When Boards Meet

The rules of Part 2 apply between boards that are sailing in or near the racing area and intend to race, are racing, or have been racing. However, a board not racing shall not be penalised for breaking one of these rules, except rule 22.

Section A - Right of Way
A board has right of way when another board is required to keep clear of it.However, some rules in Sections B limit the actions of a right-of-way board.

10 On Opposite Tacks
A port tack board shall keep clear of a starboard tack board.

11 On the Same Tack
A board clear astern shall keep clear of a board clear ahead.

12 Room to Pass
12.1 An overtaking board shall keep clear.

12.2 Outside board
A board on the outside gains right of way when its hull and rig are ahead of the right of way line of the inside board.

12.3 Inside board
A board on the inside gains right of way when its right of way line is ahead of the right of way line of the outside board.

12.4

(a) When boards are overlapped, a board required to keep clear shall give a board with right of way room to pass a mark.
(b) If there is reasonable doubt that a board has gained right of way, it shall be presumed that it did not.

13 Changing Tacks - Tacking or Gybing
A board which is tacking or gybing shall keep clear of a board which is on a tack, except when gybing around a mark.

Section B - General Limitations
14 Avoiding Contact
If reasonably possible, a board shall avoid contact with another board. However, a right-of-way board or one entitled to room,

  (a) need not act to avoid contact until it is evident that the other board is failing to meet its obligation, and;
  (b) shall not be penalised under this rule unless there is contact that causes damage.

15 Spare
Bir tekne yol hakkını kazandığında, eğer bu hakkını diğer teknenin hareketinden dolayı kazanmamış ise, diğer tekneye kendisinden uzak durması için, yer verecektir.

16 Limitations on Altering Course
16.1 When a board is required to keep clear of another, the board with right-of-way shall not alter course so as to prevent the other from keeping clear, or so as to obstruct it whilst it is keeping clear.

16.2 Limitations on altering course are also applicable when boards are sailing in the direction of the starting line to start.

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