And in reference to the post about "gaining significant advantage", I don't think anyone gained an advantage. In that particular instance I believe I had three choices:
- touch the overtaking boat
- touch the committee boat
- touch the stalled boat in front of me

I ended up fouling the overtaking boat. He was pushing me up, and I drove down, and by doing so, he established overlap (which, I believe means his bow has to be at my stern, not my rudders, correct?). He got the protest (he had to alter course), I cleared the scene, did my turn and ended up last...

Not to hijack this thread, but I've seen two or three instances of skippers getting beaned in the head by snuffer/spinnaker poles while the overtaking boat jockeyed for overlap.

Just where does "overlap" start? The hull, or any part of the overtaking craft?