Rules & Safety

Rule 12 – On the Same Tack, Not Overlapped is the third right-of-way rule in Part 2 of the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). This post covers what you need to know about Rule 12, with video, animations, questions and…

Rule 11 – On the Same Tack, Overlapped is the second right-of-way rule in Part 2 of the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). This post covers what you need to know about Rule 11, with video, animations, questions and answers,…

Rule 10 – On Opposite Tacks is the first rule in Part 2 of the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). This post covers what you need to know about Rule 10, with video, animation, and questions and answers. In 2018,…

Win or lose, do it fairly – Knute Rockne Fair Sailing is a key concept in the racing rules of sailing. What does Fair Sailing actually mean? Do you have to be perfect in following the rules to be a…

In this post, we’ll explain the changes to the racing rules of sailing 2021-2024. World Sailing revises the rules every four years, and normally publishes them after the completion of an Olympic quad cycle. We didn’t get to complete an…

If you’ve ever served on the race committee (RC), you know that it can be challenging. There are lots of “moving parts” to put in place for a fair course and on-time start. Although RCs rarely complain, we all know…