At the end of my last blog posting, I wrote a couple of paragraphs about what I thought was a conflict between two of the new rules.
Rule 19.2(a) which says," A right of way boat may choose to pass an obstruction on either side"
Rule 20.3 which says in part, "A boat shall not hail unless safety requires her to make a substantial course change to avoid the obstruction". My contention was that 19.2(a) allowed what 20.3 prohibited.
The answer, courtesy of US Sailing Judge Rick Hatch, lies in the preamble to the new SECTION C AT MARKS AND OBSTRUCTIONS. The last sentence of the preamble states "When rule 20 applies, rules 18 and 19 do not". . Since Green is an Obstruction for Blue and Red, Rule 20 applies and 18 and 19 do not. NO CONFLICT. Thank you Rick!
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