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Old 01-03-2011, 09:48 PM   #1
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Mandatory canopy in 3C.

According to reports today UIM chairman Chiulli during the weekend decided on mandatory canopies in 3C with immediate effect. What's your take on that?

Here in Sweden we are planning the upcoming World Championships in July and this decision decimates the number of of competing teams by almost 50%. A catastrophe as you understand.

I personally believe canopies is a must in the class but that the decision needs at least 3 years of overlap.
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Old 02-03-2011, 01:08 PM   #2
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canopies

if this report is true,what countrys voted for it or was this his own decision?
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Old 02-03-2011, 08:24 PM   #3
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Hi Bob
These comments have come from the UIM Council meeting held in Monaco last weekend. I was not at this meeting as I am not a council member. John Reed was however there and according to him the UIM President wants to see canopies mandated fog Class 3 C as soon as possible. This is nothing new however the President has given Bob Wartinger UIM Safety Commission chairman 2 months to sort it out. Any new safety requirements can be implemented immediately under UIM rules but these will only apply to International racing. Bob will be at the RYA Safety seminar next week so we can ask him directly what is being proposed. Hope this helps post on boatman if you wish regards John
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Open Letter From Svera

OPEN LETTER FROM THE SWEDISH FEDERATION

Source: SVERA Web Site

To UIM and UIM offshore countries

Regarding UIM Councils decision to demand Cockpits on boats in Offshore 3C UIM offshore 3C class is one of just a few offshore classes that are large enough to be regarded as a truly international offshore racing class. Offshore 3C is a class with many competitive race boats that are spread over many different countries. It is the only offshore class where international and continental championships gather up to and over 30 boats coming from more than 5 countries. Also many of these boats are truly competitive and can finish as top three. In competition a mix of both boats with and without closed cockpits has been competing. The races are out on the ocean on long laps, often over 20 nautical miles long. This makes it very hard to response to accidents fast and in a tidy manner, which is crucial to retrieve the crew from the cockpit. Last years investigations has been made regarding safety for the crew in Offshore 3C boats by UIM Cominoff and UIM safety to gather both statistics of risks levels in racing these boats with and without cockpit. It has been trouble reported with failing structures of Cockpits and crews reporting large difficulties of exiting cockpits then incidents have occurred. It cannot from this investigation be stated if is more dangerous to drive open
boats compared to boats with cockpits. UIM safety committee has not received resources from UIM to be able to develop design instructions for safe cockpits for the offshore 3C class. Today due to a sudden decision from UIM council drivers now have to hastily rebuild boats before the rules and design criteriaís for cockpit boats are set. This will likely give boats going into tight racing in the coming World Championship that not are built in a best way with crews not used to drive cockpit boats. This might be a very dangerous situation, a situation that is created by UIM council. This sudden rule change demanding cockpit will also reduce the number of boats in the world championship by 50% and may severely hamper future development of international offshore racing.

The Offshore committee of Swedish Power Boat Association strongly oppose against this last minute decision to immediate demand cockpit on 3C boats. The boats for 3C World Championship in July are already built. The subject was not on Councils agenda and where therefore not prepared in a proper manner and the decision there not built on facts. The governing rules and instructions for 3C cockpit are not yet developed and decided on.

We want to propose that this decision is immediately withdrawn and that this issue is prepared in a professional manner by UIM Cominoff and UIM safety with UIM council supporting with the needed resource. Work to be carried out in co operation with national authorities.

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3C Mandatory Canopies

I have had emails from Marcus Johnsson (Finland) and Thomas Wrenkler (Sweden), the 2008 and 2009 World 3C Champions, who are outraged at the apparent disregard of UIM protocol and the overturning of the Council's October decision in Malta. Both, incidentally, drive open boats.

The UIM vote and it's form, has taken everyone by surprise, but has partiticular consequences for Oskarhamm's World 3C in July.

There are some worrying 'deals' being rumoured, but we have little UK access to them, as they are not officially reported on.

Thankfully, the RYA PRM, had already agreed in the August 2010 ORC meeting, that if mandatory canopies went through, at UIM, that he would propose a grandfather ruling, so the UK response is covered, but we await the response from Monaco.
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I can not find any official word from the UIM. I think that is really strange. Does anyone know anything new in this matter?

Swedish Powerboat Association sent in a complaint to the UIM last week.
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