Seems to be a conflict between rule 16.2 and 18 if you were in the zone he was correct though politley hailing for bouy room would be the "proper course" in order to inform you that he was bearing off. If you were outside the zone he was clearly in violation of 16.2.
ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing 2005-2008 said:SECTION C
GROSS MISCONDUCT
69 ALLEGATIONS OF GROSS MISCONDUCT
69.1 Action by a Protest Committee
(a) When a protest committee, from its own observation or a report
received from any source, believes that a competitor may have
committed a gross breach of a rule, good manners or sportsmanship,
or may have brought the sport into disrepute, it may
call a hearing. The protest committee shall promptly inform the
competitor in writing of the alleged misconduct and of the time
and place of the hearing.
(b) A protest committee of at least three members shall conduct the
hearing, following rules 63.2, 63.3, 63.4 and 63.6. If it decides
that the competitor committed the alleged misconduct it shall
either
(1) warn the competitor or
(2) impose a penalty by excluding the competitor and, when
appropriate, disqualifying a boat, from a race or the remaining
races or all races of the series, or by taking other action
within its jurisdiction. A disqualification under this rule
shall not be excluded from the boat’s series score.
what's a brodie Cobb?
what's a brodie Cobb?