That's great to see you are developing some rules for racing. May I suggest that the terminology of "right of way" be changed to "give way vessel" vs "stand on vessel" to be more consistent with standard navigation rules/racing rules of sailing.
Also you might add a rule related to "overtaking vessel" and define that in terms of give way/stand on vessel.
You may also want to consider a rule regarding "contact" - perhaps both competitors should be required to retire? This might really discourage people from getting too close.
The room at the mark rule is a great one- and in rider/skippers meeting it might be reinforced that for kiteboarding a seaman-like maneuver may require that the kite can fly anywhere within the length of its lines - but perhaps you should also add something about limiting this to what a rider would normally do to achieve a "proper course" - to discourage people from "hunting" with their kite or abusing the rule.
Maybe even add an offset mark to help seperate kites on different legs.
Have fun!
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