YACHTING PROTESTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19633, 11 May 1927, Page 15

YACHTING PROTESTS.

association decisions. INCIDENTS OF FINAL RACES. Several protests arising out of the final combined races held on April 23 were dealt with by the Auckland Yacht and Motorboat Association last evening. The IS class boat Cornet, racing in the Takapuna Club, was disqualified lor failing to carry her registered number. The owner of Drone appealed *gsm*t the decision of the sailing committee, of the Akarana Yacht Club, which disqualified her for having fouled Magic on February 39. The association decided thfet it could not review the club's decision, the facts of the case had not been mutually agree! by the disputant*. IS the facts »» reported by the Drone had been definitely established then the Magic would have been in the wrong for not aliovsysg the Drone passageway round the mark when the Drone had established an overlap prior to reaching the mark. If. however, the owner of Drone can persuade the Aksrar.a Club to forward to the association j's finding a* to the fs'to. then the association will kive sfa definite decision. . . . ... The Wild Wa?s prote*'*-d strain*! the Ij*r«)ttte for an alleged breach of the pott-sisd-starbosrd rule. After hearing the evidence of bot h crews, the aeaocsat son to dismiss the protest, as the owner of v.iid Wave had failed to prove his t *■**■ A number of boat* were reported to have fooled the outer mark of the Ktarting-isr.a, and it vra» d»r:de»i to hold * special me*tUie on May 24 to inquire into the matter. Apart '.torn 'he results affected by 1r;» placing of Kokiri. Jvpitrr. Marete and Kotiri the racing reports were adopted.