port/ starboard

Why would he "head up" if he's "over stood" Surely he''d have to bear off?

Why did you tack off if you were easily going to pass in front? I had this yesterday, rounding on port, leeward port on starboard coming up trying a hail to confuse.. just tell them to hold their course, if they clip you then you deal with it by doing your turns, if you know they're going to hit you then rightly tack off, difficult to prove in a starboard port confrontation that they altered course to bring about the situation.

Short answer either call their bluff or tack off, only you know if you would have cleared them anyway.

He's going to argue that you made him tack off anyway, so unless there is a collision, no harm done, but likely you'll end up in the protest room anyway if it's a serious race, just because of the close proximity.

So, either you are clear ahead and there was no chance or he's close enough to call, that is the deciding factor..

Edited by iGRF - 22 Apr 13 at 10:15am