DC>Just what is "proper course"?
DC>Does the windward boat have to give way, as doing so causes it
DC>to have to cause it's sails to go into a luff and lose its
DC>proper course to the line and lose speed?
Assuming they are overlapped, the windward(W) boat must keep clear,
however the leeward(L) boat must allow (W) time and opportunity to keep
clear. The references to proper course(PC) refer to a boat sailing
above or below (PC), not to a boat being forced to sail above or below
(PC) by another.
The situation you refer to happens often, before and after the start
where I race because of the wide PHRF splits.
Blair Arden
(313) 882-2222
Columbia 26 Mk II
OTIS B. DRIFTWOOD
Sail # 570
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