Imagine two boats on starboard tack approaching the windward mark. The lead boat is clear ahead of the second boat. There is no question regarding room at the mark. As the lead boat bears off to round the mark to port, she misjudges her distance and misses the mark to starboard. Now she is going to have to jibe, sail up and then tack to round the mark in the proper fashion. By now, the second boat is within two boat lengths of the mark. (Both boats are within the two boat circle.)
Two questions.
1. Does the second place boat have to give room to the boat that missed the mark if the second place boat is on starboard and the first place boat is on a port tack back to the mark but within the two boat circle?
2. If the first place boat can complete all of the jibing and tacking within the two boat circle (both boats are once again on starboard tack), does the second place boat have to give room at the mark or is she under no obligation since the first place boat missed it originally.
Just looking for a bit of clarification. Any ideas?