Rules: Boats as Obstructions at the Start
Section C rules apply at the start more often than you might expect.
Section C rules apply at the start more often than you might expect.
The purpose of Rule 19.2(c) is to provide a fair game when boats are sailing in a strong adverse current close to a shoreline.
Veteran Thistle sailor Chris Laborde reminds us to uphold—and enforce—the rules of the road.
Race committees can and do make mistakes, making it difficult to apply the rules correctly.
Rule 14, avoiding contact, is a rule that always applies, anywhere on the racecourse.
For tacking in the zone, understanding proper course, and handling incidents involving damage, three ISAF cases provide sound guidance.
Sailing rules expert Dick Rose explains how to determine rights when proper course gets complex.
When it comes to dealing with a few bad apples in a fleet of sailors, all it takes are carrots and sticks.
How the rules apply when the requirement to give mark-room begins after the boats are in the zone.
A boat can be entitled to mark-room even though she did not have an inside overlap when she reached the zone.
In part one of a series, we explore some fundamental sailboat racing rules.
Explore your rights and obligations when you have an overlap as you reach the zone around a mark in the Racing Rules of Sailing.
Section C rules apply at the start more often than you might expect.
The purpose of Rule 19.2(c) is to provide a fair game when boats are sailing in a strong adverse current close to a shoreline.
Veteran Thistle sailor Chris Laborde reminds us to uphold—and enforce—the rules of the road.
Race committees can and do make mistakes, making it difficult to apply the rules correctly.
Rule 14, avoiding contact, is a rule that always applies, anywhere on the racecourse.
For tacking in the zone, understanding proper course, and handling incidents involving damage, three ISAF cases provide sound guidance.
Sailing rules expert Dick Rose explains how to determine rights when proper course gets complex.
When it comes to dealing with a few bad apples in a fleet of sailors, all it takes are carrots and sticks.
How the rules apply when the requirement to give mark-room begins after the boats are in the zone.
A boat can be entitled to mark-room even though she did not have an inside overlap when she reached the zone.
In part one of a series, we explore some fundamental sailboat racing rules.
Explore your rights and obligations when you have an overlap as you reach the zone around a mark in the Racing Rules of Sailing.
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