Blue server Race 2 - Cancel Explanation + Redress - euphoria vs Clande

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Blue server Race 2 - Cancel Explanation + Redress - euphoria vs Clande

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Submission Type: C + R

1. Your registered Boat Name: euphoria

2. Race Day: 4

3, Group (colour): Blue

4. Race (number): 2

5. Time (in Replay): 21:26

6. Rule(s) applicable: RRS 16.1 + MLS Rule 3.5.1.e

7. Boat(s) involved: Clande

8. Description:

The cancellation:
Clande broaches and as a result he is luffing me to a broach. I had no opportunity to pass to leeward of him, because when he broached his boat luffed hard, and my boat instantly went from being clear astern to being overlapped to windward. Since I was luffed to a broach, I was not given room to keep clear in a seamanlike way, which is a violation of rule 16.1. In the end the boats hit, and there was not much I could do other than trying to regain control of the boat and sails.

Request for redress:
MLS Rule 3.5.1.e makes me entitled to redress because I was luffed to a broach.
There was no fault of my own, as I actually hoisted sail 3 with plenty of safety margin. I pushed sail 3 button when I had completed my tack to port around the mark, which is about 4 seconds delayed. I also made sure to be clear astern of Clande, in case he decided to sail high.
I rounded the mark 10 seconds ahead of Saf when 80% of the race was done, which justifies a redress with points equal to the position Saf finally will get in the race after all protests are processed. This gives Saf and the other boats that were behind me 1 point better than they most likely would have scored without the broach, and I get what I most likely would have scored, which is a fair redress.

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Re: Blue server Race 2 - Cancel Explanation + Redress - euphoria vs Clande

Post by Toppen »

Facts :
Clande and Euphoria were 3rd and 4th, and tacked for rounding topmark
Clande and Euphoria launched sail 3
Clande broached and forced Euphoria to broach too
Clande didn't try to ease his sails, therefore didn't stop to luff
Gap between both boat was reducing, and there was a contact between both boat
Euphoria received RRS11 and asked to cancel
No penalty done for no one

Conclusion :
Clande didn't give Euphoria room to keep clear in a seamanlike way
Euphoria's cancellation ACCEPTED
Clande to be scored DSQ for breaking RRS16.1
Euphoria is entitled to get a redress according to MLS Rule 3.5.1(e)
Euphoria was far ahead of Saf when incident occured (9 seconds)
Euphora was far behind of Galaxy (10 seconds)
So shall be redressed 2nd, same ending place of Saf
No point added for other skippers of this race after this redress

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