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  Angelo Guarino Yesterday 13:37
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  John Quirk Mon 04:08
• Does a competitor "see the incident" if they see it on a video?
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  Mark Townsend Fri 18:39
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  John Quirk Fri 04:10

• Mark-Room and Room to Pass an Obstruction who wins.
  Yes, and I read in the question that the "....floating Christmas Tree... annually decorates the bay, was moored about two hull lengths to windward of the permanent mark..." as such,  is possibly a regular facet and perhaps the RO was simply setting up a 'gate' scenario (two full hull lengths wide). All tight but doable really (diagrammatically anyways), with just two boats in the whole zone / mark & gate : SR doing a natural rounding (not too close to the mark and not too wide to upset PE) and PE naturally following - but then veers off to winward and luffs the boat for some-own reason (not a  valid protest). Still, PC to chat with the RO about that gate (unaware of it at that time or subsequently 'drifted'), if only for future reference etc (potentially dangerous - no mention of boat class in question - picturing kids in Optimists, and a lot more of them funnelling into that gate etc).
  John Quirk Today 01:09
• Happy New Year to our Forum Friends!
  Happy New Year as well to everyone from the Philippines....
  John Quirk Today 00:12
• Does a competitor "see the incident" if they see it on a video?
  Thanks Ben....
  John Quirk Yesterday 04:07
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  John Quirk Yesterday 01:20
• Class breaks in handicap racing
  Yes David, in that scenario would be for sure. I just use the rough 50-50 average here to mentor the young lads (ie don't hide behind it or throw in the towel just becasue of one's handicap) - and inside the boat 50% is the boat itself + 'technology developments' (getting a flying jib or something or rather) by owner, skipper and crew, to gain advantge over competitiors (handicap affect gets a lot less)
  John Quirk Tue 04:16

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