Originally Posted by Timbo
So at a minimum it costs me two tacks more than they, unless they muff the snuff too. I usually opt to slow down and go outside of them, in case I have problems so I don't hit them, or get hit, that costs more distance too.


If you went inside, would you "really" have to worry about them? They need to give you room for a "seaman-like rounding" which presumably should include that you have 2 fewer hands and might head down past C a bit more than their liking. So they might have to slow down and go behind you else they get driven further off C.

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