• An error in Appendix E 6.3 in the RRS 2025-2028
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  John Ball Today 11:22
• Two boats crabbing simultaneously & definition of head to wind
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  Al Sargent Today 01:20
• "A proper look-out by sight and hearing....."
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  Catalan Benaros Fri 14:07
• Avoiding contact, Rule 14 and Case 87
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  Paul Zupan 26-Mar-17 00:51

• An error in Appendix E 6.3 in the RRS 2025-2028
  Sue - Interesting.  Both the printed US Sailing and World Sailing PDF (2025-2028-RRS-with-Changes-and-Corrections-v-1.pdf) rule books have the proper rule reference.
  John Christman Today 17:01
• Two boats crabbing simultaneously & definition of head to wind
  Having observed this on a starting line, the person in the video is exaggerating what I've observed as a way of teaching other sailors the technique. In the wild the motions of the body and tiller, and backwinding of the sail aren't nearly this pronounced.
  
  I have often observed boats making violent movements with the rudder to both cause the boat to accelerate and also turn the boat. This is often combined by a move similar to the final body movement of a roll tack. (EG: bow-down to a reach, start rapidly sculling to start turning to windward (tiller not crossing the centerline), body to leeward, then once the boat has turned to just before head to wind, a violent body movement to windward combined with a single extended pull of the tiller to windward.) Perhaps my understanding of "sculling" is out of date or mistaken, I thought that if the repeated motion of the tiller didn't cross the centerline it was consider a way to change course and allowed.
  
  Then is there a pause while the boat moves forward and the process is repeated approximately every 5-10 seconds. 
  
  
  Beau Vrolyk Today 15:05
• "A proper look-out by sight and hearing....."
  There's nothing very unique about solo races in that respect. Take for example the Solong/Stena incident where an anchored tanker was hit in reasonable visibility  by another ship under autopilot. The captain is temporarily hosted at one of his Majesty's facilities.
  https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f3dd5c53505b2ca44eff1a/Solong-StenaImmaculate-InterimReport.pdf
  
  
  Jim Champ Sat 18:13
• Avoiding contact, Rule 14 and Case 87
  Craig .. here's the pic for discussion.
  
  

  

  
  
  I've been that starbaord boat .. not on the line but in the middle of the course with no other boats around.  Port was an experienced racer that I knew, we made eye contact and saw each other for 10 BL's. 
  
  By the time I realized he wasn't doing a last sec duck (main sheet got jammed) .. there was nothing I could do.  I think the rule and Case 87 are fine.
  
  The starboard skipper would have to possess the presence of mind to actually turn toward the port boat .. if to have any chance at making more space for port.   In the heat of that split moment ... that's a pretty tall ask IMO.  Turning away from the danger (arguably the natural instinct) .. only works to decrease port's space to avoid. 
  Angelo Guarino Tue 11:12
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