ITBYC USA

[euphoria]

Post a request in this topic if you want to challenge ITBYC USA.
(The topic will be tracked by e-mail by team members of ITBYC USA.)

[Skorpa]

Team Europe challenges ITBYC USA for a match. If accepted we´ll open a new topic for match details.

[JTF]

Team USA accepts this opportunity to begin our ladder with an easy win :p

We will make the arrangements for a mutually convenient time (like 3:00 GMT) and course (sydney harbor around the islands with 180 degree shifts and 2.0 knots of current)

[euphoria]

The top ranked team of the VTC can't remain unchallenged! The Union of 2005 hereby request to challenge ITBYC USA.

[JTF]

We disrespectfully decline your challenge as it is beneath our team to race such a ragtag collection of sailors.

Just kidding, of course. Team USA will be happy to accept this challenge and look forward to the races. We will need some time to regroup (I have been away for 10 days) and plan for a time that will work.

Match parameters
Course: TR Straight
Wind: f4, f5, f6

[abracadabra]

team friends challenges itbyc usa
cu max of abracadabra

[JTF]

Max & ABnormal team,
We accept your challenge. I will start a thread in the challenges topic to arrange a time to sail with you.

Looking forward to a fun series with you.

[abracadabra]

hello jtf, when we make the match friends vs itbyc usa? next week could it be good?
cu max of abracadabra

[casino]

Hi
Team extra dry would like to challenge Team ITBYC USA for a match. If the challenge is accepted, we will start a new topic for match details.
Regards, Matthias (casino)

[JTF]

Casino,
It is a hard time of year for Team USA (at least for me). However, I will email the team and find out if there is a time that others can race.

Best, JTF

[Strait Torque II (AUS)]

Aussie Gold challenges USA, if accepted please start a topic.

Cheers Gerard

[Strait Torque II (AUS)]

Hi

Challenge not accepted in 7 days, I declare a walkover.

Cheers

[euphoria]

Hi Gerard,

Both Australia Gold and Team extra dry have requested to challenge ITBYC USA. Australia Gold have priority as described in article 2.3.6.2 in the SI.

It's a little early to decleare a walkover. But what you could do is to claim the challenge as official, ref SI article 2.3.7.

Open the topic for the challenge, then you will have 30 days to arrange the races. If USA is not available, you can claim a walkover win.

Harald

[Skiffie]

Harald wrote:

Both Australia Gold and Team extra dry have requested to challenge ITBYC USA. Australia Gold have priority as described in article 2.3.6.2 in the SI.

From the SI

2.3.6 If multiple teams request to challenge the same team before the team has accepted, then the forced priority is as follows (1 takes precedence over 2 etc.):

1. All other teams have priority over the team which was the last to challenge the relevant team through a challenge request.
2. A team ranked below the challenged team has priority over a team ranked above the challenged team.
3. A team with rank closer to the challenged team has priority.
4. A team posting the request first has priority.

So wouldn't Team Extra Dry have "priority" since they challenged first, and since 2.3.6.1 has precedent over 2.3.6.2?

[euphoria]

If "Team extra dry" was refered to in 2.3.6.1, yes.
But the last team to challenge "ITBYC USA" was "Friends in the wind".
2.3.6.1 therefore reads: "Friends in the wind" have lowest priority to challenge "ITBYC USA".

Harald