1. 2017-2020
  2. Fleet
  3. Rx: None

Q&A 2017-007
Basic Principles - Sportsmanship
Basic Principles – Sportsmanship and the Rules provides that when competitors break a rule they will promptly take a penalty, which may be to retire. Any procedure regarding retirement after finishing stated in the sailing instructions shall be followed as soon as the boat becomes aware of the breach.
Q&A 2018-002
Rule 62; Redress
If a boat is entitled to redress under rule 62, a qualifying series shall be considered as a separate series in the regatta.
Q&A 2018-003
Rule A3; Starting Times and Finishing Places
In an event using a handicap/rating system, if no rule contains any provision for rounding a boat’s corrected time, rounding to any unit of time is incorrect.
Q&A 2018-008
Rule 53, Skin Friction
Actions that can be performed and products that may be applied on a boat’s hull without breaking rule 53
Q&A 2018-014
Rule 32.1, Shortening or Abandoning After the Start
The race committee may abandon a race even after one or more boats have finished.
Q&A 2018-015
Rule 61.1, Informing the Protestee
The purpose of rule 61.1 is to make sure that the protestee is informed about the protestor’s intention to protest.
Q&A 2018-016
Rule 75.1, Entering a Race
The number of boats entered in a race is the number of boats that complied with the requirements of the organizing authority.
Q&A 2018-017
Rule 31; Touching a Mark
It is not seamanlike to compel a boat to touch a mark even if she does not break a rule by doing so. 
Q&A 2019-001
Rule 31; Touching a Mark
The race committee vessel becomes part of the mark when the race committee intentionally attaches the vessel to the mark, therefore, a boat racing that touches the race committee vessel breaks rule 31.
Q&A 2019-002
Rule 16.1; Changing Course
Definition Keep Clear
The definition Keep Clear (b) is a test that decides whether a boat is keeping clear of another either under rule 11  or under rule 10 when sailing downwind on opposite tacks, while rule 16.1 puts a limitation on the rights of a right-of-way boat.