I held my course and did nothing wrong — how am I the one disqualified?
Three overlapped boats passed astern of a starboard-tack boat — an obstruction under Rule 19. The outside overlapped boat held her course and was bumped by the middle boat, yet the outside boat was disqualified: Rule 19.2(b) required her to give the inside boats enough room for the whole group to keep clear of the obstruction. The middle boat was exonerated under Rule 43.1(b) because she was squeezed into the breach. (World Sailing Case 125.)
📖 Want Rule 19 in more depth? Elvstrøm Explains the Racing Rules 2025-2028 sets out every rule with plain-English explanations and diagrams. (affiliate link)
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<p><a href="https://sailing.kiwi.nz/v/mysUAGP6xPs/">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.
- Elvstrøm Explains the Racing Rules 2025-2028 — Every rule, with plain-English explanations and diagrams.
- Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook — The collision regulations for when you meet boats that aren't racing.
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