The luff / fake tack aren't the problem in this case, it was the turn back down that caused the problem. Black was always the ROW boat, but is limited in her ability to maneuver when in close proximity to a giveaway boat trying to keep clear.

It's very situational, as I noted before. Had the wind been less, and/or the boats going slower, the port boat probably would have had been able to tack away or dump sails and spin down harder to duck.

Mike