Description:
Since the three requests for redress concerned the same incident, Protest 50, 51, and 52 were heard together. In Race 3, the Race Committee shortened the second windward leg at the end of the first run from 0.9 to 0.7 NM and changed the heading from 120 tot 130 degrees. A course change was signaled at the bottom mark showing 130 degrees and a minus sign. ARG was leading the race and on the layline to the original mark 1 40-50 m ahead of ESP, with ESP slightly to leeward, when the new windward mark was dropped 0.2 NM lower than, and 10 degrees to the right of, Mark 1. AUS was 300 m behind ARG. AUS was slightly above the layline to the new mark. AUS passed the new mark 1 first followed by ESP and ARG, who were both flying spinnakers. ESP finished 1st, ARG 2nd and AUS 3rd. CAN lost one place on the 2nd upwind leg. GER was in 12th position around every mark.