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Henmch
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Topic: Collision at windward mark Posted: 02 May 16 at 4:44pm |
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three solos are approaching a windward mark to be left to port.
A is on port tack B is on starboard as is C. Boat C is level to boat B and to windward by half a boat length. The overall existed well before the zone. Within the zone boat A ( the one on port!) tacks. Boat B has to take swift avoiding action and has to luff above close hauled so obviously boat A has infringed the rules. In taking avoiding action boat B luffa swiftly and a collision occurs with the windward boat C. So my question is who should take a penalty out of the boats B and C? Everything happened quite quickly. The outside starboard boat argued that the inner boat B didn't give adequate time to avoid collision but the inner boat argued that they had to act very quickly to avoid the tacking boat A! |
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JimC
Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Online Posts: 6649 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 02 May 16 at 5:42pm | |
I'd say neither.
RRS 64.1a reads
B failed to give C room to keep clear, but B was compelled to break the rule by A, so therefore B is exonerated. [Later] As was stated in the OP A is already established as having broken a rule so would be penalised. Edited by JimC - 02 May 16 at 9:33pm |
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 02 May 16 at 6:38pm | |
Are we assuming A is taking a penalty already? Sounds like B took the action that would cause least damage.
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Brass
Really should get out more Joined: 24 Mar 08 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1146 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 02 May 16 at 11:27pm | |
OP's question was "who should take a penalty out of the boats B and C?". Why is it relevant whether A is taking a penalty?
Why is that relevant at all?
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