Skelcon 2026 Australian 13ft & 16ft Skiff Championships

Official Notice Board

Hearing Decisions

No. Type Race Initiator Respondent(s) Decision
14. Protest and Request for Redress
    		8 16ft - Open - Toogara - Toogara 16ft - Open - Imagine Signage - Imagine Signage
    Rules: 10, 44.1
    Imagine broke rule 10 but is exhonorated under 44.1.  Toogara to be scored average of races 1 - 7 for race 8
    13. Request for Redress 7 13ft - 40 - Cheeky Skelcon 13ft - Open, Female - 52 - Cadence & Co
    Heard With Protest(s): 12
    Rules: 10, 63.2
    Cadence and Co is disqualified from Race 7.  Cheeky Skelcon awarded average point from races 1 - 6 to be applied to Race 7.
    12. Request for Redress 7
    Heard With: 13
    11. Protest and Request for Redress 6 16ft - Open - XXXX Gold - XXXX Gold 16ft - Open, Youth - Bella Group services - Bella Group services
    Rules: 10, 14, 63.2
    Bella Group Services to be disqualified from Race 6.  Redress granted to XXXX Gold to be scored their average of points scored for races 1 - 5, applied to both races 6 & 7.
    10. Request to Reopen 5 16ft - Open, Female - Noakes - Noakes Other - Amy Mulkearns
    Heard With: 08
    09. Request to Reopen 5 16ft - Open, Female - Noakes - Noakes Other - Amy Mulkearns
    Heard With: 08
    08. Request to Reopen 5 16ft - Open, Female - Noakes - Noakes 16ft - Open, Youth - Red Concrete - Red Concrete
    16ft - Open, Female - Konami - Konami
    Protest Committee -
    Heard With Protest(s): 09, 10
    Rules: 63.7, 16
    The original decision stands. Noakes broke rule 16 and is disqualified from race 5
    07. Protest and Request for Redress 5 16ft - Open, Female - Ellis Engineered - Ellis Engineered Race Committee - Hugh Leicester
    Rules: 34(a), 61.4(b) (1)
    The protest is upheld.  
    Redress is given to Ellis Engineered. Ellis Engineered is to be scored in position 55 for race 5. This shall not change the score of the other boats.
    06. Request for Redress 5 16ft - Open - Erics Storage - Eric's Storage Race Committee - Hugh Leicester
    Rules: 63.2(a)
    The protest committee allows the protest to be withdrawn.
    05. Protest and Request for Redress 5 16ft - Open, Female - Konami - Konami 16ft - Open, Female - Noakes - Noakes
    Heard With: 02
    04. Request for Redress 5 16ft - Open - Coastal Advisory Australia - Coastal Advisory Australia Race Committee - Hugh Leister
    Rules: 30.4
    Protest Dismissed. Redress not given
    03. Request for Redress 5 16ft - Open - Law Connect - Law Connect Race Committee - Peter Tinworth
    Rules: 30.4
    Protest Dismissed
    02. Protest and Request for Redress 5 16ft - Open, Female - Noakes - Noakes 16ft - Open, Female - Konami - Konami
    16ft - Open, Youth - Red Concrete - Red Concrete
    Heard With Protest(s): 05
    Rules: 16.1, 14(a),
    Noakes broke rule 16.1 and is disqualified from Race 5.
    01. Protest and Request for Redress 4 16ft - Open, Female - Konami - Konami Support Person - Paul Heyes
    Rules: 62.3
    Redress is given to Konami. Konami is to be scored in position 52 for race 4
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