Page 46 - Call Book for Team Racing 2017-2020

TR CALL E3

Rule 13 While Tacking
Rule 16.1 Changing Course
Rule 18.1 When Rule 18 Applies

Question

B is on starboard tack at the zone of a starboard hand windward mark. She is half a
length clear ahead and slightly to leeward of Y. At the mark B luffs and tacks. Y luffs
to round the mark, and as a result Y makes contact with B while Y is still on
starboard tack. B protests. What should the call be?

B4

B3 Y4

Y3
B2

Y2
B1

Y1

Answer

Penalize Y.

When B passes head to wind, the boats become on opposite tacks on a beat and
therefore no part of rule 18 applies. Y becomes right of way boat subject to rule 16.
Provided B would have kept clear of Y if Y had not changed course after B passed
head to wind, then Y fails to give B room to keep clear and breaks rule 16.1.

Section E - The Windward Mark