It's often very very difficult to breach that layline procession of starboard tackers from the port tack. Yesterday I tacked in front of a stbd tacker, was well passed the new heading but still below it recovering from the 'fall off' when I was hit from behind and stopped. The trailing boat simply sailed straight through me, out the other end and continued on???

I happened to be in front of a very good sailor from up north at the time, and I thought I had him but unfortunately, (for me) the fat lady had yet to become vocal and another good result went south. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />