event Started
16 October 2011
Event Location:
Puerto Vallarta, MEX
Group Event belongs:
O - North S. America, C. America & Caribbean
Jury Chairman's name:
Pat BAILEY
Jury chairman's email:
simpleislandboy51@gmail.com
Judge submitting report:
Pat Healy
Email of judge submitting report:
pat@phealy.net
PRO at event :
Luis Ormaechea
PRO sailorID and status:
ESPLO1 ( IRO )
Email of PRO:
luisormaechea@telefonica.net
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
Pat BAILEY (IJ-ISV) ISVAB5 - Chairman
Carlos GASTELU (IJ-ARG) ARGCG8
Eduardo Porto (IJ-BRA) BRAEP1
Hernan SALCEDO (IJ-COL) COLHS1
David DE VRIES (IJ-AHO) AHODD1
Lynne Beal (IJ-CAN) CANAB17
Coco Barreda (IJ-PER) PERJB1
Elliott Levy IJ-(VEN)VENEL1
Elias Gonzalez (NJ-MEX) MEXEG99
Jamie Cruz NJ-MEX) MEXJC99
Alvaro Robaina (IJ-URU) URUAR3
Pat Healy (IJ-USA) USAPH46
Pat BAILEY (IJ-ISV) ISVAB5 - Chairman
Carlos GASTELU (IJ-ARG) ARGCG8
Eduardo Porto (IJ-BRA) BRAEP1
Hernan SALCEDO (IJ-COL) COLHS1
David DE VRIES (IJ-AHO) AHODD1
Lynne Beal (IJ-CAN) CANAB17
Coco Barreda (IJ-PER) PERJB1
Elliott Levy IJ-(VEN)VENEL1
Elias Gonzalez (NJ-MEX) MEXEG99
Jamie Cruz NJ-MEX) MEXJC99
Alvaro Robaina (IJ-URU) URUAR3
Pat Healy (IJ-USA) USAPH46
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