Starboard Tack Parade

   The tide was with us so I reasoned most starboard tackers would overstand the widward mark, and they did.  We came in at about 3 boat lengths down on port, there was quite a parade and no gaps so we wanted to tack to leeward.  Nice theory but we had a boat also on port on our port quarter (not overlapped I think).  We hailed we had to tack to avoid the right of way boats and did, but so did he and this prevented us from falling off on our new tack.  Our almost head-to-wind position meant that we luffed the entire starboard tack parade who were not pleased.  We at least did not collide with any of them but I ever-so-gently rafted up against the boat on our left since I thought he was the culprit - was he?  Incidently he snuck off round the mark and left all the confusion behind to gain an unassailable lead and win the race.

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	The tide was with us so I reasoned most starboard tackers would overstand the widward mark, and they did. We came in at about 3 boat lengths down on port, there was quite a parade and no gaps so we wanted to tack to leeward. Nice theory but we had a boat also on port on our port quarter (not overlapped I think). We hailed we had to tack to avoid the right of way boats and did, but so did he and this prevented us from falling off on our new tack. Our almost head-to-wind position meant that we luffed the entire starboard tack parade who were not pleased. We at least did not collide with any of them but I ever-so-gently rafted up against the boat on our left since I thought he was the culprit - was he? Incidently he snuck off round the mark and left all the confusion behind to gain an unassailable lead and win the race.