Ericsson 4 weer in meet problemen Ericsson 3 ook problemen

[team t43]

On Saturday, the VOR Chief Measurer came across a foam-built false bow section of a boat in Ericsson Racing Team (ERT) colors near the ERT containers. This was an old bow section from Ericsson 4 which, following damage well before the race started last year, was removed and replaced with a new bow section made using the same mould. The old bow section was kept as a spare part and loaded into ERT's shipping containers. On Ericsson 4, two of the key hull measurement references for the Volvo Open 70 Class, the LLF (Limit of Length Forward) and the RPF (Reference Point Forward) occur on this sacrificial bow section. The point in question is established by the measurers when they measure the hull for the first time. All significant measurement references on Volvo Open 70 hulls are marked with small self-tapping screw heads bonded into the hull.
For some reason, it would appear that the Ericsson Racing Team didn't inform the measurers that they had replaced the sacrificial bow section and 'duplicated' the position of the measurement reference point with another screw head, something that may have affected the accuracy of the hull measurement data. The measurers were obliged to report this situation to the International Jury. The Jury, chaired by Bryan Willis (GBR) and whose four other members are Rut Subniran (THA), Tee San Tan (SIN), Shane Borell (NZL) and David Tillet (AUS) will meet on Thursday in Singapore to consider the report and decide what actions, if any, are required. Ericsson Racing Team declined to comment on the issue at this time.

On top of that, Ericsson 3 faces two protests. Telefonica Blue has alleged that the Nordic crew infringed Rule 10 of the Racing Rules of Sailing - the 'starboard-port' or opposite tack rule, but more serious is the Race Committee allegation "From evidence supplied by Ericsson 3...the Race Committee believes that Ericsson 3 did not round the Sri Lanka 1 mark on the southern side as required in Leg Addendum 3." This refers to the first of two marks that defined an exclusion zone to the south of Sri Lanka. The fleet was required to stay to the south of a line defined by the two points

[ThomasR]

bron: sailinganarchy.com

[Guy Clappaert]

Singapore 8 januari: internationale july weerlegt het protest tegen Ericsson4 over de ganse lijn.

Ze kunnen weer racen.