Racing Rules of Sailing: When Boats Meet

When boats are on opposite tacks, which boat shall keep clear?

• Windward

• Starboard

• Leeward

• Port

A tack is defined as...

• passing head to wind.

• the boom crossing over the boat.

• passing head to wind until on a close-hauled course.

• passing head to wind until on a close-hauled course on the opposite tack.

Before the start, a leeward boat may take a windward boat up...

• to a close-hauled course.

• to head to wind.

• depends on how the overlap was established.

• never.

What is a boat's proper course?

• Pointing in the direction of the next mark regardless of other boats

• Up to a close-hauled course

• Down to a run

• A course that has the boat finish as soon as possible in absence of others

A boat is considered to be on port tack when...

• the wind is coming over their port side first.

• the main sail is over their starboard side.

• the wind is coming over their starboard side first.

• the main sail is over their port side.

A boat tacking...

• changing direction by turning its bow through the wind.

• does not have rights.

• has rights of the tack they are tacking to.

• has rights of the previous tack that they were on.

If boats are tacking on to opposite tacks at the same time...

• the boat initially on starboard has rights.

• the boat tacking on to starboard has rights.

• neither have rights.

• only has rights to head to wind.

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When does a leeward boat NOT have luffing rights?

• When overlap is established from behind

• When overlap was established from ahead

• When overlap is established from more than 2 boat lengths away

• When a tack or gybe establishes overlap

When does a leeward boat have luffing rights?

• When overlap is established from behind

• When overlap was established from ahead

• When overlap is established from more than 2 boat lengths away

• When a tack or gybe establishes overlap

A boat tacking inside the zone cannot force another boat to sail above a close-hauled course.

• True

• False