Eric,

I don't think that hailing multiple boats is the correct way to approach that situation. If I am multiple boats up the line from a boat that needs room to tack, I'm going to reply "you tack" every time because my position doesn't directly influence that boat's ability to tack.

Instead, passing the hail on according to rule 20.3 is a much better approach, at least in my reading of the rule and from seeing similar situations develop.


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