Case 34: In the photo below, Rob (CL1050) is approaching the leeward mark with an inside overlap on Kit (W1037).

Is Rob entitled to enough room for a tactical (wide and close) rounding? Why (not)?

Answer:
No. The leeward boat (1037) need only give an inside windward boat such as 1050 mark-room as per rule 18. (Mark-Room talks about room to sail to the mark, and room to then round it, in other words a close-and-close rounding as opposed to a wide-and-close one.) If Inside Windward forces Leeward to give more space than "mark-room" allows him, he is fouling Leeward under rule 11.

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