Question
Nearing the end of the downwind leg, the boats are overlapped on starboard
tack. Yellow has established an overlap to leeward from clear astern,
is governed by rule 17 and is sailing her proper course. Soon her proper
course will be to gybe for the mark. When must Yellow begin to bear away
to gybe?
Answer
Yellow must begin to gybe at the time she would have borne away to gybe
if she had been sailing with no other boat nearby. If she clearly delays
beyond that time, she will break rule 17 by sailing above her proper course.
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