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Ericson33
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Initially Posted - 04/21/2006 : 12:30:24

This is a cool little site that was emailed to me from a Windycrest Member, I have spent about 30 min. going thru it and have only just touched the surface of the material that is there. If you are a Racer, or for that matter, a Skipper that needs to know the rules this is one of the best sites I have come across. Everyone needs to check it out.

http://www.finckh.org/rspiel/indexe.htm

C.S. McKillip
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 04/21/2006 : 13:02:08

Thanks Chris, neat site!

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stampeder
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Response Posted - 04/23/2006 : 00:10:03

Thanx for passing it along Chris.

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bbriner
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Response Posted - 04/23/2006 : 13:13:11

Here's a situation that I'm not clear on.. and I didn't see it oin this site (btw, thanks chris!). I'm sailing dead downwind, wing on wing, but with boom to port (so technically I'm on a starboard tack). Another, faster, boat is approaching me from aft and to starboard, flying a chute, but with the main to starboard (port tack). They overtaking me and we are on a collision course. One of us must gybe to avoid a collision. Who should it be?

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 04/23/2006 : 16:15:04

"The overtaking boat shall keep clear"
"Starboard tack has R-O-W over port tack"
So you have R-O-W for 2 reasons!
Derek

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 04/23/2006 : 16:48:50

The answer to your specific question is that <u>both</u> of you must alter course to avoid a collision. Even though you have the ROW, if he fails to do so, and you are able to do so, you would also be in violation if you fail to avoid a collision. The overriding rule is that all boats should avoid a collision whenever possible, without regard to who has the ROW.

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 04/23/2006 : 17:15:29

Rule 14 A boat shall avoid contact with another boat if reasonably possible. However, (A) The Right of way boat need not act to avoid contact until it is clear that the other idiot is not going to act. Rule 14b - They won't be penalized unless the contact causes damage.

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bbriner
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Response Posted - 04/23/2006 : 19:35:23

Thanks guys.. that's the way I read it too. I happened to know this particular skipper (I used to crew for him) and I knew he was pretty aggressive. I figured he was just going to keep going let me alter course. I yelled 'BOB!! I'm **starboard**' at him, which they acknowledged, and got busy and gybed. They had a LOT more work to do to gybe and I wasn't 100% confident that I had the ROW. Problem is I would've had to gybe AND head up pretty quickly to avoid him if he hadn't taken action right away; my starboard course was blocked of course so I had no choice really. In fact I think they could've just headed off downwind more (instead of gybing) and would've had no problem passing me safely. It was a Soverel 33 against my Cat 25 :) - which is NO match!!

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 04/23/2006 : 21:47:59

No match would be an understatement. The real question is what the hell was he doing on the course anywhere near where you were. He really was sucking it up, or you were kicking butt!!!Or he was lapping you.

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bbriner
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Response Posted - 04/24/2006 : 08:53:43

It was one of those races where the slow boats (PHRF > 170) start first, then the medium fast boats, then the big, fast boats. He started with the latter and was passing me on the downwind leg (after the first mark). I would like to say I was kicking butt but I wasn't. We ended up 6th out 9 boats in the slow boat division. My best so far is 4th; I have yet to get a decent start!

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