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28.1

A boat shall sail the course.

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Boat

A sailboat and the crew on board, that are subject to the rules.

Related Cases

When one boat breaks a rule and, as a result, causes another to touch a mark, the other boat is exonerated. The fact that a starting mark has moved, for whatever reason, does not relieve a boat of her obligation to start. A race committee may abandon under rule 32.1(c) only when the change in the mark’s position has directly affected the safety or fairness of the competition.

If a buoy or other object specified in the sailing instructions as a finishing-line limit mark is on the post-finish side of the finishing line, a boat may leave it on either side.

Rule 28.2

A boat may correct any errors in sailing the course, provided she has not finished.

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