17. Rule 18 Scenario 1 Windward mark

Two boats are racing to windward toward a mark they are required to leave to port. The circle has a radius of four of yellow’s boat lengths.

Issues:

Does Rule 18 apply to require blue to give yellow “mark-room”? What is “mark-room”?

See Rule 18 and definitions of “mark-room” and “overlap”.

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