>From the other boat's perspective in avoiding you, you may be an
obstruction, but that doesn't relieve you of the 20.2 obligation to
"keep clear."
I think your only choice when spinning is to find a spot where you will
be able to keep clear.
Kevin
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From: sfv15-bounces at myfleet.org [mailto:sfv15-bounces at myfleet.org] On
Behalf Of Jorge Moraleda
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 12:50 PM
To: V15 fleet
Subject: penalty turn question.
Dear fleet,
I have a question about a situation that arose last night in the last
race.
I am doing a penalty turn clockwise from close hauled on port. When I am
almost at the end of it (i.e. just went past head to wind onto port, but
haven't gotten to close-hauled yet), an unrelated starboard boat has to
bear away to avoid me. Did I fault them too, or am I considered an
obstruction until I am done with my penalty turn?
More background. This incident happened 20 feet from the finish line so
I could not delay my penalty turn without crossing the line. I was close
to the boat end, which was favored, which is why the second boat was
coming towards me.
If I should not have done my penalty turn because other boats would be
wanting to be where I was by the time I was done with the penalty turn,
then what should I have done? (Obviously what I should have done was
keep my eyes outside the boat and not fault the first boat...)
Thanks,
Jorge
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