tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002040520772632129.post3398266274488015495..comments2023-09-08T02:19:27.264-07:00Comments on Nigel and Sailing: Rule 18Nigel Vickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14672880703012836801noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002040520772632129.post-51546929647875698622012-12-11T11:55:14.081-08:002012-12-11T11:55:14.081-08:00"When they went to windward there was the que..."When they went to windward there was the question of any luff going above closehauled while they are inside the zone - as Chris Simon has pointed out the obligation continues while the boats are in the zone"<br /><br />???????????????<br />Surely when after a boat has been given room to sail her proper course at the mark then the requirement to give mark-room has been met. Any obligation under 18.2b no longer applies as the obliged boat no longer has any requirement to give mark room. The "howevers" in rule 18.2c apply when a boat has not yet sailed her proper course at the mark and either passes head to wind or leaves the zone.<br /><br />Gordongordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213754344398556320noreply@blogger.com