Stray Cats needs to be given an opportunity to keep clear. Wave came in too fast and turned upwind to quickly for Stray Cats to respond "in a seamanlike manner" (I think that the wording).

Wave can't claim Stray Cats contributed to contact with the leeward boat because Wave steered down there all by himself when he should have rounded up with Stray Cats and got out of there.

Either way, neither of the upwind boats had any rights and were lucky the start boat wasn't anchored and 30 foot long - in fact methinks they wouldn't have tried it on if that was the case....http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/icons/default/smirk.gif