29. Facts found: Sailing buoys to port, Warped Foils (windward) and Masked Muffin (leeward) were overlapped (see diagram) as they passed the mark. After the two boats passed the mark, Masked Muffin requested room to tack, but Warped Foils refused. Masked Muffin protested.

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Decision: Rule 19 (Room to Tack...) did not apply since Masked Muffin was not sailing towards an obstruction for which she would need "to make a substantial course change". Since rule 18 only applies until the boats pass the mark, and since the boats have done so, only rule 11 (same tack, overlapped) applies. Neither rule 11 nor rule 18 gives any boat the right to tack and break rule 13 (while tacking). Masked Muffin was not entitled to room to tack and her protest is denied.

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Case #30
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