Quick Racing Rules Quiz…

Room to Clear the Obstruction!

Boat P (on port tack) is sailing close-hauled within one length of a dock. Boat S (on starboard tack), also close-hauled, is on a collision course with P and hails, “Starboard!” P replies with…

This quiz was excerpted from Dave Perry’s 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes available from US Sailing. For a comprehensive explanation of the rules, read Dave Perry’s Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing through 2020, which is also available from US Sailing. Permission to reprint this quiz for non-commercial use is granted by the author.