LionessRacing
Super Anarchist
" 16.2 In addition, on a beat to windward when after the starting signal a porttack boat is keeping clear by sailing to pass astern to leeward of a starboard-tack boat, the starboard-tack boat shall not change course bear away if as a result the port-tack boat would immediately need to must change course immediately to continue keeping clear."
The 2021 version of the RRS has interesting rewording, Strike outs are old, the new text is not highlighted...
My interpretation is that under this Starboard is allowed rapidly to head up, but not bear away; so that at a sufficient distance that is not "Immediate" change required, she can head down, and then head up later, essentially forcing Port to bear away or tack by covering a wider arc of possible courses.
disagreements?
The 2021 version of the RRS has interesting rewording, Strike outs are old, the new text is not highlighted...
My interpretation is that under this Starboard is allowed rapidly to head up, but not bear away; so that at a sufficient distance that is not "Immediate" change required, she can head down, and then head up later, essentially forcing Port to bear away or tack by covering a wider arc of possible courses.
disagreements?