Luffing after the "lee Bow" move
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 11:29 am
In the EC-12 Universal Championships....
A crossing situation between to boats sailing to weather toward the windward mark: Chuck a Port tack boat and Jon a starboard tack boat. Chuck will not be able to cross Jon without contact. Chuck decides to "lee Bow" Jon rather than to duck and continue on port tack. Chuck lays one on Jon, a beauty! Now Jon is windward of Chuck and overlapped. Chuck is to leeward and has become the right of way boat unfortunately for Jon.
Chuck decides to luff Jon and force him to tack away. Jon maintains is course and stays clear to the point of luffing. Chuck steers above close hauled. Jon tells Chuck to cut it out! Chuck chuckles and does not cut it out and contacts Jon. Jon Protests Chuck under rule 14 avoiding contact, and rule 17.1 proper course. Chuck protests Jon under rule rule 14 and rule 16.
Chuck and Jon have not spoken since the incident and need TAG to settle the matter.
Jon
A crossing situation between to boats sailing to weather toward the windward mark: Chuck a Port tack boat and Jon a starboard tack boat. Chuck will not be able to cross Jon without contact. Chuck decides to "lee Bow" Jon rather than to duck and continue on port tack. Chuck lays one on Jon, a beauty! Now Jon is windward of Chuck and overlapped. Chuck is to leeward and has become the right of way boat unfortunately for Jon.
Chuck decides to luff Jon and force him to tack away. Jon maintains is course and stays clear to the point of luffing. Chuck steers above close hauled. Jon tells Chuck to cut it out! Chuck chuckles and does not cut it out and contacts Jon. Jon Protests Chuck under rule 14 avoiding contact, and rule 17.1 proper course. Chuck protests Jon under rule rule 14 and rule 16.
Chuck and Jon have not spoken since the incident and need TAG to settle the matter.
Jon