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Port Laylines with a tack in the zone.
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Windward Mark. 1. G enters zone first on Stb, below layline. Y enters after on port. 2. G tacks in front of Y, and completes tack. 2.5. Y, with significantly more speed chooses to go above G (but does not pass head to wind). 3. Y attempts to take mark room. G calls Leeward. There isn't enough room for Y to pass between G and the mark. Y chooses to hit mark to avoid contact with G. 4. Y rounds mark, calls protest, and continues sailing without doing penalty turn.
I think that Y has rights as inside boat under 18.2a, and should be exonerated for hitting the mark, but general consensus was that Y poked their nose where it didn't belong. Thoughts?
