Гонщики дисквалифицированы по правилу 78.1 за то, что не обеспечили соответствие оборудования правилам класса. А так ли это? Какое именно правило было нарушено?
В решении ИКА говорится:
Statement on Equipment inspections at the 2013 kiteracing european championships:
After equipment inspection on the evening of the first day of the 2013
Kiteracing European Championships in Gizzeria, Italy, the Race Committee
filed a protest against three sailors using 2013 Temavento Racing
Boards. The protest was heard on day 2 by an ISAF International Jury.
Based on the report of the event measurer, the protest was filed
because the equipment was found not to be in compliance with the data
provided by the manufacturer, and furthermore because the railshape of
the front part of the inspected boards showed variation outside of
reasonable production and measurement tolerances.
The building specifications of the brands itself are subject to a
confidentially agreement in the builders contract. Only the class
measurers have access to such data and use such data for measurement at
events.
The international jury thereafter requested the race committee to measure all Temavento Racing boards present at the
championship. A total of 19 boards were found to be not in compliance
with the class rules.
The IKA class rules require all equipment used in course racing events to be "series production". According to
the builders contract, any builder "agrees to ensure a consistent
product strictly in accordance with the Manufacturing Specification and
with the highest possible degree of uniformity in every respect".
The International Jury's decision was to disqualify all sailors using
boards found not to be in compliance with the class rules from the races
of day 1 and 2. The equipment involved is not allowed to be used in
competition anymore.
In the meatime, Temavento has published statements on their facebook page as follows:
Temavento Race Engineering: "I wanted to point that no one of our
riders and customer were aware about the wrong measurement of bow of the
board. No one of them can be involved in a wrong production after # 31.
Our factory and myself are the only one to blame. I am deeply sorry for
them all."
Temavento Race Engineering: "Starting from Monday july 29 in the shortest possible production time, TemaVento will replace
all boards with serial number higher then #31 being found defective in
measurements of the bow. All replaced boards will be inspected by an
official FIV measurer prior to ship them. Temavento will contact the
customers involved in the warranty procedure within August 4. Please
contact us at
warranty@temavento.it "
However, if during further investigation, the Class, Race Committee and/or jury finds proof that a
sailor has knowingly used a class illegal board, further action may be
taken, including the possibility of a hearing under rule 69 which may
result in suspension of the sailor from future competition.
Also, further action may be taken against the manufacturer after full
investigation of the incident. Investigation will commence in the course
of this week.
Источник
https://www.facebook.com/groups/kite...ocation=stream
В данном заявлении отсутствует номер нарушенного правила, а вместо этого правило сформулировано непосредственно в тексте ( all equipment used in course racing events to be "series production"). Но любой может убедиться, что в правилах класса ничего подобного нет. Вот ссылка на правила класса
http://internationalkiteboarding.org...te-class-rules
Относительно требований к доске правила класса предельно просты:
Секция B требует, чтобы доска была включена в Эквипмент лист не позднее 60 дней до начала соревнований, и чтобы на корпусе были нанесены наименование изготовителя, серийный номер и официальный логотип ИКА;
секция С запрещает дорабатывать готовую доску;
а в секции D ограничиваются длина ширина и масса доски.
Вот и все. Больше ничего нет. Уверен, что эти правила нарушены не были, иначе об этом было бы прямо заявлено.
В то же время само решение прямо нарушает регламент ИСАФ, по которому оно обязательно должно содержать указание на номер пункта правил, которое было нарушено.
Поэтому считаю, что дисквалификация была неправильной, считаю, что Лена по праву должна быть названа Чемпионкой Европы.