Fireball worlds
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Topic: Fireball worlds
Posted By: Dougal
Subject: Fireball worlds
Date Posted: 26 May 10 at 9:02pm
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I was looking through the results of the Fireball worlds and couldn't see a race winner for race 3. There was one entry, David Wade, who scored 22 points and was marked SCP. Was he the race winner? What does SCP mean? I tried the internet but got the Society of Catholic Priests, and I'm pretty sure that is not what it means.
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Posted By: Andymac
Date Posted: 27 May 10 at 7:45am
Near miss there, you could have been just one click away from something very unsavoury! Sorry no idea what it means, await a definitive answer with interest. Is there anyone here that actually sailed the event (lucky B*%)+#?£$) who might know? |
Posted By: JohnW
Date Posted: 27 May 10 at 8:40am
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Sailwave lists SCP as "Scoring Penalty under rule 44.3" Points for place + number of places in SIs or 20% of boats in the series if not specified in the SIs. Possible Z flag violation perhaps? (rule 30.2)
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Posted By: Mark Jardine
Date Posted: 27 May 10 at 8:50am
| Yes, it was Dave Wade and Richard Wagstaff - there's a http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/community/comment/default.asp?type=1&id=151594 - discussion on it on the final day report - click here. |
Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 27 May 10 at 9:54am
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Nope it was Dave Wade and Tim Saunders. They screwed up the start and had to do a penalty but only did half the 720. As a result they were protested, knowing htey were going to loose they took the option of arbitration and suffered a scoring penalty. Pretty daft mistake to make at the worlds! ------------- |
Posted By: Mark Jardine
Date Posted: 27 May 10 at 10:12am
Doh! Sorry, I should have known that. Aren't Dave and Richard an old Fireball pairing? |
Posted By: Noah
Date Posted: 27 May 10 at 8:35pm
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That'll be why there was no race 3 trophy awarded, then. Couldn't work it out at the time. Dave & Richard used to sail together, but a while ago now... Why wasn't everyone down to 22nd promoted one place? ------------- Nick D-Zero 316 |
Posted By: JohnW
Date Posted: 27 May 10 at 9:04pm
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Because rule 44.3 says everyone else keeps their same position.
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Posted By: Dougal
Date Posted: 31 May 10 at 2:49pm
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Thanks for the clarification.
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