Presentation at HSS Sailing Center for sailors with experience in sail racing. Based on RRS 2021-2024 and focuses on Rule 18 (Mark Rounding). First part of the series can be found https://www.slideshare.net/IlyaBaraevSailRacing/racing-rules-of-sailing-in-depth-part-2

1. Racing Rules of Sailing
in Depth
Part 2
Ilya Baraev
HSS Sailing Center
January 2022

2. Previously on...

3. Introduction to Sail Racing and Rules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGmlYlHnh9g

4. Introduction to Sail Racing and Rules
https://www.slideshare.net/IlyaBaraevSailRacing/raci
ng-rules-of-sailing-in-depth-part-2

5. Agenda

6. Today we will focus on 🔎
Essential mark rounding rules - Rule 18 and Definitions
☕ Break
Complex scenarios

7. Today we will NOT cover
1. Other Part 2 Rules
https://www.slideshare.net/IlyaBaraevSailRacing/racing-rules-of-
sailing-in-depth-part-2
2. Rules in Sailing League
February 3
3. Protests in umpired fleet race
Rules Sailing League Lecture - February 3
Intro to Match Racing - February 17

8. Rules
Learning by Scenarios

15. Part 2 Rules

16. Rules 10, 11, 12, 13 and Definitions ✅
Rules 14, 15, 16, 17 and Definitions ✅
Rules 19, 20 and Definitions ✅

17. Course and Marks

18. Course Configurations
🔎 Rule 28 and Definition “Sail the Course”

23. Scenario: marks that does not begin, bound or end the leg

24. When Rule 18 Applies

25. Scenario: barging at RC or pin end

26. ⏱ Instant Rule

27. Mark Room
… and Entitlement to Mark Room

28. Right of Way
vs.
Mark Room

29. 🔎 Case 21, Case 103, Rule 31
Scenario: concept of the corridor (mark room definition + other rules)
Scenario: at leeward mark when tactical rounding is out of the corridor

30. Scenario: rule 16 in bearing off
Scenario: rule 16 in luffing (within corridor and outside corridor)

31. Giving Mark Room

32. 1
2
3
+
18.3 Passing Head to Wind in the Zone
18.2(b)-(f) “reaching the zone”
18.2(a) “when overlapped”
18.4 Gybing

33. Scenario: Classic lee bow
Scenario: “Hollywood”
Scenario: Not above close-hauled (but remember rule 13)
Scenario: Zone entry on port, not starboard
Scenario: Overlapped inside: mark room given and not given
Scenario: Rule 17 and not being able to give mark room (18.2 doesn’t apply)
1

34. Scenario: overlaps same tack and different tack
🔎 Definition “Clear Astern and Clear Ahead; Overlap”
Scenario: critical point that make difference
2

35. 📸 Race is to the zone, not to the mark
2

36. Scenario: Setting the trap and closing the gap

37. Scenario: port clear ahead at windward tacking vs. shooting to mark
Scenario: multiple boats in light wind / speed differential for inside boat from clear astern
🔎 Case 81
2
Scenario: windward mark rounded to starboard, port boat tacks inside to starboard

38. Scenario: starboard-port situation, with starboard below the layline, tacking to port and
becoming outside
🔎 Definition “Clear Astern and Clear Ahead; Overlap”
🔎 Scenario: Case 59
3

39. Scenario: port-starboard at leeward mark (“corridor limitation”)
Scenario: overlapped on the starboard at leeward mark (“no luffing”)
+

40. Questions

41. After the Break
Room to Gybe and Tack
Seamanlike vs. Proper Course Roundings
Three or More Boats

42. Room to Gybe and Tack

43. Scenario: gybe mark and leeward mark (Definition “Mark room (b)” and 18.4)
Scenario: offset mark (Definition “Mark room (a)” )
Scenario: windward mark (Part 2, Section A )
Room to Gybe

44. Scenario: overlapped port boats at windward mark
Room to Tack
Scenario: port clear ahead at windward tacking vs. shooting to mark
Scenario: no room to tack at leeward mark, unless ok with Definition Mark room (b)

45. Seamanlike
vs
Proper Course

46. Right of Way
Keep Clear
Entitled to
Mark Room
“Seamanlike” rounding corridor
(with exoneration)
“Seamanlike” rounding corridor
(with exoneration)
+
Proper course corridor
(with exoneration)
(without exoneration)
+
Possibly farther than proper course
(without exoneration)
🔎 Definition Mark Room
🔎 Definition Mark Room
🔎 18.2 (c)(2)
🔎 18.4, Case 75
🔎 18.4 and 17
☝ Pay attention to to the switch, i.e. rule 18.4

47. Three or More Boats

48. Three or more boats
Understand “corridor” for each boat
Rules and exonerations between any given two boats
If rule is broken, was it compelled by another boats?

49. Scenario: 3 boats at the leeward mark

50. Ask Me Anything…
… about R18

51. Thank you

52. Sources
1. https://www.sailing.org/documents/racing-rules.php
2. https://www.sailing.org/documents/caseandcall/case-bo
ok.php
3. https://www.sailing.org/raceofficials/qandaservice/doc_l
ist.php
4. https://www.yachtingworld.com/5-tips/expert-sailing-ti
ps-how-to-win-yacht-racing-protest-124993
5. https://www.quora.com/If-you-could-only-use-an-emoji-
to-say-thank-you-which-one-would-you-choose

53. Racing Rules of Sailing
in Depth
Part 2
Ilya Baraev
HSS Sailing Center
January 2022