by euphoria » 27 Oct 2020 15:33
These are always tricky. At least we know that Shuraz was sailing his proper course, so if 18.2(b)/(c) still applied, then Shuraz was ok. Ie if mark-room was not yet given:
- Room for a boat to leave a mark on the required side - CHECK
- Room to sail to the mark when her proper course is to sail close to it - CHECK
- Room to round the mark as necessary to sail the course - CHECK
The last one is the interesting one. In my opinion, if a boat has more than 1 boat width space to the mark she is rounding AND has passed the port downwind layline to that mark (outside the V), then she can't claim anything under the last part of the definition of mark-room.
So in this case, no 18.2(b)/(c) for Shuraz anymore, since mark-room was already given, but actually 18.2(a) gives right to room to jiel (this is a glitch which has been corrected in the next edition of the rules).
Since jiel has right to room, he will be exonerated for breaking 16, which means Shuraz shall have a penalty in this situation for breaking rule 10 and 18.2(a).
Harald