Being careful about what'There was yelling and swearing on various boats with a long debate on Wild Oats between skipper Mark Richards and a member of his brains trust before he opted to do their penalty turn.
“Furl, furl, we are going to do a 720 (penalty turn),’’ Richards eventually yelled to his team.
Wild Oats, which had a close call with another yacht soon after the start in 2017, was hit with a one hour penalty at race end which saw her dethroned as the line honours winner. This honour instead went to LDV Comanche who is also recorded as the race record holder.'
So Richards was being careful.
What was the potential infringement