35. Facts found: Baby’s Bottom, on port tack, was approaching a (buoys-to-port) windward mark on the port tack layline. He reached the zone ahead of Diaper Rush coming in on starboard tack. Baby’s Bottom tacked at the mark but his crew failed to bring the jib over.
	Baby’s Bottom was now moving very slowly. Diaper Rush bore away to avoid hitting Baby’s Bottom but was unable to avoid hitting the mark after avoiding the collision with BB. Diaper Rush protested under rule 18.3.

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Ruling: As they used to say in the detective shows on the radio: This is an open-and-shut case. Baby’s Bottom broke rule 18.3 in that she prevented Diaper Rush from (cleanly) rounding the mark. The protest is upheld and Baby’s Bottom is disqualified.

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Case #36
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