This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ... safely crossed the bows of C; or have taken in spinnaker and hauled in main sheet to have stopped hei way. Such things might bo done on a very still day, but the risk of failure would be very great in anything like a breeze. Beyond this, why should B be put to such a disadvantage by going out of her course or having ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ... safely crossed the bows of C; or have taken in spinnaker and hauled in main sheet to have stopped hei way. Such things might bo done on a very still day, but the risk of failure would be very great in anything like a breeze. Beyond this, why should B be put to such a disadvantage by going out of her course or having her way stopped? Crossing With The Wind Free. It may so happen that the two yachts may be free and be crossing on opposite tacks. Thus, say the wind is W., and one yacht is steering N.N.W., and the other S.S.W., each a point and a half free, they will be approaching each other at an angle of 134. In such case it will be the duty of the yacht with the wind on the port side to keep clear of the other, as this would be a clear case of crossing on opposite tacks, and not of "meeting end on." This, however, is a situation not likely to occur in match sailing. d. Sailing Free With The Wind On The Same Side. In sailing free, if two yachts have the wind on the same side, the one which is to windward must keep out of the way of the other. (This is explained under the head of "Luffing and Bearing Away.") e. Yacht With The Wind Aft. This section requires no explanation. Rule 19.--ROUNDING MARKS.--GIVING ROOM. When rounding any buoy or vessel used to mark out the course, if two yachts are not clear of each other at the time the leading yacht is close to, and actually rounding the mark, the outside yacht must give the other room to pass clear of it, whether it be the lee or weather yacht which is in danger of fouling the mark. No yacht shall be considered clear of another yacht, unless so much ahead as to give a free choice to the other on which side she will pass. An overtaking yacht shall not, however, be justified in attempting to est...
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