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Rule 18.2 Giving Mark-Room
Definitions Mark-Room

Question
Boats A, X and B are approaching a mark overlapped, with A required to give markroom to X and X required to give mark-room to B. Does rule 18.2 require A to give enough room to X to enable her to give mark-room to B before B is at the mark?

Answer
Yes.
Mark-room includes room to sail to the mark and, for X, sailing to the mark includes giving B mark-room. Therefore, rule 18.2 requires A to give X room to give B markroom.

Room to sail to a mark includes room to give room to or keep clear of other boats if required by the rules to do so.