Same tack, overlapped — does leeward or windward have right of way?
When two boats are on the same tack and overlapped, Rule 11 applies: the windward boat must keep clear of the leeward boat. This is different from Rule 10, which only governs boats on opposite tacks — don't confuse the two when a crossing looks like a port-starboard situation.
📖 Want more situations like this one? Bryan Willis's The Rules in Practice 2025-2028 works through the rules as they happen round the racecourse. (affiliate link)
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<p><a href="https://sailing.kiwi.nz/v/2pHbMgUso8w/">Source: Sailing Kiwi</a></p>Go deeper: books and gear
- The Rules in Practice 2025-2028 by Bryan Willis — Situations round the racecourse, worked through for the current rules.
- 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes by Dave Perry — Rules scenarios to test yourself on, with the answers.
- Sailing sunglasses — Cut the glare off the water.
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