Protest Form
Protest Form
also for requests for redress and reopening
www.ussailing.org
Fill in and check as appropriate 1. EVENT
2016 BBS
Organizing authority
Date and time received Received by
Filing no.
Protest time limit Saint Francis YC
2. TYPE OF HEARING X Protest by boat against boat Protest by race committee against boat Protest by protest committee against boat
Date
9-20-2016
Race no. 1-7
Request for redress by boat or race committee Consideration of redress by protest committee Request by boat or race committee to reopen hearing Consideration of reopening by protest committee
3. BOAT PROTESTING, OR REQUESTING REDRESS OR REOPENING Class ORR C Sail no. USA 28900 Boat’s name Will Paxton Represented by Tel. 510-508-7231 E-mail 4. BOAT(S) PROTESTED OR BEING CONSIDERED FOR REDRESS ORR C Class Sail no. USA 52002 Boat’s name
Scorpio [email protected] Audacity
5. INCIDENT
Time and place of incident All Races Rule(s) alleged to have been broken SI 1.8, ORR 2016 4.09
Witness(es) James Mullarney / Ben Mercer
6. INFORMING PROTESTEE How did you inform the protestee of your intention to protest? By hailing When? By displaying a red flag When? X By informing him/her in some other way Give details By Email on 9/20
Word(s) used
Diagram: one square = one hull length Show positions of boats, wind and current direction, marks. On 9/19 we became aware that not only was Audacity using
7. DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT (use another sheet if necessary)
electric winches but that they are illegal under the ORR Rule 4.09 Stored energy. After doing reasurch and checking with the ORR authorities on the east coast we found this is only sometimes legal in cruising classes but only if it is allowed in the NOR which it was not during this event . We believe that under these circumstances Audacity should not have been included in ORR C, that she was not in compliance with her her ORR cert as submitted for the regatta, and that her scores should be disqualified from the 2016 Rolex BBS Series results.
Class
THIS SIDE FOR PROTEST COMMITTEE USE
Fill in and check as appropriate
Race#
Filing#
Heard together with numbers
Withdrawal requested; signature
Withdrawal permitted
Protest, or request for redress or reopening, received within time limit
Time limit extended
Protestor, or party requesting redress or reopening, represented by Other party, or boat being considered for redress, represented by Names of witnesses
Remarks
Interpreters No objection about interested party........................................................ Written protest or request identifies incident.......................................... ‘Protest’ hailed at first reasonable opportunity........................................ No hail needed; protestee informed at first reasonable opportunity....... Red flag conspicuously displayed at first reasonable opportunity..........
Protest or request valid; hearing will continue
Protest or request invalid; hearing is closed
FACTS FOUND
Diagram of boat
is endorsed by committee
Committee’s diagram is attached
CONCLUSIONS AND RULES THAT APPLY
DECISION Protest:
dismissed
Redress:
not given
Boat(s)
Request to reopen a hearing:
is (are)
disqualified from race(s) penalized as follows
given as follows denied
Written decision requested
granted
When
PROTEST COMMITTEE
By whom
Members Chairman’s signature
Date & time
Date provided
also for requests for redress and reopening
www.ussailing.org
Fill in and check as appropriate 1. EVENT
2016 BBS
Organizing authority
Date and time received Received by
Filing no.
Protest time limit Saint Francis YC
2. TYPE OF HEARING X Protest by boat against boat Protest by race committee against boat Protest by protest committee against boat
Date
9-20-2016
Race no. 1-7
Request for redress by boat or race committee Consideration of redress by protest committee Request by boat or race committee to reopen hearing Consideration of reopening by protest committee
3. BOAT PROTESTING, OR REQUESTING REDRESS OR REOPENING Class ORR C Sail no. USA 28900 Boat’s name Will Paxton Represented by Tel. 510-508-7231 E-mail 4. BOAT(S) PROTESTED OR BEING CONSIDERED FOR REDRESS ORR C Class Sail no. USA 52002 Boat’s name
Scorpio [email protected] Audacity
5. INCIDENT
Time and place of incident All Races Rule(s) alleged to have been broken SI 1.8, ORR 2016 4.09
Witness(es) James Mullarney / Ben Mercer
6. INFORMING PROTESTEE How did you inform the protestee of your intention to protest? By hailing When? By displaying a red flag When? X By informing him/her in some other way Give details By Email on 9/20
Word(s) used
Diagram: one square = one hull length Show positions of boats, wind and current direction, marks. On 9/19 we became aware that not only was Audacity using
7. DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT (use another sheet if necessary)
electric winches but that they are illegal under the ORR Rule 4.09 Stored energy. After doing reasurch and checking with the ORR authorities on the east coast we found this is only sometimes legal in cruising classes but only if it is allowed in the NOR which it was not during this event . We believe that under these circumstances Audacity should not have been included in ORR C, that she was not in compliance with her her ORR cert as submitted for the regatta, and that her scores should be disqualified from the 2016 Rolex BBS Series results.
Class
THIS SIDE FOR PROTEST COMMITTEE USE
Fill in and check as appropriate
Race#
Filing#
Heard together with numbers
Withdrawal requested; signature
Withdrawal permitted
Protest, or request for redress or reopening, received within time limit
Time limit extended
Protestor, or party requesting redress or reopening, represented by Other party, or boat being considered for redress, represented by Names of witnesses
Remarks
Interpreters No objection about interested party........................................................ Written protest or request identifies incident.......................................... ‘Protest’ hailed at first reasonable opportunity........................................ No hail needed; protestee informed at first reasonable opportunity....... Red flag conspicuously displayed at first reasonable opportunity..........
Protest or request valid; hearing will continue
Protest or request invalid; hearing is closed
FACTS FOUND
Diagram of boat
is endorsed by committee
Committee’s diagram is attached
CONCLUSIONS AND RULES THAT APPLY
DECISION Protest:
dismissed
Redress:
not given
Boat(s)
Request to reopen a hearing:
is (are)
disqualified from race(s) penalized as follows
given as follows denied
Written decision requested
granted
When
PROTEST COMMITTEE
By whom
Members Chairman’s signature
Date & time
Date provided
