Question
A approaching from port, tacks ahead and to leeward of X inside the zone
of a port-hand windward mark. At position 1 X bore away for the mark,
but after A completes her tack X has to luff and sail above close-hauled
to avoid A. X protests. What should the call be?
Answer
Penalize A.
X’s change of course at position 1 does not break rule 16.2 because
A is not sailing to pass astern of X.
X is fetching the mark and A completes her tack inside the zone. Rule
18.3 therefore applies, and by causing X to sail above close-hauled to
avoid her A breaks rule 18.3(a). The fact that X bore away at position
1 does not in any way lessen A's obligation under rule 18.3(a) not to
cause X to sail above close-hauled to avoid her.
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