Question
How will the umpires decide if a rule was broken deliberately?
Answer
There is no complete clearcut answer, but rather a sliding scale of likelihood.
The umpires are likely to conclude that a rule was broken deliberately
when:
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the situation has built up for some time rather than occurred instantaneously;
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there is a potentially match-winning tactical gain from breaking
the rule;
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the infringement does not seem to be a simple misjudgement.
Examples could be:
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breaking a rule to avoid being OCS (windward boat bears down on leeward
boat);
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Blue cannot lay the pin and tacks onto port (see Diagram above);
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barging at a starting mark;
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denying an inside boat room at the mark.
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