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As Telefonica Movistar IMS600 is disqualified

Sunday July 13th 2003, Author: John Roberson, Location: United Kingdom
A protest against the Real Club Nautico de Sangenjo's IMS600 Telefonica Movistar sailed by Pedro Campos from the Royal Southern small boat Dickie's Yacht Sales has resulted in a turn around on the leader board of the Admiral's Cup with the Australian team now moving to the fore.

The protest was the result of an incident at the weather mark where the boom on the Spanish boat ran down the weather rail of the British boat.

In the protest the following facts were found:

- Telefonica Movistar rounded the windward mark on starboard tack and hoisted her spinnaker while bearing away
- Telefonica Movistar was bearing away until she luffed to avoid a collision
- Dickies Yacht Sales was approaching the windward mark on port tack
- Dickies Yacht Sales luffed to try and go to windward of Telefonica Movistar as she
considered that a collision was about to occur
- Telefonica Movistar luffed to try and avoid Dickies Yacht Sales
- Dickies Yacht Sales then bore away hard to avoid Movistar
- When Telefonica Movistar was approximately two and a half boat lengths from the
mark a collision occurred
- A crew member of Dickies Yacht Sales was injured in the collision

As starboard tack boat Telefonica Movistar was obliged by rule 16 not to change course
without giving Dickies Yacht Sales room to keep clear and as a result was in breach of rule 16.

Final team results after day 2

Team Name
Team Points
Team Place
Royal Prince Alfred Team
16
1
Sailability RORC Team
20
2
Telefonica Movistar Sailing Team
23
3
Team Royal Southern
41
4
Team Paprec Recyclage - UNCL
44
5
Team Bear - RTYC
46
6
Sailability CCYC Team
48
7
Estrella Galicia Sailing Team
52
8

Boat Sail No Owner/skipper Team Name
Series Points
Bribon Telefonica Movistar ESP55 Jose Cusi/HM Juan Carlos I Telefonica Movistar Sailing Team
1
1
1
1
4
Aftershock AUS5342 Colin O’Neil Royal Prince Alfred Team
2
2
2
1
7
Chernikeeff 4 ITA155 Peter Harrison/Ian Walker Sailability RORC Team
3
1
1
2
7
Wild Oats AUS7001 Robert Oatley Royal Prince Alfred Team
2
2
2
3
9
Chernikeeff 2 GBR52R Peter Harrison/Marcus Fitzgerald Sailability RORC Team
4
3
4
2
13
Paprec Recyclage FRA29040 Stephane Neve Team Paprec Recyclage - UNCL
7
3
3
4
17
Bear of Britain GBR521 Kit Hobday/Tim Louis Team Bear - RTYC
3
5
5
4
17
Volvo for Life Team Tonic GBR552R Nick Hewson Team Royal Southern
5
4
3
6
18
Telefonica Movistar ESP6746 Pedro Campos Telefonica Movistar Sailing Team
1
5
10
3
19
Chernikeeff 3 ESP5878 Peter Harrison/Andy Green Sailability CCYC Team
4
7
6
5
22
Estrella Galicia Dos ESP6681 Antonio Viejo Puga/Alberto Viejo Puga Estrella Galicia Sailing Team
6
4
4
8
22
Dickies Yacht Sales GBR66R Nigel Biggs Team Royal Southern
5
6
5
7
23
Chernikeeff GBR9210R Peter Harrison/Andy Cassell Sailability CCYC Team
7
6
8
5
26
Groupe Paprec FRA19450 Gery Trenteseaux Team Paprec Recyclage - UNCL
6
7
7
7
27
Dancing Bear GBR4907R David Scanlan Team Bear - RTYC
8
8
7
6
29
Estrella Galicia Uno ESP6680 Antonio Viejo Puga/Javier Aguado Bianco Estrella Galicia Sailing Team
8
8
6
8
30

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