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| RYA Considers Action Against Ainslie |
| Tuesday, 13 December 2011 10:02 |
 Following Ben Ainslie's disqualification from the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Australia the RYA is now considering whether they will take any further action against the treble Olympic gold medallist. The incident leading to Ainslie's disqualification occurred when the 34-year-old felt he had been impeded by a media boat during race nine. Following the face Ainslie swam over to the boat and had a confrontation with the crew. Ainslie was subsequently disqualified from races nine and ten and therefore out out of the chance of winning a medal and any hope of winning a sixth Finn World Championship title.
Ben Ainslie said of the incident, "I overreacted to what I thought was a situation where I felt my performance was being severely hindered. I'm very thankful that everyone involved has taken it how it was - as something which was blown out of proportion in terms of what actually happened. We've all apologised to each other and are looking forward to moving on." The RYA have released a statement saying, "The RYA is awaiting the report from the International Jury, of the Perth 2011 Worlds, in order to consider what further action, if any, to take. The RYA will follow its established procedures for responding to Rule 69 reports. The process involves the report being considered by the Chairman of the RYA, the Chairman of the RYA Racing Committee and the Chairman of the RYA Tribunal, who will decide whether the matter should be referred to the RYA Tribunal for further action. If the matter is referred to the RYA Tribunal, then it is likely that a hearing will take place as soon as is reasonably possible, following which the RYA Tribunal has the authority to take such disciplinary action within its jurisdiction as it considers appropriate."
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