Correcting Course Sailed

   There was a situation a few years ago at an RS200 nationals. The spreader mark went walkabout in the tide and was a very long way to windward. The leading 6 boats bore away at the windward mark and went about 200 yards towards where the mark should have been looking for it. A safety boat then arrived at the windward mark and indicated the mark was missing and instructed everyone to sail directly to the leeward mark.The leading pack then also bore away but having travelled further were not impressed!  The safety boat retrieved the mark and re layed it, and all further roundings were correct.At the redress hearing the committee decided to bin the race but the decision was appealed and the race re-instated because the string rule applied. Quote : Consider the first lap as a practice lap! This decision was also based on the fact that the race was shortened and the number of laps specified were not sailed anyway.

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redders Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 30 Dec 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote redders Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Correcting Course Sailed Posted: 12 Dec 11 at 5:23pm
	There was a situation a few years ago at an RS200 nationals. The spreader mark went walkabout in the tide and was a very long way to windward. The leading 6 boats bore away at the windward mark and went about 200 yards towards where the mark should have been looking for it. A safety boat then arrived at the windward mark and indicated the mark was missing and instructed everyone to sail directly to the leeward mark.The leading pack then also bore away but having travelled further were not impressed! The safety boat retrieved the mark and re layed it, and all further roundings were correct. At the redress hearing the committee decided to bin the race but the decision was appealed and the race re-instated because the string rule applied. Quote : Consider the first lap as a practice lap! This decision was also based on the fact that the race was shortened and the number of laps specified were not sailed anyway.
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gordon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Sep 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1037	Post Options Post Reply Quote gordon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Dec 11 at 8:10am
	The protest committee could possibly have given redress to the first 6 boats. Appropriate redress could have been that the results of the racestand!. Such decidions are sometimes made, the aggreived parties areatisfied because thet improper action of the race committee has been recognised. Gordon
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