Dear all, I don't know how to resolve this case.
Please, I'm asking for your help.
ILCA Master class.
It's a one-day championship with two races.
Boat A is sailing 10 boat lengths from the starting line, and boat B is stationary 2 boat lengths from the starting line.
Three minutes before the start, the boats are RACING, boat A approaches and breaks boat B's rudder.
Boat B cannot participate in either of the championship races.
Boat A retires (RET)
61.2 Requesting for Redress: VALID
How would I solve this REDRESS ??
Cheers !!!
Cata
Thank you very much for your response.
What do you think the score would be?
What do yoy think about this ?
Boat A RET
Boat B DNC
Race 1: DNS
Race 2: DNC.
Arguably, unless RRS A5.3 is in use for other than a short series, DNC is meaningless and shouldn't be used.
Case 116 covers average points.
John's solution does not give average points. It assigns a probable finishing place.
However, it observes the principle stated in Case 116 as nearly as is reasonably possible by only giving the adjustment for one our of two races.
In nearly all circumstances this redress will have no significant effect on the series results (except possibly for a very successful boat in a very small fleet), so arguably giving this redress would be futile, except to give some comfort to the damaged boat.
I think redress that would be more fair to all boats would be to refund the boat's entry fee.
This was a real case we had in Argentina at ILCA 6.
Boat B went back to the club and didn't request redress, and the RO didn't take any action either.
Boat A RET.
Cheers !!!!!
We have often talked about this at the club with no definitive answer.
Also under good sportsmanship why didn’t boat A offer to lend her rudder to boat B for the second race, as it’s one design class they should be interchangeable.
Thanks Nick