2. Sailing Rules & Tactics by Bill Giles

3. Rules Rule OK! ISAF Racing Rules for Sailing Class Rules Club Sailing Instructions Competition Sailing Instructions Local Rules IRPCS

4. General Responsibilities To render assistance Responsible for your own boat and crew To sail fairly To retire if in the wrong –or To take your penalty

5. More General Rules Some only apply when you are racing May be penalized for acts before or after racing May be disqualified even if you are in the right

6. Safety Own Safety Equipment Own Boat Duty to Others The Rescue of Others Your Responsibilities Before You Go Afloat and On The Water

7. RACING From the PREPARATORY signal (ie 4 minutes before the start signal) Until You have cleared the finish line Or Retired

8. START & STARTING From the time you start to approach the line until you clear it

9. FINISHING From the time you touch the finish line (with all your gear in its normal place) Until you clear the line 

10. LUFFING Turning towards windward (Until you are head to wind)

11. TACKING From the point where you have luffed head to wind Until you are pointing at your new course or close hauled

12. CLEAR AHEAD/ASTERN From rearmost part At 90 Degrees

13. BEARING AWAY Turning Away from the Wind

14. ON A TACK (By reference to Port or Starboard)

15. WINDWARD/LEEWARD is of course to windward

16. PROPER COURSE Any course that you might reasonably take.

17. MARK of the course An object (buoy or boat or other object) having a required side) Anything permanently attached to it above the waterline

18. OBSTRUCTIONS May be –another (right-of-way) boat –Bank, Island etc Treat similarly to Marks

19. OBSTRUCTIONS can ask for to tack

20. OBSTRUCTIONS can ask for for room to duck

21. OBSTRUCTIONS can ask for for room to duck

22. OBSTRUCTIONS can ask for for room to duck

23. OBSTRUCTIONS No Obstructions Now there is

24. Before You Start Crew and Boat Ready –Safety –Comfort –Food and Drink Know the SIs Sign On Memorise Course Tides Weather

25. Sound Signals Only to draw your attention to the flag Sound delay

26. The Start

27. Flags

28. The Start Flags Class Up (-5 Mins) Preparatory (-4 Mins) Warning (-1 Min) Go (0 Min) **And the next class flag up**

29. Other Flags Round The Ends Rule Black Flag Rule Information Change

30. More Flags When Racing Shorten Course Individual Recall General Recall Postponement

31. More Starting:- Port/Stbd

32. More Starting:- Barging

33. More Starting:- Overlap

34. More Starting:- Barging

35. More Starting:- Whoops

37. More Starting - Luffing

39. Port & Starboard Rule

42. Port & Stbd - Again

45. Tacking Rule

46. Luffing Rule

47. Luffing Rule - But Not:-

48. Mark Rounding - 2 Boat Lengths

49. Mark Rounding

51. Mark Rounding - Overlaps

54. Mark Rounding

55. Mark Rounding - Overlaps

56. Gybe at Leeward Mark

57. Windward Rule

58. Port & Stbd - Again