What changes the result
The rules behind the moments commentators get excited about. They build on the beginner rules.
I · Intermediate · 11 rules · Step 2 of 4Racing and scoring
The start and running a race
- What happens if a boat is over the line at the start?A boat with any part of its hull over the line at its starting signal has not started and must come back.
- What do the I, Z, U and black flags mean at a start?These flags replace the plain P flag at four minutes and punish boats that are over the line in the last minute.
When boats meet
- Who has right of way when two boats are on the same tack?On the same tack, it depends on whether the boats overlap.
- Does a boat lose its rights while it is tacking?Yes, for a few seconds.
- Is a right-of-way boat allowed to hit a boat that gets in its way?No.
- Who gets to go inside at a mark?The boat that is overlapped on the inside when the first of them reaches the zone, three hull lengths from the mark, is entitled to mark-room from the boat outside.