J/70 Class membership suspensions
by Christopher Howell 26 Jan 2018 02:06 PST
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The International J/70 Class Association (IJ70CA) Executive Committee (EC) has unanimously agreed to the J/70 Class membership suspensions listed below.
The IJ70CA EC authority and process to suspend a membership is described in Section 6 MEMBER SUSPENSION of the IJ70CA Constitution, a copy of which is available on the International J/70 Class website. The J/70 EC has found that the individuals below have been involved, to different degrees, in the "Intentional violation of the Class Rules" and/or "unsportsmanlike conduct" at the 2017 World Championship and/or some extended period prior to the World Championship.
- Carlo Alberini owner of hull #949, Class membership is suspended for 12 (twelve) months commencing on 1 December 2017
- Claudio Dutto owner of hull #922, has been warned that although the EC did not suspend his membership, he needs to be more diligent that his boat is in compliance with the Rules at all times
- Mauro Mocchegiani owner of hull #1088, Class membership is suspended for 4 (four) months commencing on 1 December 2017
- Alessandro Molla owner of hull #570, Class membership is suspended for 4 (four) months commencing on 1 December 2017
- Achille Onorato owner of hull #1269, Class membership is suspended for 4 (four) months commencing on 1 December 2017
- Alessio Querin former owner of hull #922, Class membership is suspended for 24 (twenty four) months commencing on 1 December 2017
- Marco Salvi owner of hull #910, Class membership is suspended for 12 (twelve) months commencing on 1 December 2017
- Alexey Semenov owner of hull #667, has been warned that although the EC did not suspend his membership, he needs to be more diligent that his boat is in compliance with the Rules at all times
In addition to the suspensions, the following boats have had their Manufacturers Declarations withdrawn and are not permitted to sail in J/70 events until the boats are inspected and corrected by the Licensed Manufacturer.
- Hull/sail #949 owned by Carlo Alberini
- Hull/sail #1269 owned by Achille Onorato
- Hull/sail #570 owned by Alessandro Molla
- Hull/sail #910 owned by Marco Salvi
- Hull/sail #667 owned by Alexey Semenov