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| Protest 22 |
| Little Eva v Race Committee (Request for Redress) (Race 5) |
| Abstract LITTLE EVA requested redress claiming that the Race Committee made an error in not informing boats correctly that there was a change to the published course. No flags had been displayed and owing to the fact that her radio was faulty, she had heard no broadcast advising a course change. John Ford representing LITTLE EVA explained she had lost 5 minutes because she missed the new gate. In a previous interview, Ross Chisholm the relevant Race Officer, explained that he had made several VHF broadcasts advising a course change at the gate in response to learning that the Navy Boat, which should have anchored between two yellow marks (to make two gates), was unable to anchor properly due to deep water and insufficient anchor rode. The Race Committee accepted that it had made an error in not displaying Flag L. One of the requirements for being awarded redress is that a boat’s finishing position has been materially prejudiced, and since it was discovered in the hearing that LITTLE EVA actually won her race on corrected time, redress was irrelevant and the Request was dismissed. |
| Facts Found 1. Little Eva finished in First Place . |
| Rules r62 |
| Conclusion As Little Eva finished in first place her finishing position was not made significantly worse. |
| Decision Request for redress refused. |
| Committee Bryan Willis (IJ) Mark Pryke (IJ) Al Chandler (IJ) Prasart Sribadhung (IJ) Egil Wold (IJ) Howard Elliott (IJ) |
