Protest hearings tomorrow

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• 29 Dec, 2002 06:17:00 PM

Protest hearings tomorrow

The International Jury will hear two protest hearings tomorrow morning arising from collisions at and soon after the start of the 630 nautical mile race.

The International Jury will hear two protest hearings tomorrow morning arising from collisions at and soon after the start of the 630 nautical mile race.

Neither protest has any implication regarding the top placings in either handicap divisions.

The first hearing, starting at 9.30am, is by the Queensland yacht Trumpcard against the Sydney yacht Loki, citing international racing rules 2, 11, 12, 14, and 16 mostly covering part two of the International Racing Rules of Sailing –  concerning right of way situations when boats meet.

However, Trumpcard is also protesting under Rule 2 – fair sailing.

At 10.30 am the International Jury will hear the protest by the Tasmanian yacht Valheru against the French-Australian entry Peugeot Racing, arising from a collision as the yachts were leaving Sydney Harbour.

Both hearings will be heard by the International Jury, comprising Chairman Ronnie McCracken, from Hong Kong, John Kirkjian (Aus), Tony Mooney (Aus), Rob Green (New Zealand) and Donald Brooke (New Zealand).