What Defines Finishing

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Finish A boat finishes when any part of her hull, or crew or equipment in
normal position, crosses the finishing line from the course side. However, she
has not finished if after crossing the finishing line she
(a) takes a penalty under rule 44.2,
(b) corrects an error under rule 28.2 made at the line, or
(c) continues to sail the course. IRR


I read this to mean that a boat doesn't have to travel through the finish line to be scored. Is that right, I guess this could happen in a big wind shift near the end of a race.

 

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races are won by the nose, not the tail... unless the tail happens to break the line first