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    Posted: 17 Dec 13 at 10:04pm
Originally posted by ColPrice2002

I'm having a few problems with this one!

Assuming that the assymetric was clear ahead, then Blue has to keep clear - however, if Yellow dives off to leeward (away from the mark), does Blue have to go wide of the mark to keep clear? (and call for additional mark room on the boats overlapped outside her)

Tactically, if I were blue, I'd luff up and head for the mark - assuming that Yellow point higher to shut me out.
Any other thoughts on how to hadle that event?

What Jim has said.

If an assy boat is tacking downwind and passes ahead of you, that's usually because she is making better vmg to the mark than you are.

If Yellow crosses ahead of Blue (you), hot on starboard, Blue should usually expect Yellow to be able to gybe back onto port and then cross clear ahead again.

Blue's best tactic is probably to hold her deep downwind course until if and when Yellow comes back at her, then do whatever is best to keep clear if it becomes apparent that that Yellow has come back slower than expected and it is necessary for Blue to do something to keep clear.
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Thanks for the comments

It was a "busy" leg and i think my key learning is that I did not have a handle on the 3 lengths scenario.

I had positioned myself on the inside for the impending rounding apart from being exposed to someone coming back from the left hand side of the course. I felt that I could manage any starboard tacker by luffing up behind them to maintain my inside position.

I guess sailing is better when you are racing against boats which sail similar angles to you.
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Originally posted by giraffe

Thanks for the comments

I guess sailing is better when you are racing against boats which sail similar angles to you.
 
IMO not always, I like the extra tactics, problems, scenarios racing with different boats throws up. Spotting the situation you found yourself in early and dealing with it better than your competitors for me is part of the race.
Single class racing is, of course, the best way of deciding who was fastest round the race course but for me that's not everything!
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