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Chris415700
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Topic: Rounding windward mark in the wrong direction Posted: 15 Apr 12 at 8:27am |
An incident from last week that caused much discussion afterwards, but no conclusion.
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sargesail
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 12 at 9:55am |
A has to tack to round the mark so this is a port and starboard case.
All the usual limitations on altering course would apply - while there is no evidence here it is easy to imagine that A might have been altering course very quickly and therefore B may not have been able to keep clear - but there is no requirement for B to anticipate the gybe and harden up by A.
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Andymac
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 12 at 5:11pm |
Ditto Sargesail.Boat A was never entitled to mark room, but was, then wasn't, then was again ROW boat.
After unwinding back and gybing onto Starboard, it became ROW boat again. Assuming that boat B didn't take avoiding action until boat A had established its right, then the fact that boat B managed to avoid contact (meeting its obligation) suggests that A gave B sufficient time to react to its change of course, so no rule was broken by either boat.
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gordon
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 12 at 9:42pm |
When A was on starboard and B on port rule18 does not apply. Rule 10 does apply and port tack boat must keep clear. However, when A gybed she acquires right of way and must give B room to keep clear. If B's manoeuvre to keep clear was necessarily unsamanlike ( a crash tack for instance) A broke rule 15.
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jeffers
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 16 Apr 12 at 8:50am |
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I don't A did have to tack to round the OP state A bears off on to a reach. Despite that as A significantly altered course and B could definitely be considered to be keeping clear and only did not keep clear as a result of the RoW boats actions A is at fault. Gordon has explained it much better though
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