Question 1
A and X are overlapped on starboard tack on a very broad reach. A is subject
to rule 17. Without changing course, A gybes, allowing her boom to go
right across and her sail to fill on the new tack. She then immediately
gybes back and luffs X. X responds to the luff and protests. What should
the call be?
Answer 1
No penalty.
Because A’s sail fills in a running position after the gybe, she
is sailing by the lee, and has therefore changed tack and rule 17 ceases
to apply. When she gybes back onto starboard tack, rule 17 does not apply.
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