RACING RULES of SAILING
  * TEXT SUMMARY ONLY *

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  RRS PART 2
    "When Boats Meet"
        ROW & Limitations
          Summary

  Key to symbols at bottom.

  10. P Keeps Clear of S.
        Sample Image: P vs S
  11. W Keeps Clear of L.
  12. AS Keeps Clear of AH.
  13. T Keeps Clear of NT.
  14. Avoid Contact*:
     *ROW Penalized if Damage.
  15. Give R Aquiring ROW*
     *unless OB created it.
  16. Give R Altering Course.
  17. Proper Course:
     Don't sail above PC
       if OL to L of AH w/i 2 BL.
     Don't sail below PC
       when w/i 2BL of AS or L.*
         *OK on a beat.
  18. Room at a M or O:
     Need an Inside Overlap:
       Snapshot at 2 BL fr M.
     OT OK at LM.
     Inside GW only gets R.
     Outside GW must KC.
     n/a on OT at WM.
     n/a at SM when Starting.
     Caution T w/i 2 BL at WM.
     Continuing O:
       Get R if R at time of OL.
  19. Room to Tack at an O:
     For Safety - on Same Tack,
     Close Hauled or above.
     Must Hail "Room to Tack".
     Must Tack ASAP.
     n/a at SM when Starting.
     n/a at M the OB can fetch.


 KEY:
  S = Starboard Boat
  P = Port Boat
  L = Leeward Boat
  W = Windard Boat
  AH = Boat Ahead
  AS = Boat Astern
  NT = Not Tacking
  T = Tacking
  OT = Opposite Tacks
  ROW = Right of Way
  GW = Give Way
  KC = Keep Clear
  OB = Other Boat
  PC = Proper Course
  R = Room
  BL = Boat Lengths
  OL = Overlapped
  M = Mark
  O = Obstruction
  WM = Weather Mark
  LM = Leeward Mark
  SM = Start Mark
  n/a = not applicable
  w/i = within
  fr = from
  OK = OK

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