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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.
We had a Sonar Boat prepared to be controled by two helmsman, one in the middle with a handle device and another in the stern steering with two tiller extensions as an adaptation to the helmsman dissability, for safety reasons. Under IFDS and Class rules there are no rules broken.
We flaged a 2.4 boat for breaking rule 42.2 (a), was repeated fanning of the jib by pulling and releasing the tack line at time when surfing or planning was not posible.
The event PRO changed the protest time limit in the RRS and the limit recommended in the Appendix LE (SI Guide) to one protest time limit for all three racing areas, at the discretion of the PRO. Also instead of using the notice board to inform competitors of the protest time limits, he decided to use flag B to signal both the beginning and the end of protest time. The result was that when some racing areas finished earlier then others, the sailors had to wait an additional time, sometimes up to two hours, to learn if they were involved in a protest. The practice became a very unpopular issue on one day, when the PRO signaled the begining of the protest time period, by displaying the B flag, more than 2 hours after the last boat arrived ashore to keep the sailors in the boat park in order to attend the daily prize giving. In this case, the disabled sailors had to stay in the boat park for between three and five hours.
The chairman of the jury and the IFDS technical delegate asked, and the PRO to change the policy and the PRO refused saying it was more important to have the sailors at the social event then release them to change and return to the boat park for the daily awards ceremony . With only two days left in the racing, the jury chair and TD decided not to make an public issue and let the procedure continue.
Ner of classes: 3
Entries: 42
Ner of Countries represented: 13
Ner of Races sailed: 32
Ner of requests for redress: 3
Ner of requests for redress for OCS: 1
Ner of requests for OCS granted: 0
Total number of hearings: 10
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): 1
Number of Second Penalties (Appendix P2.2): 0
Number of Third Penalties (Appendix P2.3): 0
P2.3 Subsequent Penalties: 0
Event:
2012 IFDS Worlds
Date Event Started
7 January 2012
Event Location:
Charlotte Harbor, FL, USA
Group Event belongs:
P - North America
Jury Chairman's name:
Nelson Horn Ilha
Jury chairman's email:
n.ilha@terra.com.br
Judge submitting report:
Nelson Horn Ilha
Email of judge submitting report:
n.ilha@terra.com.br
PRO at event :
Hank Stuart
PRO sailorID and status:
( IRO )
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
Nelson Horn Ilha IJ/BRA BRANI1 Chairman
Beal Lynne IJ/CAN CANAB17
FARQUHAR TOM IJ/USA USATF19
Levy Elliot IJ/VEN VENEL1
Rose Dick NJ/USA USADR6
Tsantilis Costas IJ/GRE GRECT1
Nelson Horn Ilha IJ/BRA BRANI1 Chairman
Beal Lynne IJ/CAN CANAB17
FARQUHAR TOM IJ/USA USATF19
Levy Elliot IJ/VEN VENEL1
Rose Dick NJ/USA USADR6
Tsantilis Costas IJ/GRE GRECT1
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