MLS Season 9, Day 1, Red server, Race 1, Kent38 and AkSuited, Cancel Explanation

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kent38
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MLS Season 9, Day 1, Red server, Race 1, Kent38 and AkSuited, Cancel Explanation

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Submission Type: Cancel Explanation

1. Your registered Boat Name: Kent38

2. Race Day: 1

3. Group: Red

4. Race :1

5. Time (in Replay): 22'28 on the replay attached

6. Rule(s) applicable: RRS13

7. Skipper(s) involved: Kent38 and AKSuited

8. Description: At top mark, AkSuited arrives on stb tack, kent38 on port tack. Kent38 is required to keep clear under RRS10. Right after crossing in front of another stb opponent, kent38 tacks to avoid collision with AkSuited. Nadeo gives a RRS13 (tack not completed so no 10) to kent38 but NO contact occurs. Kent38 keeps clear and AkSuited tacks and rounds the mark properly.
IMPORTANT NOTE: there were a lot of lags on the red server tonight and it was very difficult to deal with close situations.

9. Print Screen attached: (required for a valid PROTEST) YES

10. Replay attached: (optional) YES
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Legsy
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Re: MLS Season 9, Day 1, Red server, Race 1, Kent38 and AkSuited, Cancel Explanation

Post by Legsy »

Facts :
Approaching top mark of leg 4th, Kent38 is on port tack.On a collision course, arriving on starboard tack are JohnPap and AK suited (AK Suited overlapped winward to JohnPap, JohnPap very slightly ahead).

RRS10 requires Kent38 to keep clear from startboard tack boats.

Kent38 decides to cross ahead of JohnPap, which he barely succedes* but cannot cross ahead of AKSuited.
Immediately after crossing ahead of JohnPap, Kent38 is forced to tack from port to starboard tack to keep clear from AK Suited.

By deciding to cross ahead of JohnPap, Kent38 did put himself in the situation, that, for keeping clear from AK Suited, he has to make a very late tack from port to starboard.
Kent38, at this moment, tries his best to keep clear from AK Suited, who as a teammate tacks from starboard to port as soon as possible to avoid contact with Kent38 and make sure he is not himself going to touch the mark.

Decision :
Kent38 : DSQ for infringing RRS13.

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