From: Tom Mullen [tntmullen@
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:05 PM
To: Jon Rochlis
Cc: Les Beckwith; Bob Knowles; Don Sibson
Subject: Fw: Protest Resolution

Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Due By: Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:00 AM
Flag Status: Red

Hello Jon,

In accordance with the SI's, Les and Bob have agreed to the alternate penalty approach outlined below.  Will you kindly check the math and then score them in the race in question accordingly.  Thanks!

Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Les Beckwith" <Les@
To: "'Tom Mullen'" <tntmullen@>; "'Bob Knowles'" 
<bobknow@>; "'Don Sibson'" <misty26@xxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:54 AM
Subject: RE: Protest Resolution


> Hey Guys,
> I am on board with this Bob and I have agreed.
>
> Les Beckwith
>...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Mullen [mailto:tntmullen@]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:44 PM
> To: Bob Knowles; Don Sibson; Les Beckwith
> Subject: Re: Protest Resolution
>
> Hello All,
>
> Thanks for putting this solution together.  I will await confirmation
> from
> Les that this is acceptable and then notify the proper people.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom Mullen
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Knowles" <bobknow@>
> To: "Tom Mullen" <tntmullen@; "Don Sibson"
> <misty26@>; "Les Beckwith" <Les@>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 11:58 AM
> Subject: Protest Resolution
>
>
>> Hi All.  Les and I have had a conversation in regard to the protest
> filed
>> against #584/52 by #155 for the third race on June 12th. Both boats
> have
>> agreed to an alternate penalty in lieu of having a protest hearing on
> July
>> 1st. Per the last paragraph in the section on Protests in our current
> SIs,
>> # 584/52 will take a scoring penalty equal to one third of the number
> of
>> the boats rounded up to the next whole number. That would be 13 boats
>> divided by 3 equals 4.33 rounded up to 5. Therefore #584/52's  5th
> place
>> finish in that third race will now be scored as a 10th place. All
> other
>> scores for other boats in that race do not change per the RRS.
>>
>> The SIs require that a letter be sent to the Fleet Captain signed by
> both
>> parties informing him of the agreement. Both Les and I agree that both
> of
>> us confirming the content of this e-mail is suffice. If you, Tom have
> no
>> problem with that then consider the Protest resolved and closed.
>>
>> Les. If you would just confirm this with an e-mail to the recipients
> of
>> this message.
>>
>> Sorry it took this long to reach this position but it was difficult to
> get
>> all parties together, etc.   Bob Knowles
>>