Overlap is established at the 2 boat length circle. FYI, it does not matter if the overlap is broken inside the circle... If the inside boat came into the circle with an overlap, then room to round in a seaman like way needs to be given regardless. Bouy room will overide Port / Starboard inside the 2 boat lenght circle.
Additionally, how much room does anyone owe a single handed spin sailor who is trying to do 3 things with 2 hands?
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Answer - Enough for him to make a bouy rounding as he would do without other boats around (Without f#$K ups)At the speeds we travel though, I would be calling for room well before the 2 boat lenght circle. However it does not come into effect until the 2 boat lengths
Not quite right, but close.
It's enough room to make a rounding, but not a "racing rounding"; You cannot ask for enough water to come in wide so you can round up and cut in close to the mark.
Room means enough room to get around the mark; this means (in theory) boat width plus enough to clear the dagger boards from the anchor line, plus enough to make the turn. You cannot force the boats outside you wide so you can make a "good" rounding.
It's not much of a difference, but it's a enough to make a difference in the protest room.
