Sailing Rules & Tactics

1. Sailing Rules & Tactics by Bill Giles

2. Rules Rule OK! • ISAF Racing Rules for Sailing • Class Rules • Club Sailing Instructions • Competition Sailing Instructions • Local Rules • IRPCS

3. General Responsibilities • To render assistance • Responsible for your own boat and crew • To sail fairly • To retire if in the wrong • or • To take your penalty

4. More General Rules • Some only apply when you are racing • May be penalized for acts before or after racing • May be disqualified even if you are in the right

5. Safety Your Responsibilities Before You Go Afloat and On The Water • Own Safety Equipment • Own Boat • Duty to Others • The Rescue of Others

6. RACING From the PREPARATORY signal (ie 4 minutes before the start signal) Until You have cleared the finish line Or Retired

7. START & STARTING From the time you start to approach the line until you clear it 20 Secs To Go!

8.  FINISHING From the time you touch the finish line (with all your gear in its normal place) Until you clear the line

9. LUFFING Turning towards windward (Until you are head to wind)

10. TACKING From the point where you have luffed head to wind Until you are pointing at your new course or close hauled

11. A B CLEAR AHEAD/ASTERN From rearmost part At 90 Degrees

12. BEARING AWAY Turning Away from the Wind

13. ON A TACK (By reference to Port or Starboard)

14. A B WINDWARD/LEEWARD A is of course to windward

15. PROPER COURSE Any course that you might reasonably take.

16. MARK of the course • An object (buoy or boat or other object) having a required side) • Anything permanently attached to it above the waterline

17. OBSTRUCTIONS May be another (right-of-way) boat Bank, Island etc Treat similarly to Marks <2 boat-lengths X

18. A B OBSTRUCTIONS B A can ask for to tack

19. A B OBSTRUCTIONS can ask for for room to duck A B

20. A B OBSTRUCTIONS can ask for for room to duck A B

21. A B OBSTRUCTIONS can ask for for room to duck A B

22. OBSTRUCTIONS Now there is No Obstructions

23. Before You Start • Crew and Boat Ready • Safety • Comfort • Food and Drink • Know the SIs • Sign On • Memorise Course • Tides • Weather

24. Sound Signals • Only to draw your attention to the flag • Sound delay

25. The Start

26. Squib Laser & Topper Development Dart & Cat Flags

27. The Start Flags • Class Up (-5 Mins) Preparatory (-4 Mins) Warning (-1 Min) Go (0 Min) **And the next class flag up**

28. Other Flags • Round The Ends Rule • Black Flag Rule • Information Change

29. Postponement General Recall Shorten Course Individual Recall More Flags When Racing

30. More Starting:- Port/Stbd

31. More Starting:- Barging

32. More Starting:- Overlap

33. More Starting:- Barging

34. More Starting:- Whoops

35. Waddayathinkurdoin*! Crrunch!! More Starting:- Whoops

36. More Starting - Luffing

37. More Starting - Luffing

38. Port & Starboard Rule

39. 3 3 2 1 2 1 Port & Starboard Rule

40. 3 2 3 1 2 1 Port & Starboard Rule

41. Port & Stbd - Again Be clear on which is which

42. Port & Stbd - Again Watch the Sneaky By the lee

43. Port & Stbd - Again Who has the Best Side? I do! I still do!

44. Tacking Rule X

45. 3 3 2 2 Key 1 1 Luffing Rule

46. 3 3 2 1 2 Key 1 Luffing Rule - But Not:-

47. Of 2 boat lengths Mark Rounding - 2 Boat Lengths Important Rights Within Circle

48. Mark Rounding Ignore The Mark Port/Stbd Rule

49. Mark Rounding Woops Stbd Can't Tack!

50. Mark Rounding - Overlaps No Overlap No Rights