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Answer:
Rule 18.1(a)
makes it clear that rule 18 does not
apply between boats on opposite tacks on a beat to
windward. As the instructors like to say: "Take away
the mark!" The good news for the Laser here is,
however, that, as of 2017, 18.3 Tacking
in the Zone no longer applies at a mark being
left to starboard, so that the Laser just has to
make sure his tack does not break rule 13. Here he
could
1. be nasty and hold his course
to force W286 to tack away in order to keep clear,
or
2. tack around inside of W286
What I do in a situation like the one above at a
windward mark to be left to starboard is slow down
and aim straight at the mark so that a
starboard-tacker can no longer tack inside me or off
my bow. This is especially useful if I am about to
hoist a close-reach spinnaker and want no worries
about keeping clear of a leeward boat.
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