Former sailing boss files complaint against AC jurors in Dirk de Ridder case

Bernie Wilson (AP Sports Writer) SAN DIEGO (AP) — The former head of sailing’s governing body has filed complaints of gross misconduct against the five members of an international jury that handed down the harshest penalties in America’s Cup history. Paul Henderson of Toronto has requested hearings by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). The action comes weeks after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced sailor Dirk de Ridder’s suspension from sanctioned events from three years to 18 months. De Ridder was banned from the 34th America’s Cup in September 2013, and Oracle Team USA was docked two points in a scandal involving manipulation of the weight distribution of boats that Oracle sailed in warmup regattas. Henderson filed individual complaints against jury members Bryan Willis of Great Britain and Graham McKenzie of New Zealand, based on depositions they gave during hearings before CAS, and a single complaint against the three other jury members, David Tillett of Australia, Josje Hofland of the Netherlands and John Doerr of Britain. “All members of the AC 34 jury failed and violated the principles of ISAF by not providing an equitable and fair hearing to all sailors,” Henderson wrote in his complaint against Tillett, Hofland and Doerr. ISAF competitions...