The Racing Rules of Sailing RRS governs the sport of sailboat and sailboard racing.

Sailing vessel rules. There are only three basic possibilities and three basic boating rules of the road to follow when your sailboat approaches another sailboat. The vessel which has the wind on its port left side must give way. The rules are designed to prevent a situation.

Whenever a power-driven vessel and a sailing vessel approach one another the sailing vessel is always the stand-on vessel meaning it has the right of way. If you are asked. The current edition is the RRS 2021-2024.

Steering and Sailing Rules. B A vessel of less than 20 meters in length or a sailing vessel. It is revised and published every four years by World Sailing.

Rule 12 - Sailing vessels Power driven vessels must avoid andor give way to all sailing vessels when under sail. When a sailing vessel approaches another sailing vessel the vessel with the wind on its starboard side has the right way. They have to give way to power-driven vessels restricted in their ability to manoeuvre in the channel.

Sailing Rules of the Road When Sailboat Meets Sailboat. Rule 26 Fishing Vessels. The rules says a sailing vessel underway may exhibit a red light over a green light at the masthead.

The Sailing Vessels Inspection Rules 1962 the Sailing Vessels Statement of Crew Rules 1960 and the Sailing Vessels Members of Crew Rules 1967 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession the Central Government hereby makes the. Rule 27 Vessels not under Command or Restricted in their Ability to Manoeuvre Rule 28 Vessel constrained by their draught Rule 29 Pilot Vessels Rule 30 Anchored Vessels and Vessels aground. The rules come from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea COLREGS with which the US.