Yea, I saw that too. I think that maybe a problem!!!! and dangerous ....

Note: "starboard" has starboard rights and has had a inside overlap FOREVER!!! Shouldn't the port tack boats seen this developing and anticipated the need for inside mark rounding room.

So what do you do? .... come in outside of the "zone" on starboard w/ starboard rights and force all the port tackers to tack away????? then starboard tacks for the mark???

Starboard's Hail: "I will be outside the zone and I'm on starboard, STARBOARD!!!! ..."

Now once you hail "starboard" you are required to hold your course (unless a collision is imminent) ... does the starboard boat need to continue through until they are clear of the port boats and then tack for the mark????

What if starboard tack does not feel that the port tackers are responding and are going to T-Bone him so he tacks away and while doing so a port tack still hits starboard tack .... I can think of arguments for both sides under this rule....

This could be "interesting ... very interesting..."

Tami, thanks for posting the new RRS's

HarryMurphey