Sailing boats
29 Sailing boats
This section applies if a sailing boat is approaching another sailing boat on a lake.
If a boat is close-hauled on the port tack and another boat is close‑hauled on the starboard tack—
the boat that is close-hauled on the port tack must keep out of the way of the other boat; and
the other boat must keep its course.
If a boat is running free with the wind on one side and another boat is running free with the wind on the opposite side—
the boat that has the wind on the port side must keep out of the way of the other boat; and
the other boat must keep its course.
If a boat is running free with the wind on one side and another boat is running free with the wind on the same side—
the boat that is to windward must keep out of the way of the boat that is to leeward; and
the boat that is to leeward must keep its course.
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