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  • Last year there was a thread that discussed the meaning of tacking:
    https://www.racingrulesofsailing.org/posts/3822-def-tacking-to-tack
    Rob Overton quoted the definition I learned at sailing school before reading any of the racing rules of sailing.  Essentially, head up, cross head to wind and bear off to close hauled.  After reading the rules I became a bit confused.  The introduction to the rules now say that if a word is not defined we should use the definition “ordinarily understood in nautical or general use”.

    I’m not sure racers with their constant analysis of rules, are in a position to give an ordinarily understood nautical term.  I’m thinking it might be better to ask some cruising sailors.
    Today 06:07
  • Which will convince me better that you were anxious.

    "I hailed Starboard. They ignored me. I hailed louder again shouting you need to tack too. They ignored me. I altered course"

    "I wasn't sure if they saw me and I was anxious so I altered course"
    Yesterday 19:00
  • There is an argument that at position 2, B could have and therefore should have gybed which means A would have to as well. That might exonerate C for its later infringement

    Can you expand on this?
    Yesterday 17:41
  • John, I am glad that the WASZP rules are working in practice.  I think that the wingfoils will go a different direction, with little or no limitations, at least in part because they are always in the standing position.  I think that should be up to the fleet decide and adopt in their class rules so we shall see as the class matures.
    Sun 01:08
  • I'm with Phillip, in the definition its a measure, and that measure should be consistent. A less than competent crew is not entitled to more room than an expert one, and would be breaking a rule if they require it (lets leave room made freely available out of it for now).  Similarlty an expert crew is allowed the same room as a competent one, even though they may not need it,

    John, I agree with you about reasonable apprehension and skill level, but I think its a red herring in the context of Room and Case 103.
    Sat 14:37
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