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18.4 Gybing
When an inside overlapped right-of-way boat must gybe at a mark or obstruction to sail her proper course, until she gybes
she shall sail no farther from the mark or obstruction than needed to sail that course.
18.5 Passing a Continuing Obstruction
While boats are passing a continuing obstruction, rules 18.2(b) and 18.2(c) do not apply. A boat clear astern that obtains an
inside overlap is entitled to room to pass between the other boat and the obstruction only if at the moment the overlap begins
there is room to do so. If there is not, she is not entitled to room and shall keep clear.
19 ROOM TO TACK AT AN OBSTRUCTION
19.1
When safety requires a close-hauled boat to make a substantial course change to avoid an obstruction and she intends
to tack, but cannot tack and avoid another boat on the same tack, she shall hail for room to do so. Before tacking she shall
give the hailed boat time to respond. The hailed boat shall either
(a) tack as soon as possible, in which case the hailing boat shall also tack as soon as possible, or
(b) immediately reply 'You tack', in which case the hailing boat shall tack as soon as possible and the hailed boat shall give
room, and rules 10 and 13 do not apply.
19.2
Rule 19.1 does not apply at a starting mark surrounded by navigable water or at its anchor line from the time boats are
approaching them to start until they have passed them or at a mark that the hailed boat can fetch. When rule 19.1 applies,
rule 18 does not.
Section D - Other Rules
When rule 20 or 21 applies between two boats, Section A rules do not.
20 Starting Errors; Penalty Turns; Moving Astern
A boat sailing towards the pre-start side of the starting line or its extensions to comply with rule 29.1 or rule 30.1 shall keep
clear of a boat not doing so until she is completely on the pre-start side. A boat making penalty turns shall keep clear of one
that is not. A boat moving astern by backing a sail shall keep clear of one that is not.
21 Capsized, Anchored or Aground; Rescuing
If possible, a boat shall avoid a boat that is capsized or has not regained control after capsizing, is anchored or aground, or is
trying to help a person or vessel in danger. A boat is capsized when her masthead is in the water.
22 Interfering with Another Boat
22.1 If reasonably possible, a boat not racing shall not interfere with a boat that is racing.
22.2 A boat shall not deliberately interfere with a boat making penalty turns to delay her.
Definitions
A term used as stated below is shown in italic type or, in preambles, in bold italic type.
Abandon A race that a race committee or protest committee abandons is void but may be resailed.
Clear Astern and Clear Ahead; Overlap One boat is clear astern of another when her hull and equipment in normal position are
behind a line abeam from the aftermost point of the other boat's hull and equipment in normal position. The other boat is
clear ahead. They overlap when neither is clear astern or when a boat between them overlaps both. These terms do not
apply to boats on opposite
Finish A boat finishes when any part of her hull, or crew or equipment in normal position, crosses the finishing line in the
direction of the course from the last mark, either for the first time or after taking a penalty under rule
rule 28.1, after correcting an error made at the finishing line.
Interested Party A person who may gain or lose as a result of a protest committee's decision, or who has a close personal interest
in the decision.
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tacks unless rule 18 applies.
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31.2 or 44.2 or, under
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