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I was fouled at the start and won my protest — so why was I scored DNS?

Because you still have to sail the course. Rule 28.1 — the string rule — imagines a string tied to your boat along your track: pulled tight, it must touch every mark on the required side. Being fouled, or a starting mark drifting out of position, does not excuse you from a single rounding. Win the protest, miss the proper start, and you still score DNS. (A mark shifting in wind or current is a normal risk of racing under Rule 32.1 — no grounds to abandon.) World Sailing Case 28.

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