Know Your Rules

December 18, 2024

Limitations on Right of Way Boats - Changing Course

The last article described the limitations on a right-of-way boat when she first establishes right of way. This time we are going to look at rule 16 which puts limits on right-of-way boats when they alter course.

October 04, 2024

Limitations on Right-Of-Way Boats - Establishing Right-Of-Way

The first four rules in Part 2 of the Racing Rules of Sailing (rules 10, 11, 12, and 13) establish which boat must keep clear when two boats meet. The next few rules (Rule 15, 16, and 17) put limits on the right-of-way boats. With this article we will start rule 15, which applies. Rule 15 applies when the right-of-way changes.

July 03, 2024

After You Cross the Finishing Line II

In the last article I discussed a few situations that can happen after you cross the finishing line. I focused on the first two exceptions contained in the definition of finish. This article will focus on the third exception (c) “continues to sail the course.

May 17, 2024

After You Cross The Finishing Line I

Last fall, I had the opportunity to spend the weekend with 60 university sailors from ten different universities who were racing in the Canadian Intercollegiate Sailing Association (CICSA) Team Racing Championships. Team racing is a fun part of the sport and a great way to exercise a lot of rules in a short time. There were 40 races over two days.

May 09, 2024

Tacking III

Two articles ago I talked about tacking too close. Both examples that I used had the tacking boat tacking from port tack onto starboard tack. This time I would like to discuss the slightly more complicated situation of the boat that tacks from starboard tack onto port tack.

March 28, 2024

Tacking II

In the February issue of Kwasind, we published the first of a series of three articles on tacking, written by Andrew Alberti. Today we are publishing Part II on the website. This article talks about tacking onto the layline, at the weather mark. Keep an eye out in late April or early May the last article in this series. Click here to read the article.