CALL UMP 4 Rule 11 Rule 16.1
On the Same Tack, Overlapped Changing Course
Question Yellow and Blue are sailing parallel courses. Yellow bears away hard and Blue is unable to keep clear. Contact occurs. There is a Y-flag. What should the call be?
Answer Yellow is a right-of-way boat changing course. She did not give Blue room to keep clear and therefore broke rule 16.1. Penalize Yellow. If Yellow had borne away slightly and immediately made contact with Blue, then Blue was not keeping clear under rule 11. Penalize Blue.