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Tentmaker
Here's one that may cause some discussion
Can happen in all conditions where you can heel the boat to windward upwind.
2 boats converging upwind, opposite tacks - Port tack boat slightly behind and will duck. Stbd crosses and somewhere between 1/2 and 1 boat length to windward of port tack boat, roll tacks to port. At the the same time, boat that was on port and ducking, heels to windward.
Result is contact between spars and/or sails.
Normally, it would seem to be pretty cut and dry as far as the rules go - boat that was tacking did not stay clear, but in this case the boat not tacking can purposely heel to windward and make it almost impossible for the tacking boat to keep clear unless the tacking boat flat tacks instead of roll tacks.
Is heeling to windward when a boat tacks close by to windward a good tactical move or a foul ? How would you decide a protest between both boats and why ?
Can happen in all conditions where you can heel the boat to windward upwind.
2 boats converging upwind, opposite tacks - Port tack boat slightly behind and will duck. Stbd crosses and somewhere between 1/2 and 1 boat length to windward of port tack boat, roll tacks to port. At the the same time, boat that was on port and ducking, heels to windward.
Result is contact between spars and/or sails.
Normally, it would seem to be pretty cut and dry as far as the rules go - boat that was tacking did not stay clear, but in this case the boat not tacking can purposely heel to windward and make it almost impossible for the tacking boat to keep clear unless the tacking boat flat tacks instead of roll tacks.
Is heeling to windward when a boat tacks close by to windward a good tactical move or a foul ? How would you decide a protest between both boats and why ?