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Week 1 Getting Started Chris Lindsay

29th April 2020

Racing Rules of SailingDefinitionsPart 1 Fundamental RulesPart 2 When Boats Meet

Part 3 Conduct of a RacePart 4 Other Requirements When RacingPart 5 Protests, Redress, Hearings, Misconduct, AppealsPart 6 Entry and Qualification

Part 7 Race Organisation

AppendicesA, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T……….

Racing Rules of SailingDefinitionsPart 1 Fundamental RulesPart 2 When Boats Meet

Part 3 Conduct of a RacePart 4 Other Requirements When RacingPart 5 Protests, Redress, Hearings, Misconduct, AppealsPart 6 Entry and Qualification

Part 7 Race Organisation

AppendicesA, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T……….

Important bits for us Racing Rules of Sailing

https://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/WorldSailingRRS20172020new-[24067].pdfFind them here:



Racing Rules of Sailing

https://www.rya.org.uk/projects/publications/Pages/world-sailing-app.aspxAnd the app is here:

World Sailing Cases

https://www.sailing.org/documents/caseandcall/case-book.php

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Right-of-way RulesRules that limit the right-of-

way boat

MarksObstructions

AvoidingContact14

OCS etc22

18, 2119, 20

Capsized23

Interfering24

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These parts tell you when the racing rules apply

There are only 4 right-of-way rules• Port/Starboard• Windward/Leeward• Clear ahead/clear astern• While tacking

Italics mean this word is defined at the front



The rules of Part 2 apply between boats that are sailing in or near the racing area andintend to race, are racing, or have been racing.

However, a boat not racing shall not be penalized for breaking one of these rules, except rule 14 when the incident resulted in injury or serious damage, or rule 24.1.

What if you meet a boat which is not a competitor? IRPCAS (don’t lose sleep over this)

When do the rules apply? Start here

1) Is anybody tacking?

2) Are you on the same tack?

3) Are you overlapped?

Rule 13While Tacking

Yes

Yes

No

No

Rule 10Port/Starboard

No Rule 12Clear aheadClear astern

Yes

Rule 11WindwardLeeward

1) Is anybody tacking? What is a tack?

Wind

Boats have a windward side and a leeward side

A boat’s tack is her windward side

Wind hitting port side? Then port tack

P

S P

S


Wind

Boats have a windward side and a leeward side

A boat’s tack is her windward side

Wind hitting port side? Then port tack

P

S P

S

But……if sailing by the lee or directly downwind

Leeward side is the side on which the mainsail lies




Wind

Change tack by going through head to wind

But still tacking until you reach close-hauled

(Luffing)

Head to wind

TACKING

Starboard Port

Rule 13 While Tacking

After a boat passes head to wind, she shall keep clear of other boats until she is on a close-hauled course.

If two boats are subject to this rule at the same time, the one on the other’s port side or the one astern shall keep clear.

Hint: “If you are on the right, you’ve got the rights”

A boat keeps clear of a right-of-way boat(a) if the right-of-way boat can sail her course with no need to take avoiding action and,(b) when the boats are overlapped, if the right-of-way boat can also change course in both

directions without immediately making contact.

Keep Clear Poll 1

Which boat must keep clear?

A. Yellow

B. Blue

C. Both

Wind



Poll 1

Which boat must keep clear?

A. Yellow

B. Blue

C. Both

Wind

Start here





Yes

Yes

No

No



Yes


When boats are on opposite tacks, a port-tack boat shall keep clear of a starboard-tack boat.

Port Starboard (Rule 10)Case 50 (or how to win a port starboard protest)

When a protest committee finds that in a port-starboard incident S did not change course and thatthere was not a genuine and reasonable apprehension of collision on the part of S, it shoulddismiss her protest. When the committee finds that S did change course and that there wasreasonable doubt that P could have crossed ahead of S if S had not changed course, then P shouldbe disqualified.

Port boat: I would have crossed

Starboard : I changed course because I thought there would be contact

https://www.sailing.org/documents/caseandcall/case-book.php



Start here





Yes

Yes

No

No



Yes


Overlap

One boat is clear astern of another when her hull and equipment in normal position are behind a line abeam from the aftermost point of the other boat’s hull and equipment in normal position

Clear

Overlap


Clear Overlap

Overlap




Clear Overlap

Overlap

Wind

Both more than 90o from true wind

Boat inbetween overlaps both


Overlap

Poll 2

Which boat(s) are NOT overlapped with Blue?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Wind

A.

B.

C.D.

E.

Poll 2

Which boat(s) are NOT overlapped with Blue?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Wind

A.

B.

C.D.

E.



3) Are you overlapped? (on the same tack)

NOYES

Windward boat keeps clear(Rule 11)

Boat clear astern keeps clear(Rule 12)

A boat keeps clear of a right-of-way boat(a) if the right-of-way boat can sail her course with no need to take avoiding action and,(b) when the boats are overlapped, if the right-of-way boat can also change course in both

directions without immediately making contact.

Keep Clear

Start here





Yes

Yes

No

No



Yes


Poll 3Wind

Which blue boat must keep clear of yellow?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

A. B.

C.

D.E.

F.



Poll 3Wind

Which blue boat must keep clear of yellow?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

A. B.

C.

D.E.

F.

Breaking rules

If you break one of these rules….

TWO penalty turns

1) First get well clear

2) Two tacks and two gybes in the same direction

360, 720 etc….

What if you only realise after racing?

Questions? The RYA provides an advisory service to help individuals, clubs, classes and other organisations with their interpretation of the racing rules. It is intended to offer prompt informal advice

Email to: [email protected]

• Intended for specific questions

• Quick response

• But only an opinion

Racing Rules Advisory Service



And we’re finished!

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