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Jamie600
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Topic: Windward boat keeping clear of trapezing sailor Posted: 14 May 17 at 6:42pm |
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I understand that under normal circumstances the crew, or helm in my case, is part of the boat and therefore the windward boat must keep clear.
However, what happens if the crew/helm are moving in and out on the wire? Today an RS400 started above me in my RS600. There had been a lull in the wind so I was sitting on the wing. A gust came so I headed out on the wire instinctively. There was enough of a gap to windward for the 400 to keep clear, but only just and they had to pinch quite a bit. I guess I need to give room and time but if I didn't go out on the wire in a gust, I would need to dump most of the sail and drop back. Any ideas where I stand on this? |
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 17 at 7:00pm | |
Windward boat keeps clear. Getting out on the wire is a perfectly normal activity and a normal position. If they were able to just keep clear by pinching quite a bit you certainly did all that could be expected. I'd argue that if there is not room to get out on the wire without contacting the windward boat in gusty conditions then the windward boat is not keeping clear, although that's contestable. What you can't do, though, is reach out and touch the windward boat to demonstrate they're not keeping clear. There's not a perfect case for this but case 73 and 74 in the casebook are worth reading.
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Jamie600
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 17 at 7:52pm | |
Thanks Jim, I'll check those out
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Brass
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 17 at 12:01am | |
In the circumstance you described, unless you changed course, you had absolutely no obligation to give the windward boat room. Rule 16 only applies when the right of way boat changes course. If you deliberately touch the windward boat, then you break rule 14, but unless you touch her with a lump hammer you should expect to be exonerated by rule 14( b ).
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