Laser Start?

Right, if you were both on starboard then the other boat was windward boat and required to keep clear by the sound of it. Overtaking has nothing to do with it, you're either overlapped or you're not.

Edited by Lukepiewalker - 14 May 11 at 10:43pm

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Lukepiewalker Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 24 May 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1341	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lukepiewalker Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Laser Start? Posted: 14 May 11 at 10:40pm
	Right, if you were both on starboard then the other boat was windward boat and required to keep clear by the sound of it. Overtaking has nothing to do with it, you're either overlapped or you're not. Edited by Lukepiewalker - 14 May 11 at 10:43pm
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GybinJoe Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 04 May 11 Location: Ireland Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote GybinJoe Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 11 at 10:36pm
	Oop's Boat B was on a starboard tack too
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SoggyBadger Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Oct 10 Location: The Wild Wood Online Status: Offline Posts: 552	Post Options Post Reply Quote SoggyBadger Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 11 at 10:33pm
	I have real problems with you description of the incident (maybe the protest committee did too ). If A is on starboard and B is on port then overtaking is irrelevant. Your only possible chance of winning a protest would have been to argue that A didn't give you room/opportunity to keep clear before he/she altered course. Edited by SoggyBadger - 14 May 11 at 10:34pm
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GybinJoe Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 04 May 11 Location: Ireland Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote GybinJoe Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 11 at 10:10pm
	I would have though Boat A was at fault beacuse he had a choice on which tack to take and chose a collision course.
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Lukepiewalker Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 24 May 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1341	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lukepiewalker Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 11 at 5:38pm
	It sounds to me like you were in the wrong to be honest without lots more information.
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GybinJoe Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 04 May 11 Location: Ireland Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote GybinJoe Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 11 at 2:05pm
	Heres the situation, At a standard start line theres one boat (A) head to wind, sitting there waiting for the start whistle so she can bear away to starboard and start sailing. As the whistle blows, Boat A bears away and starts to accelerate. At the same time that Boat A Bears away, Boat (B) is on port tack at speed and a collision occurrs. Boat A protests B for not keeping clear when overtaking and Boat B protests A for tacking onto his course. Who would be penalised? This happened to me and I was Boat B, I got penalised even though I was sure i was in the right.