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| Protest 17 |
| Full Metal Jacket v Evolution Sails (Race 7) |
| Abstract FULL METAL JACKET protested EVELUTION RACING for motoring during the preparatory period. EVELUTION accepted that she had used her engine but said it was to keep the boat head-to-wind so that she could safely lower her mainsail, and that this was permitted by the rules. FMJ did not display a protest flag at that time because she was out of hailing distance. She displayed a protest flag only when EVELUTION finished. The Jury ruled that the requirements to hail and to display a protest flag as soon as reasonably possible are two independent requirements and that for the protest to be valid the flag would have to have been displayed at the time of the incident. The protest was invalid and was therefore refused. |
| Facts Found 1. No flag was flown at the time of the incident. 2. No hail of Protest was made at the time of the incident. |
| Rules r61 |
| Conclusion Protest is invalid. |
| Decision Protest invalid |
| Committee Bryan Willis (IJ) Mark Pryke (IJ) Al Chandler (IJ) Prasart Sribadhung (IJ) Egil Wold (IJ) Howard Elliott (IJ) |
