I only went wide to give the boats inside me room — do I still owe the boat behind?

Name: You Rounded Wide to Be Fair — Now You Owe the Boat Behind You | Racing Rules of Sailing" (83)
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Description: I only went wide to give the boats inside me room — do I still owe the boat behind? Yes. The moment a boat that was clear astern becomes overlapped inside you at the mark, you owe her mark-room under Rule 18.2(a) — even if you were only out wide to give room to other boats. Why you ended up wide doesn't matter. (World Sailing Case 59.)

Yes. The moment a boat that was clear astern becomes overlapped inside you at the mark, you owe her mark-room under Rule 18.2(a) — even if you were only out wide to give room to other boats. Why you ended up wide doesn't matter. (World Sailing Case 59.)

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I only went wide to give the boats inside me room — do I still owe the boat behind?

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