Question 3
Same situation as Question 2, except that A is able to gybe and keep clear
of X. X chooses to gybe and then luffs hard to turn inside A. Because
A (now leeward boat on port tack) also luffs, there is contact. X protests.
What should the call be?
Answer 3
When X gybes, she becomes keep clear boat. Rule 15 does not apply as X
gave up right of way. However, rule 16.1 now applies if A changes course.
By changing course without giving X room to keep clear, A breaks rule
16.1.
Penalize A.
If A were to stop changing course the moment X gybes and there were still
contact (or if A does change course but there clearly would have been
contact even if she had not) then X breaks rule 11. |