Bernard Stamm has 24 hours (in other words until
Thursday morning) since being notified of the decision to request the jury
re-examine his case, as laid down in race rule 66, and will have to state his
reasons with new information. If no request is forthcoming at the end of this
time period, the decision will stand. The Race Committee also has the same
possibility to reopen the case.
The other competitors in the race also have the right to ask for redress within 6 hours of being informed of the decision, if they consider they are affected by the jury's decision.
Here are the details of the protest lodged by the
Race Committee against Cheminées Poujoulat, the procedures, the facts as they
have been presented, the conclusion and the jury's decision.
Conclusion
Mooring to another boat is a breach of the first
sentence of NOR 3.2.
By not asking the person on his boat to leave
when he discovered him, Bernard Stamm broke the second sentence of NOR 3.2.
The mooring of Cheminées Poujoulat to the Professeur Khoromov was made with the
help of the person on board and the crew of the Professeur Khoromov. This is a
breach to the second sentence of NOR 3.2.
Even though not requested, the assistance
received from the crew member by Cheminées Poujoulat to secure the Cheminées
Poujoulat and to prevent creating problem for the Professeur Khoromov
constitutes a breach to NOR 3.2, and the material contact with another boat by
mooring to her constitutes a breach to NOR 3.2 and to the principle of NOR 3.
Decision
Cheminées Poujoulat is DSQ from the Vendée Globe under NOR 3.2, fourth sentence and SI 11.2
Date
01 01 2013 at 18h00
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