Dave Perry’s 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes
Answer of the Week
QUIZ 7 ANSWER
Boat P is disqualified under rule 10, On Opposite Tacks. P’s hail of “Hold your course” is permissible, but the rules do not recognize such a hail as binding on the other boat. S can and should take avoiding action when she needs to in order to avoid a contact. (See rule 14, Avoiding Contact, and US Sailing Appeal 27.) When S needs to change course to avoid contact with P, that is the moment P breaks rule 10. (See World Sailing Case 88).
Answers to Dave Perry’s 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes are based on The Racing Rules of Sailing for 2025-2028. For a comprehensive explanation of the rules, read Dave Perry’s Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing through 2028, which is available from US Sailing: 1 (800) 877-2451 or ussailing.org. Permission to reprint this quiz for non-commercial use is granted by the author.