Busy Thursday ahead for International Jury in Genova

Canada Ocean Racing - Be Water Positive. Leg 4 of The Ocean Race, Photo by Georgia Schofield
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The International Jury is scheduled to hear four cases on Thursday at The Ocean Race Europe following the arrival of the fleet into Genova, Italy.

The first hearing is a technical protest against Allagrande Mapei Racing by the IMOCA technical committee which is obliged to report to the Jury that the committee did not receive a photo from the Allagrande team of its engine being sealed within the stated time limit (three hours) after the start of Leg 3.

The second hearing is a request for scoring redress by Team Holcim PRB who believe they reached the Leg 3 scoring gate in second place and should therefore have received the one point that was awarded to Paprec Arkéa.

And in a mirror image case, Paprec Arkéa has requested redress for the Leg 4 scoring gate where Team Holcim PRB was awarded one point for crossing in second place.

There is also a Racing Rules of Sailing protest by Team Malizia against Paprec Arkéa for a starboard-port crossing situation shortly after the start of Leg 4.

The first case to be heard will be the technical protest against Allagrande Mapei Racing beginning at 0930 on Thursday morning in Genova.