If you're inside and not laying the mark you can head up--as long as you don't go past head-to-wind and still be entitled to room.
Sailing in a 30-boat one design fleet will expose you to pretty much all these situations! Andy C&C 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Aug 19, 2014, at 17:35, "Dennis C. via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Like Edd said, you had rights as the leeward boat and, as leeward boat > entering the two boat length circle, you carried those rights into the > circle. > > I would place less emphasis on rights as inside boat unless you are > ABSOLUTELY positive you were laying the mark. Consider this, a boat > approaching the mark is claiming they are inside boat but they aren't laying > the mark. They could claim they were laying the mark and were inside boat > and a windward boat did not grant them room to round so that they were forced > past the mark by the windward boat. I've never been involved in such a > situation but it could happen. The demonstration of inside boat is when it > actually lays and rounds the mark. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > >> On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 3:58 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> I am hoping that someone can clarify the actual rules related to an incident >> that I was involved in last weekend. The race was a “fun” race, so no >> yelling, but I did not know who had rights. We had huge wind shifts >> approaching the windward mark and I was in a position where I was close >> hauled, just making the mark (to port) on starboard tack. A much larger >> boat was approaching the mark also on starboard tack but from a different >> direction. He had vastly over stood the mark due to the wind shift so he >> was coming in on a reach and due to get there at the same time as me. We >> both entered the zone around the mark at about the same time although he was >> going faster so it was hard to tell. After several polite requests, he gave >> me inside room. Who has rights in that situation since there was never >> really an overlap until we both got to the mark? Thanks- Dave >> >> Aries >> 1990 C&C 34+ >> New London, CT >> >> <pastedGraphic.tiff> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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