Each week this season, we will offer a “quiz” question regarding the Racing Rules of Sailing. Read the scenario below, formulate your answer, then move your mouse over the box to reveal the correct answer.
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This Week's Question
True or False? You can be penalized if you do not avoid contact with another boat, even if you have the right of way.
Answer
TRUE - Rule 14 states, “A boat shall avoid contact with another boat if reasonably possible.”
As a right-of-way boat, you can be penalized under this rule if you did not take action to avoid contact and the contact causes damage or injury.
This quiz was borrowed from the Inland Lake Yachting Association‘s #FairSailing initiative
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