17.1, C10.3bCG / PIDIEBOLTSemi-Finals Race 4 Match 221/01/2000Z#?BB?=CB???I?hC(B?C@DhC???{I?fCPB?B@DfC??? Protest !?CB?@DC??? MS Sans Serif Protest !?BB?CB??? MS Sans Serif 2Blue: Luna Rossa Yellow: Le Defi Franais What the umpires saw: Blue established an overlap from clear astern at position 2. Blue, at position 3, luffed slowly above her proper course and Yellow, to windward, luffed to keep clear. Minimum distance 4-5 meters between the boats. Both boats protested. Penalty Blue . Rule 17.1 At position 4 ,Blue bore away, gybed and rounded the mark. Yellow with less speed, gybed and rounded the mark several lengths behind Blue. Blue had gained an advantage by breaking a rule. Penalty Blue again. Rule C10.3b.?BB??B??? MS Sans Serif j?WC`B?B'DWC????kC`B??kC???q?aC`_C$DkC?BDaC????9C`BDaC?C9C??? [?[C`B'DWC?AD[C??? 6?1C`AD[C? D1C??? ?NCPB@DfC?@ACNC????/CP@ACNC?C/C????CPC/C?yCC???+1?0PyCC?UC0???C ?PUC0?C???.>?\PC?xBvC\???I?2CPxBvC\?C2C??? ?CPC2C?QCC???x?KC(C@DhC?BCKC????5C(BCKC?<C5C???Bw?C(<C5C?>CC????P(>CC?CP???3:?zC(CP?hB-CzC???? C(hB-CzC?C C????C(C C?cwCC??? ?B(cwCC?CB???