Outimage Publications - Shogun disqualified; Ragtime, Telcoinabox Merit granted redress

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Shogun disqualified; Ragtime, Telcoinabox Merit granted redress

Rolex Sydney Hobart - News Update
08:00 AEDT December 30, 2008

Article By the Rolex Sydney Hobart Media Team

December 29, 2008.

The International Jury, chaired by John Kirkjian, with jury members Katsuya Hasiba, Lars Nyvqvist, John Rountree and Tony Mooney heard three protests and two applications for redress yesterday evening.

After an incident on the start line on Boxing Day, Rob Hanna’s Cookson 50 Shogun was protested by Stephen Ainsworth’s Loki and Syd Fischer’s Ragamuffin.

Rob Hanna's Cookson 50 Shogun, outside Sydney Heads just after the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008.

Photo © Peter Andrews.

Rob Hanna's Cookson 50 Shogun, outside Sydney Heads just after the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008. Photo copyright Peter Andrews.

The jury found that Shogun had breached rules 11, 12 and 14, and was subsequently disqualified.

Rob Hanna's Cookson 50 Shogun, dockside in Hobart after completing the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008.

Photo © Peter Andrews.

Rob Hanna's Cookson 50 Shogun, dockside in Hobart after completing the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008. Photo copyright Peter Andrews.

The International Jury also heard applications for redress from Ragtime and Telcoinabox Merit, after both yachts provided assistance in the successful rescue of Georgia crew members from their stricken yacht on the evening of 26 December.

The International Jury commended the outstanding assistance provided by Telcoinabox Merit by awarding them an 18 hours time correction. Telecoinabox Merit heard the request for assistance from Georgia and was requested by Race Control to go to her assistance.

Leo Rodriguez's Volvo 60 Telcoinabox Merit, arrives to Sullivans Cove Hobart, just after crossing the finishing line for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008.

Photo © Peter Andrews.

Telcoinabox Merit removed all 14 crew members from Georgia and travelled approximately 36 miles towards Batemans Bay so that the crew members could be transferred to a police launch when light permitted. She was then released by Race Control and resumed racing by which time she was in a different weather pattern to her closest competitor, a similar vessel.

This resulted in Telecoinabox Merit finishing 16th across the line and the provisional winner of PHS Division (to be confirmed once all yachts in PHS Division have finished).

Ragtime, who had observed the distress flare also responded to the call from Race Control to render assistance. They had their time amended by 115 minutes for standing by, after having to backtrack to standby and for a delay to their resumption of racing after being released by Race Control.

Chris Welsh and the Ragtime LLC's Spencer 65, Ragtime, dockside in Kings Pier Marina, Hobart, after completing the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008.

Photo © Peter Andrews.

This has now brought Ragtime’s position to 18th across the line and 1st in IRC Division 2 (to be confirmed once all yachts in Division 2 have finished).

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