They are probably more interested in the racing rules.
Well, go on. Give us the story then. From the wake it looks like a suicidally late tack onto starboard, but.....
A quick google produces this charming description of the event (it is a Google translation of a Spanish blog):
"Rule 10: CAP IN OPPOSITE . When boats are on opposite tacks, a port-tack boat shall keep clear of a starboard-tack boat.
PW and PL are required by rule 10 to keep clear of S, so reading the definition of obstacle, it is understood that a starboard tack boat is an obstacle to the port tack. This is well chained in the RRV, as you can see.
Therefore, under Rule 19.2 b), PW is entitled to ask PL room to pass at a distance of hull length S.
19.2 Giving Room at an Obstruction
(b) When boats are overlapped, the outside boat shall give the inside boat room to pass between her and the obstruction, unless, from the time the overlap began, has been unable to give it.
A very famous video of this case would be this.
In this case S, PL and PW are:
S: Mutua Madrileña, Basque Vascoto
PW: CXG Caixa Galcia Chuny Bermudez.
PL: Rusal Synergy.
CXG Caixa Galicia resulted in much damage the bow which ended the 2008 MedCup circuit that day. In this manga sailing at that time between the last 8 of the fleet. Rusal was eventually disqualified."
around min 5:30 of this video there is a few seconds footage covering the moment of the accident
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mnjSWLum-s
impressive machines they are
Those boats are the 2008 versions. They wouldn't even see where this year's boats went. The pace of development in that class has been extraordinary.
Just curiosity: do they build new boats to new specifications ? Or can the modifications be made on existing boats (eg new keel, new mast, etc) ?
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As you will have already learned on the other boards, Colregs dont apply to racers who allegedly just shout " get out of the *****ing way - we're racing".
around min 5:30 of this video there is a few seconds footage covering the moment of the accident
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mnjSWLum-s
impressive machines they are
Yes, you can race Southerlies, you just take longer to finish than everyone else
If you have to ask then they are too slowHow slow / fast are they? Am contemplating a modern 35ft Southerly as a "can dry out" alternative to my current depp fin boat
If you have to ask then they are too slow
They are nice boats but you sacrifice a lot in speed/stiffness/pointing ability