Case 41: In the photo below, Flying Scots 4921 and 3307 (r) collide as they round the leeward mark.
Who has fouled whom here? Explain.

Answer:
Scot 4921 is inside windward and has fouled the Scot to leeward of him by taking much more room than required to make the seamanlike rounding  which is all that rule 18.2(a) entitles him to. This case is basically the same as #34, but this aspect of the Rules is so frequently misunderstood that I feel it's worth repeating!!

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