| No. |
Race # |
Protesting |
|
Protested |
Reason |
Hearing |
Status |
Jury Decision |
| 1. |
3 |
Blow Boat!! (USA 136) |
vs |
loulou (USA 334)
|
Blow Boat!! Was on starboard layline for 5+ Boat lengths. Lou Lou was on port layline. We notified Lou Lou skipper that he had no mark room while we held our close hauled course. We had to alter course 10 degrees to weather and luff our jib in order to avoid contact with Lou Lou. We immediately notified Lou Lou of our intent to protest and the Lou Lou skipper acknowledged. We displayed the red flag and Lou Lou acknowledged. |
06:00PM |
Closed |
334 DSQ in race 3 |
| 2. |
3 |
Vento Solare (USA 266) |
vs |
Leading Edge (USA 162)
|
Leading Edge while hoisting the spinnaker approximately 50% up the rig, the spinnaker filled and made contact with the offset mark. |
06:15PM |
Closed |
USA 162 accepts a 20% penalty |
| 3. |
2 |
Standing Ovation (USA 52786) |
vs |
Arcturus (USA 43851)
|
Standing Ovation was approaching start line windward of Arcturus with overlap on starboard tack. Arcturus changed course without hailing and contacted Standing Ovation. |
07:00PM |
Closed |
52786 DSQ in race 2 and 43851 DSQ in race 2 |
| 4. |
5 |
Fireball (USA 16) |
vs |
Bravo (USA 60909)
|
Bravo was sailing downwind with spinnaker sheeted opposite side of boom, incurring tremendous gains downwind |
05:20PM |
Closed |
Protest Invalid |
| 5. |
3 |
Aviato (USA 52209) |
vs |
Vento Solare (USA 266)
|
Had to duck to avoid collision. Bow Crew called out to duck |
12:00AM |
Closed |
Protest Withdrawn |
| 6. |
4 |
Growth Spurt (USA 261) |
vs |
Sweet Caroline (USA 239)
|
Growth Spurt was sailing on the starboard layline, close hauled, sheeted fully. Sweet Caroline approached on port tack. Sweet Caroline had a boat directly to windward of her. Growth Spurt hailed "Starboard." Sweet Caroline proceeded closer to Growth Spurt and finally tacked. In order to avoid contact with Sweet Caroline, Growth Spurt had to head up above close hauled. Growth Spurt's jib broke and backwinded in the avoiding maneuver. |
05:45PM |
Closed |
Withdrawn |
| 7. |
5 |
Growth Spurt (USA 261) |
vs |
Leading Edge (USA 162)
|
Leading Edge and Growth Spurt were approaching the finish, both on port gybe. There were several boat lengths between the boats, but Growth Spurt was continuously overlapped inside of Leading Edge, vis a vis the finish boat. Leading Edge gybed to starboard. Growth Spurt immediately informed Leading Edge that Growth Spurt was inside overlapped and would need room to finish. Leading Edge continued to sail at Growth Spurt and hailed starboard. As the boats converged, they entered the zone and Growth Spurt maintained its inside overlap.
J109s are 35 feet. So the zone is 105 feet away from the finish boat and its extended anchor rode, which (including underwater sections that need to be more than seven feet for safe passage) extended for approximately 30-40 feet in front of the finish boat.
Leading Edge did not honor Growth Spurt's request for room, so Growth Spurt gybed to starboard to avoid Leading Edge. Leading Edge then immediately gybed again to port and headed for the finish. Growth Spurt then gybed to port and finished, with its boom close to the Finish boat.
|
05:40PM |
Closed |
Withdrawn |
| 8. |
5 |
Leading Edge (USA 162) |
vs |
Growth Spurt (USA 261)
|
Leading Edge sailing on starboard jibe with spinnaker converged with growth spurt,sailing on port jibe with spinnaker. Leading Edge hailed starboard. To avoid contact Leading Edge crash jibed onto port, both boats sailed parallel until growth spurt jibed to starboard allowing Leading Edge to jibe to starboard to get to the finish line. Each jibe took approximately 10 seconds to complete. The total amount of elapsed time from forced jibe to finish was 45 seconds, allowing Leading Edge to cover 450 feet, well outside the 105 foot three boat zone. There was no contact, both boats were allowed to finish without incident. |
05:40PM |
Closed |
Growth Spurts accepts a 20% penalty in race 5 |
| 9. |
4 |
Avalanche (GBR 20) |
vs |
Alpine YCC (USA 61017)
|
Avalanche was sailing on starboard tack at 150 deg true at approximately 8 knots. Alpine was also on starboard to windward of Avalanche. With no notification, Alpine gybed to port forcing Avalanche into a crash jibe to avoid a collision. Both boats sailed on port gybe for approximately 45seconds until both boats finished. |
05:55PM |
Closed |
61017 DSQ in race 4 |
| 10. |
6 |
Pearl (USA 186) |
vs |
Bravo (USA 60909)
|
Bravo hit our port stern while we were rounding mark after having no overlap |
06:15PM |
Closed |
Withdrawn |
| 11. |
6 |
Kestrel ( 629) |
vs |
Arbitrage@Trifecta (USA 116)
|
Before the start of race 3 at approximately 30 to 20 seconds Kestrel gained leeward overlap and began to hail Aritribitage Trifecta hull 30 to head up. We repeated the call for approximately 5 to 10 seconds. Trifecta hull 30 never responded to the hail or change course. At approximately 5 seconds later hull 40 Inevitable established leeward overlap and requested us to head up which we acknowledged and did. We repeated our hail for hull 30 trifecta to to head up no acknowledgment and no action. 5 to 10 seconds before the start contact was made by the leeward boat hull 40 Inevitable to our port side and subsequent damage made to Kestrel life lines and Stanchion were bent 30 to 40 degrees, after Contact we communicated with hull 30 we were protesting. We communicated with RC after getting back on race course but for safety of crew regarding hiking no one felt safe so we were no longer able to race in a competive fashion. We indicated to RC that we were retiring from race and going to file for a redress and protesting hull 30.
|
06:45PM |
Closed |
629 broke RRS 15, 629 retired from race 6. No further penalty applied |
| 12. |
6 |
Kestrel ( 629) |
vs |
Redress - Race Committee
|
Before the start of race 3 at approximately 30 to 20 seconds Kestrel gained leeward overlap and began to hail Aritribitage Trifecta hull 30 to head up. We repeated the call for approximately 5 to 10 seconds. Trifecta hull 30 never responded to the hail or change course. At approximately 5 seconds later hull 40 Inevitable established leeward overlap and requested us to head up which we acknowledged and did. We repeated our hail for hull 30 trifecta to to head up no acknowledgment and no action. 5 to 10 seconds before the start contact was made by the leeward boat hull 40 Inevitable to our port side and subsequent damage made to Kestrel life lines and Stanchion were bent 30 to 40 degrees, after Contact we communicated with hull 30 we were protesting. We communicated with RC after getting back on race course but for safety of crew regarding hiking no one felt safe so we were no longer able to race in a competive fashion. We indicated to RC that we were retiring from race and going to file for a redress and protesting hull 30.
After the incident were not able to safely hike on our port side we tried but the lifelines and stanchions were too significantly unstable. This damage would have put us at a disadvantage and safety concern for the remainder of race. |
06:45PM |
Closed |
Redress not given |
| 13. |
1 |
SeaWolf (USA 337) |
vs |
Redress - Race Committee
|
I was instructed to file a finish inquiry on race 1 Tuesday J109. I am not seeing the location for this on the website. SeaWolf finished ahead of Incendiary in race one but was scored 10. Two witnesses from Incendiary agree: Chris Houston and Mike Andre. Please let me know if this needs to be filed in another manner. Incendiary was scored 7 and SeaWolf 10. That appears to be incorrect. |
|
Closed |
Resolved |
| 14. |
1 |
Varuna (Usa 88) |
vs |
Dire Wolf (USA 12204)
|
Windward Leeward at the start |
03:00PM |
Closed |
Dire Wolf accepts a 20% penalty race 1 |
| 15. |
|
Overlap (USA 52323) |
vs |
Borderline (USA 41302)
|
Windward Leeward at the start of race 1 |
04:46PM |
Closed |
52323 withdraws protest |
| 16. |
7 |
Blind Faith (USA 1001) |
vs |
Vorpal (USA 668)
|
Blindfaith and Vorpal were on Starboard tack heading toward Southern end of the island . Blindfaith was about 8 boats lengths to weather of the line of Vorpal. Vorpal hailed “Tacking” and tacked onto port. Blindfaith hailed starboard. Vorpal had ample opportunity to duck but did not. Vorpal made no attempt to alter course or tack back on starboard to avoid contact. Blindfaith was forced to crash tack onto port to avoid contact. “Protest” was yelled immediately. |
04:20PM |
Closed |
668 DSQ in race 7 |
| 17. |
2 |
Pravda (USA 45) |
vs |
Escape Velocity II (USA 93586)
|
Port/Starboard downwind |
06:30PM |
Closed |
Protest Invalid |
| 18. |
2 |
Tink (USA 4) |
vs |
Fluffy (IRL 31031)
|
Windward/leeward at the start |
06:45PM |
Closed |
31031 accepts A 30% penalty |
| 19. |
6 |
Inevitable ( USA 307) |
vs |
Kestrel ( 629)
|
Windward Leeward at the start |
06:45PM |
Closed |
629 broke RRS 11, 629 retired from race 6. No further penalty is applied. |
| 20. |
2 |
loulou (USA 334) |
vs |
Blow Boat!! (USA 136)
|
We have new photographic evidence that shows alleged foul did not happen. We respectfully request the protest be reopened to present this. |
|
Closed |
Request filed 42 1/2 hours after the reopening request time limit expired. (RRS 66.2). |
| 21. |
|
Cathexis (USA 114) |
vs |
Kyrie (USA 79)
|
USA 79 violating RRS 78.1 |
10:00AM |
Closed |
Protest Invalid |
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