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    Posted: 07 Jun 08 at 10:01am
Originally posted by Jamie600

 

I can think of a few clubs where the marks are less than 4 boat lengths from the bank, they'll have some mark-shifting to do if this comes in


Calling water for an obstruction like the bank has always overridden water for the mark anyway, (or so I have always thought) so no need to change anything. Though on rivers and ponds small enough for this to happen, the club rules can always keep 2 boatlengths, as I can think of occasions where 3 or 4 would be a significant proportion of the leg just sailed...
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The bank is a continuing obstruction. RRS 18.5 stipulates that a boat clear astern that obtains an inside overlap is entitled to room to pass the obstruction only IF at the moment the overlap begins there is room to do so.

The classic situation is when several boats are overlapped with one boat near the bank and unable to give room to the inside boats In addition, each right of way boat may be a contiuing obstruction for other give way boats. The protest committee has  to decide if, when the the last boat to establish an overlap does so, there was room to pass. Makes for fun hearings!

 

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Originally posted by bdu98252

I am not sure I could drop a Musto kite in 25 knots of breeze and do a slick rounding in less than about 5-8 boat lengths including the pole length. I will maybe just need to get better .

In special classes, particularly for fast boats, the BL-Zone can be increased to four.

You can read the whole post here:New Rule 18 - The three-length zone in RRS 2009-2012
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