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Part 4 — When Boats Meet

Section A — Right Of Way

A boat has right of way over another boat when the other boat is required to keep clear of her. However, some rules in Sections B, C and D limit the actions of a right-of-way boat.

45

Hauling Out; Making Fast; Anchoring

A boat shall be afloat and off moorings at her preparatory signal. Thereafter, she shall not be hauled out or made fast except to bail out, reef sails or make repairs. She may anchor or the crew may stand on the bottom. She shall recover the anchor before continuing in the race unless she is unable to do so.

Definitions in Context

Boat

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

Race

A race is a sailing competition that is held under these rules and is conducted by a host organization according to the sailing instructions.

Related Cases

Case 5

A boat that is anchored during a race is still racing. A boat does not break rule 42.1 or rule 45 if, while pulling in her anchor line to recover the anchor, she returns to her position at the time the anchor was lowered. However, if pulling in the anchor line clearly propels her to a different position, she breaks those rules.

Rule 44

A boat may take a Two-Turns Penalty when she may have broken one or more rules of Part 2 in an incident while racing. She may take a One-Turn Penalty when she m...

Rule 46

A boat shall have on board a person in charge designated by the member or organization that entered the boat. See rule 75 .

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