If we're both pointing head to wind, does anyone have right of way?
Yes. The definition Leeward and Windward keeps you on the tack of your windward side until you turn past head to wind — pointing at the wind changes nothing. So the boat that was on port is still on port, and Rule 10 makes her keep clear. A gradual luff also satisfies Rule 16.1, because the other boat still had room to respond.
📖 Want more situations like this one? Bryan Willis's The Rules in Practice 2025-2028 works through the rules as they happen round the racecourse. (affiliate link)
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<p><a href="https://sailing.kiwi.nz/v/VBS_wtHYZAY/">Source: Sailing Kiwi</a></p>Go deeper: books and gear
- The Rules in Practice 2025-2028 by Bryan Willis — Situations round the racecourse, worked through for the current rules.
- 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes by Dave Perry — Rules scenarios to test yourself on, with the answers.
- Sailing sunglasses — Cut the glare off the water.
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