The Top Mark

By Brett Beyer The top mark is a hot spot for rule infringements.  While most of the yelling and bumping rarely results in a penalty turn (even with a jury present), care needs to be taken because the consequences of a penalty turn or two during a chaotic rounding situation can be a massive distance […]

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Starting

By Brett Beyer The pre-start period is probably where the most protests occur, most often as a result of windward/leeward situations. Most of these protests end with leeward boats being disqualified. The main things to note are: Rule 11 applies — on the same tack and overlapped, the windward boat must KEEP CLEAR. There is

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