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31. In 15 knots of breeze,
Four-Way Stop is approaching the windward
mark of a buoys to starboard course on starboard tack with Phyrkle
Fantasy half a length off the windward corner of his transom. Both
have underlaid the mark the mark by about half a boatlength and will need
to tack around the mark. Phyrkle informs Four-Way
that Four-Way will not have the right to tack
in this situation. |
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Four-Way,
however, ignores this and puts the helm hard a-lee right at the mark. Phyrkle
is forced to bear away violently to avoid putting a hole into 4-Way
while 4-Way Stop is tacking. Phyrkle
lodges a valid protest. |
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