it's anyone's call as to whether there was contact at 1:25, but when i look at the path the f-18 was taking as it rounds up, their path does a stutter-step at that point and is not a smooth curve. it appears the starboard bow on the arc-22 hit their port transom, which should have been a penalty on the f-18. the arc-22 was heading up to avoid the leeward boat (all good) but they got boxed in.
i have been in these situations in a mixed fleet race with cruisers (a.k.a. bigger than me) but was fortunate enough to be able to duck them. i was barging but my bet didn't pay off......
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