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  • IMHO:  In this scenario, while fleetracing Rule 11 does not apply as both are Windward. Rule 12 does not apply a both in X2/Y2 are clear ahead of eachother. If neither one is changing course and both are sailing a straight line then Rule 16 does not apply. Rule 14 does apply, boats have to avoid collision/contact. In a protest situation that brings the situation to the last clearly established right-of-way relationship, plus Rule 14.
    Suppose White  X has rounded a downwind mark, ahead of boat Y while properly following the race course, the the last situation with RoW can be determined as X was sailing clear ahead of Y and had RoW (R12). That may lead to a protest decision where in the situation X2 Y2 when boats meet that X has Right of Way......  based on the last established realtionship before it became "messy"...

    Correct? Although it is an awkward situation, but does happen every once in a while.... 
    Today 06:56
  • As an English speaker I alwats excerise  degree of wariness when anyone refers to the work of Mr. Webster...

    The relevant Collins Dictionary nautical definitions are:
     to change the heading of (a sailing vessel) to the opposite tack 
    to steer (a sailing vessel) on alternate tacks
    (intransitive)  (of a sailing vessel) to proceed on a different tack or to alternate tacks.
    Not to mention:
    a course sailed by a sailing vessel with the wind blowing from forward of the beam
    one such course or a zigzag pattern of such courses
    a sheet for controlling the weather clew of a course 
    the weather clew itself
    the forward lower clew of a fore-and-aft sail


    Under RRS Definitions: a boat changes from port to starboard tack at the moment she passes head to wind.

    I think one issue is that nautical parlance has changed. When I first started getting shouted at by irate helmsman the proper terminology was 'to go about'. The crew was warned by the helm by a cry of 'ready about', followed by 'lee oh'.  The boat would to avoid the current then change tack. This might happen frequently, for instance when tacking along the shore. 

    Tack has far too many meanings to be of any  use as a clearly defined word in the rules. 
    Yesterday 17:02
  • 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"
    Mon 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?
    Mon 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
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