To make collisions much less likely we need to be able to depend on right-of-way boats to give us time and space to stay out of their way. Therefore, a boat with the right of way has certain [...]

It’s hard to be around sailboats without knowing that a boat on starboard tack has right of way over a boat on port tack. But that’s only one of four basic situations when one boat has rights [...]

Boats that are racing do not have right of way over boats that aren’t racing. When boats that are racing meet a boat that isn’t racing the standard right-of-way rules apply. But we must assume [...]

Another important rule that applies to our racing applies before you even get on the water. Sailing has some inherent dangers: flying booms hitting heads; flicking sail clews striking eyes; [...]

The ice has melted. The docks are getting ready to launch. It won’t be long now before racing starts again. Every four years the international sailboat racing community tweaks the rules of racing [...]

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All of the race results will be posted here.