Last Saturday I was racing in a race and came across another boat on starboard tack when I was on port tack. I saw him coming from a good bit away and had room to clear in front of him. I heard him yell Starboard and responded I would clear and to hold his course. He turned up, so I adjusted course so I would clear (I was not pinching but going for boat speed so I had margin). Then he turned up again and again. At this point I am pretty pissed so I called him on the radio and told him that once he yelled starboard he had to hold his course and could not hunt me to force a tack. I just went through the rules of racing and 10 and 24.2 seem to apply. My thought is after he yelled starboard he is required to maintain his course and can not turn up into me as that would now be interfering with me and not his proper course.
Thoughts?
10 ON OPPOSITE TACKS
When boats are on opposite tacks, a port-tack boat shall keep clear of a starboard-tack boat.
24 INTERFERING WITH ANOTHER BOAT
24.2 Except when sailing her proper course, a boat shall not interfere with a boat taking a penalty or sailing on another leg.
Thoughts?
10 ON OPPOSITE TACKS
When boats are on opposite tacks, a port-tack boat shall keep clear of a starboard-tack boat.
24 INTERFERING WITH ANOTHER BOAT
24.2 Except when sailing her proper course, a boat shall not interfere with a boat taking a penalty or sailing on another leg.