Antony
Super Anarchist
So, there is a rumor circulating that Dr. Laura, after having learned that she had sailed the wrong course refused to drop out of the race becuase it would hurt her chances of winning the Ullman Inshore Series.
The story is that in the third race the Race Committee sent her class on the same course as the previous one (twice around W/L), however, they changed the weather mark to the short one from the long one for the previous class. Only one boat figured this out, and they sailed the shorter course.
One of the boats that sailed the longer course protested the one boat. In the arbitration room they learned that the one boat sailed the proper course. They also figured out that all of the boats, using the 'string theory', sailed the correct course except one. One boat (Dr. Laura's) sailed on a long starboard tack then came into the far windmark mark on port, thus leaving the correct mark on the wrong side. Evidently, the weather mark set boat confirmed this. However, it was too late to protest her.
One of the owners confronted her, after the race and explained the situation. She agreed that she had not sailed the course and when pressed to withdraw from the race only said "let me speak with my cres." By the next morning she had not withdrawn and explained that 'she'd discussed it with her crew and decided that it would hurt her chances of doing well in the Ullman Inshore Series if she took a last place in the 3rd race".
What a complete load of sh*t. She should bail, or we should let her know at every regatta that ensues that we believe her to be a cheat and should leave the sport.
The story is that in the third race the Race Committee sent her class on the same course as the previous one (twice around W/L), however, they changed the weather mark to the short one from the long one for the previous class. Only one boat figured this out, and they sailed the shorter course.
One of the boats that sailed the longer course protested the one boat. In the arbitration room they learned that the one boat sailed the proper course. They also figured out that all of the boats, using the 'string theory', sailed the correct course except one. One boat (Dr. Laura's) sailed on a long starboard tack then came into the far windmark mark on port, thus leaving the correct mark on the wrong side. Evidently, the weather mark set boat confirmed this. However, it was too late to protest her.
One of the owners confronted her, after the race and explained the situation. She agreed that she had not sailed the course and when pressed to withdraw from the race only said "let me speak with my cres." By the next morning she had not withdrawn and explained that 'she'd discussed it with her crew and decided that it would hurt her chances of doing well in the Ullman Inshore Series if she took a last place in the 3rd race".
What a complete load of sh*t. She should bail, or we should let her know at every regatta that ensues that we believe her to be a cheat and should leave the sport.
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