Question 1

Blue is sailing to leeward of Yellow. Both boats have spinnakers set. Blue luffs Yellow. What are the obligations on Blue and Yellow?

Answer 1

Question 2

If Yellow does not drop her spinnaker and passes head to wind to keep clear, is Blue giving Yellow room to keep clear in a seamanlike way?

Answer 2

Question 3

Does either answer change if Blue does not have a spinnaker set, or has a different type of spinnaker set?

Answer 3

Question 4

Does the same line of reasoning used in Questions 1 to 3 also apply to boats on opposite tacks?

Answer 4