You're both beating upwind on opposite tacks, converging fast — who gives way?
The same one rule decides it: Rule 10. On opposite tacks the port-tack boat keeps clear of the starboard-tack boat — it doesn't matter who's ahead, who's bigger, or who got there first. The port boat ducks the starboard boat's transom and sails on. No collision, no protest, no penalty. (RRS 10.)
📖 Want Rule 10 in your pocket? The Racing Rules Companion 2025-2028 is a spiral-bound quick reference to the current rules. (affiliate link)
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<p><a href="https://sailing.kiwi.nz/v/zTqpC3CjTxg/">Source: Sailing Kiwi</a></p>Go deeper: books and gear
- Racing Rules Companion 2025-2028 by Bryan Willis — Spiral-bound pocket guide to the current rules.
- The Book of Sailing Knots by Peter Owen — The knots every sailor needs, step by step.
- BLUESTORM lifejacket — A lifejacket for time on the water.
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