Avoid Contact - Limits on Right-of-Way (12 sec Video) 
  

 



 

 
You must avoid contact with other boats if possible.  Even if your boat has right-of-way you must avoid contact, but you don’t need to act until it becomes obvious that the other boat is not going to keep clear
( Racing Rule 14 ).
 


 

  
 Racing Home Triangle Course Windward Leeward The Beginning Starting Countdown The Starting Line Premature Start Sailboat Racing Rules Rounding a Mark Hitting a Mark Avoiding Contact Fouling a Boat Two Turns Penalty

 
 

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