http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/12/sports/suspension-for-dirk-de-ridder-a-sailor-is-cut.html 2014-12-12 07:27:21 Suspension for Dirk de Ridder, a Sailor, Is Cut The Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced the sailor Dirk de Ridder’s suspension from sanctioned events from three years to 18 months. === The Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced the sailor Dirk de Ridder’s suspension from sanctioned events from three years to 18 months. De Ridder was suspended after he was said to be involved in the manipulation of the weight distribution of boats in warm-up regattas before the 2013 America’s Cup.