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Min River lodges protest against BNC - my::NET / LEON

Home 2025 Min River lodges protest against BNC - my::NET / LEON

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The Race Committee of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has received a protest from Min River against the current clubhouse leader, BNC – my::NET / LEON, citing a breach to Australian Sailing Racing Rule of Sailing 55.3(a).

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Racing Rule 55.3 is as follows: 

55.3    Sheeting Sails 
No sail shall be sheeted over or through any device that exerts outward pressure on a sheet or clew of a sail at a point from which, with the boat upright, a vertical line would fall outside the hull or deck, except:

(a) a headsail clew may be connected (as defined in The Equipment Rules of Sailing) to a whisker pole, provided that a spinnaker is not set;

The Racing Rules of Sailing can be found here.
A copy of the protest can be found here.

The International Jury will hear the protest at 0900 hours AEDT on Wednesday 31 December 2025 at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania in Hobart.