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Hi Olivier, I think I understand why it took so long - there were two boats directly involved, and three boats that were at least witnesses or more seriously, parties to the protest, so that takes time to hear each person. John

Thanks John and Olivier. I agree with you, however we do not know what claims were made by the skippers at the protest hearing that could have led to a long discussion. I think the main take-away is that if a boat is clear ahead approaching the zone, ANTICIPATE that you will have to give her mark room, so plan to be able to pass astern – and if that requires that you hail any boats around you to provide that room – do it early. If you are the mark room boat, protest if you are hit. If you are the trailing boat and hit a boat with mark room – then take a penalty turn – that will cost less pain than being DSQ in a hearing and save everyone time. I have attached a write up of the incident including some screen grabs, and have created a diagram that a Protest Committee may have constructed to arrive at a decision. John Incident at downwind mark.pdf