Hi John,
What you actually are doing here is:
1. No following any of the rules
Ok, the PC take note of your statement that we did not follow any of the rules. Not even a single one.
2. Saying that maybe i disconnect by porpus something that is very insulting to me and sawing no respect at all to my face.
Nobody has said that you disconnected by purpose. Nobody believes you disconnected by purpose. The reason for your disconnection is not interesting.
3. You are not following rule 64.2.
The PC is of course following rule 64.2. For MLS the PC has a policy on how to give redress on disconnections. By following this policy for all decision, the PC is making the most fair arrangement possible.
4. You are not even following the MLS rule 3.5.1.d. as you mentioned above because you actualy are not giving me any redress.
Redress is given. You got 14 points. You originally had 16.
inform me under what rule you are scoring my redress. A10a? A10b? A10c.?
A10 is only a guidance. When giving redress, the PC shall find the most fair arrangement possible. Redress was given under rule 64.2.
You probably know the history of redress for disconnections in MLS? Before this season, it was not possible to get redress, even if a boat disconnected 1cm before the finish line. Many believed this is very unfair. But also many thought it is fair. Tough luck, shit happens...
So as a compromise solution, the RC and the PC decided prior to this season to allow redress for disconnections. But under the premise that redress shall be given only as the worst results a boat under normal circumstances could get. This policy has been communicated on previous redress decisions this season.
Compared to the alternative (which is no redress for disconnections), this is the most fair arrangement for all boats.
- The disconnected boat is always getting a better results than DNF=16 points.
- The total race result will not be worse for any other boat in the race, because of the worst case policy for the disconnected boat.
You can disagree with the policy, but as long as we have a policy, the only fair thing to do is to follow the policy. That is simply complying with rule 64.2! It's following the rules, unlike what you say. It's strange that you step forward with this now, when you could have done this earlier if you disagreed with the policy. And it's strange that you react this strongly (also in private messages to a PC member), for a case that would not change the event result for your team!
Regards Harald,
Chairman of the MLS Protest Committee