Windward Leeward
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 4:23 pm
Jon and Chuck were having a very tight race in the last race of the Arctic Regional Winter Series. Their hands were really cold and both were pressing their thumbs on the TX knobs so tightly that they had imprints dug into there thumbs...a freak condition commonly known as "Al Dion Thumb". It happens that they were tied for the lead and whomever beat the other in this race would win the coveted and very tasty Frozen Elephant Seal Trophy and would qualify for the largest EC-12 regatta: The World Orca Cup in Satiago, Chilie. ALL EXPENSE PAID!
They rounded the top mark very close, overlapped and without incendent. Jon, a tad ahead, had to sightly shoot the mark and as he rounded tightly on the inside, Chuck stayed clear of Jon (but just barely). The tight rounding slowed Jon slightly and Chuck made a slight gain and was half a boat length ahead, still overlapped, still close and now to windward as they cleared the zone. The next leg of the course was a reach to a gybe mark. Jon began to hail Chuck to come up and began to luff Chuck. Chuck hailed back "Mast abeam you can't come up you dummy!" Jon continued to luff Chuck and very light contact occured with no damage or decrease in speed to either sailor. Jon was really ticked and in a cloud forming scream yelled "You jack@** there is no such thing as mast abeam, when was the last time you read the rules...the rest was inteLligble for Jon had gone apoplectic and bowed up. Chuck said "shut up ding wad and sail your boat . I don't think you touched me anyway bone head!" Spitting, Jon yelled " Jon Protests Chuck, Jon Protests Chuck. Chuck says "you big baby, even if you did touch me it was incedental contact and you were not harmed"..."just sail your boat"! As the heated discussion continued and elevated between them, the remainder of the fleet made huge gains because these two sailed way off course and luffed as they yelled at each other. Once Jon and Chuck saw what was happening and with the whole regatta at risk, both sailed on without another word, acknowledgement or any circles. Jon beat Chuck (but just barely). Reichart Greer, a polar bear vetrinarian, saw this heated exchange and after the finish lodged a third party protest against both Jon and Chuck with two witnesses (Ricky and Becky Bobilou, a cute newlywed eskimo couple) that would attest to what happened between Jon and Chuck. If both Jon and Chuck were tossed, Reichard Greer would win and sail in the prestiges all expense paid World Orca Cup. If Jon were tossed Chuck would win and Reichert would place second. Judge Ken Morris and Budist rules guy Tom Germer would hear the protest.
What rule(s) would apply for Reichert's use? How would it come out? Can Jon protest Chuck still? Does mast abeam mean anything to any of you?
USA45
They rounded the top mark very close, overlapped and without incendent. Jon, a tad ahead, had to sightly shoot the mark and as he rounded tightly on the inside, Chuck stayed clear of Jon (but just barely). The tight rounding slowed Jon slightly and Chuck made a slight gain and was half a boat length ahead, still overlapped, still close and now to windward as they cleared the zone. The next leg of the course was a reach to a gybe mark. Jon began to hail Chuck to come up and began to luff Chuck. Chuck hailed back "Mast abeam you can't come up you dummy!" Jon continued to luff Chuck and very light contact occured with no damage or decrease in speed to either sailor. Jon was really ticked and in a cloud forming scream yelled "You jack@** there is no such thing as mast abeam, when was the last time you read the rules...the rest was inteLligble for Jon had gone apoplectic and bowed up. Chuck said "shut up ding wad and sail your boat . I don't think you touched me anyway bone head!" Spitting, Jon yelled " Jon Protests Chuck, Jon Protests Chuck. Chuck says "you big baby, even if you did touch me it was incedental contact and you were not harmed"..."just sail your boat"! As the heated discussion continued and elevated between them, the remainder of the fleet made huge gains because these two sailed way off course and luffed as they yelled at each other. Once Jon and Chuck saw what was happening and with the whole regatta at risk, both sailed on without another word, acknowledgement or any circles. Jon beat Chuck (but just barely). Reichart Greer, a polar bear vetrinarian, saw this heated exchange and after the finish lodged a third party protest against both Jon and Chuck with two witnesses (Ricky and Becky Bobilou, a cute newlywed eskimo couple) that would attest to what happened between Jon and Chuck. If both Jon and Chuck were tossed, Reichard Greer would win and sail in the prestiges all expense paid World Orca Cup. If Jon were tossed Chuck would win and Reichert would place second. Judge Ken Morris and Budist rules guy Tom Germer would hear the protest.
What rule(s) would apply for Reichert's use? How would it come out? Can Jon protest Chuck still? Does mast abeam mean anything to any of you?
USA45