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| Protest 5 |
| FfreeFire 52 v Foxy Lady (Race 1) |
| Abstract FFREEFIRE 52 protested FOXY LADY claiming that FOXY LADY completed a tack from p[ort to starboard, inside the zone, and FFREEFIRE was forced to sail above close-hauled to avoid her. FOXY LADY claimed that FFREEFIRE was approaching above the layline, and that she was not forced to sail above close hauled in order to fulfil her obligation as windward boat to keep clear. The Jury was satisfied that FFREEFIRE was forced to sail above close-hauled in order to keep clear and therefore upheld the protest. PHOENIX was penalised by her being moved down 20% of number of places, and the boats affected to move up one place. |
| Facts Found 1. Ffreefire was close hauled on starboard approaching the windward mark. 2. Foxy Lady was on port tack approaching the windward mark. 3. Foxy Lady tacked to starboard inside the zone. 4. Ffreefire was forced to luff above close hauled to avoid Foxy Lady. 5. There was no collision. |
| Rules r18.3 |
| Conclusion Foxy Lady failed to meet her obligations of a boat tacking inside the zone. |
| Decision Foxy lady is to be scored 130% of her corrected finishing place rounded up to the nearest point. |
| Committee Bryan Willis (IJ) Mark Pryke (IJ) Al Chandler (IJ) Prasart Sribadhung (IJ) Egil Wold (IJ) |
