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54.
Facts found: At the finish of a club race, the
RC boat was anchored on the wrong side of the finish mark which was to be
left to starboard as shown at left in the diagram. D.F.L.
rounded the finish mark to starboard and crossed the line facing back the
way he had just come. D.F.L. then
protested the other 48 boats for not doing the same.
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Decision: According to the Finish
Definition, "A boat finishes when
any part of her hull, or crew or equipment in normal position, crosses the
finishing line in the direction of the course from
the last mark
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definition is that this is the ONLY
possible way to finish (in accordance with rule 28.1
[Sailing the Course]), and if this conflicts with the requirement to leave
all marks to starboard, then the requirements of the definition must take
precedence. (In the 'old' Rules, this was spelled out in rule 51.1(a) which
said: "A yacht shall ... finish only as prescribed in the ... finishing
definition..." Under the new Rules, this requirement is no longer
spelled out but is certainly implied.
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Thus, the other 48
boats finished correctly and D.F.L.'s
protest is not upheld.
In addition, since
D.F.L. was a party
to this hearing, she shall be penalized as set out in rule 64.1(a), i.e. (d.v.s.) she shall be scored DNF (Did Not
Finish).
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Case #55
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