Liberty Racing Rules 2018

Racing Rules Test
Choose the best answer and for the situations presented explain briefly why and what rules you used.
You may reference the US Sailing rule book 2017-2020
70% correct is required for skippers.
Everyone is encouraged to complete this.
You may also complete the rules test at the seminar on April 29th

1. Name:

2. 1. "Starboard" is a required hail. *This question is required.

3. 2. If a boat catches the anchor line of the committee boat but quickly gets off without touching the committee boat they still must do a one penalty turn for touching the mark.. *This question is required.

4. 3. If boat A tacks, so that she is now on the same tack, and Windward to boat B because boat B has now acquired right-of-way, she must initially give boat A room to keep clear *This question is required.

5. 4. A boat racing is not an obstruction to other boats unless they are required to keep clear or avoid her. *This question is required.

6. 5. A boat that touches the pin while finishing, because her bow has crossed the finish line, has finished and does not need to take a penalty. *This question is required.

7. 6. When hailed for "room to tack" the boat hailed must either tack or say "you tack" even if the hail breaks rule 20.1. *This question is required.

8. 7. While a boat is tacking, because she is unable to maneuver as changing course, other boats must keep clear of her. *This question is required.

9. 8. The skipper alone is responsible for ensuring that the rules are followed. *This question is required.

10. 9. 6 minutes before the start a boat on port is involved in a collision with a starboard tack boat, there are no injuries but fiberglass can be seen in an area where the collision occurred, both boats may start the race with no penalties since they were not yet racing. *This question is required.

11. 10. A DSQ score based on an infraction of the "fair sailing" rule can be thrown out. *This question is required.

"P" - will be used to designate a port tack boat
"S" - will be used to designate a starboard tack boat
"L" - will be used to designate a leeward boat when the boats are overlapped, and
"W" - will be used to designate a windward boat

12. 11. Boats, P, on port tack, and S, on starboard tack, are beating to Windward. P tacks into a position just in front of S. , When, P reaches a close hauled course, she is a few feet clear ahead of S. S, who has not needed to change course prior to that moment to avoid P, immediately luffs above a close-hauled course, to avoid contact, and protests. You are on the protest committee; how would you decide this?

A. Disallow the protest
B. Penalize P
C. Penalize S
D. Penalize both boats
Explain your choice. What rules were involved? *This question is required.

13. 12.Boat S is rounding the Windward Mark on a starboard tack onto a run. As she is rounding the Mark, boat P is approaching the Mark on a port tack. Boat S bears away around the Mark, and as her transom leaves the Mark astern, her boom touches the port shroud of P. There is no damage or injury. Both boats protest. You are on the protest committee. How would you decide this

A. Disallow the protest
B. Penalize P
C. Penalize S
D. Penalize both boats
Explain your choice. What rules were involved?

14. 13. Boat L and Boat W, two 25-foot boats, are approaching the right-hand end of the starting line to start an upwind leg. Both boats are beam reaching and on the same tack, with L on a course to pass one length to leeward of the race committee boat. 20 seconds before the starting signal and when two lengths from the race committee boat, L hails, "no room" to W. Both boats hold their courses until W is overlapped to leeward of the race committee boat. At that point. L luffs and W makes contact with both L and the committee boat at the same time. There is fiberglass damage to W but it does not require that W retire from the race. Both boats protest each other. You are on the protest committee; how would you decide this?

A. Boat L will be penalized
B. Boat W will be penalized
C. Both boats will be penalized.

Explain your choice. What rules were involved? *This question is required.

15. 14. What is the penalty for the boat(s) that is found to be at fault?

A. The boat at fault must do a two turn penalty.
B. The boat at fault must retire.
C. Both boats must do a to turn penalty.
D. Both boats must retire
Explain your choice. What rules were involved? *This question is required.

16. 15.Boats X and Y on the downwind leg, are converging on steady courses for 10 seconds. X is to Y's right (looking downwind), and is sailing on port tack with the wind directly astern and her boom on her starboard side. Y is sailing "by the Lee"with the wind coming over her starboard stern quarter and her boom also on the starboard side. They have contact with no damage or injury, and they both protest. You are on the protest committee; how would you decide this?

A. penalize boat X
B. penalize boat Y
C. penalize both boats
Explain your choice. What rules were involved?

*This question is required.

17. 16. Boats, PW and PL, two close hauled port tack boats, are half a length apart and approaching boat S, a close hauled starboard tack boat. If PL and S hold their courses, PL will hit S a few feet back from her bow. PW hails, PL for room to pass astern of S. PL then hails, PW for room to tack at S. PW does not respond and begins bearing away to pass astern of S. PL bears away also to avoid a collision and protests PW. In the hearing, PW defends her actions by saying that she hailed first. You are on the protest committee; how would you decide this?
A. Boat PW will be penalized
B. Boat PL will be penalized
C. Both boats will be penalized.
D. Disallow the protest, no rule was broken

Explain your choice. What rules were involved?
*This question is required.

18. 17.Within one Hull length of a Windward Mark to be left to port, boat PL (on port tack) tacks to a close hauled course to leeward of boat SW (on starboard tack). As PL's bow approaches the Mark, SW remains close hauled and hails to PL," you have no rights". As SW, bears away to round the Mark she forces PL to bear away into the Mark to avoid hitting her. PL immediately gets clear of the other boats, hailing "protest" as she does, and does one turn that includes a tack and a gybe. SW sails on. After the race, PL files her protest against SW for failing to keep clear of her. You are on the protest committee; how would you decide this?

A. Boat PL will be penalized
B. Boat SW will be penalized
C. Both boats will be penalized.
D. Disallow the protest, no rule was broken

Explain your choice. What rules were involved

*This question is required.

19. 18. Boat A is on a port-tack and is approaching Boat B who is on a starboard tack. The Crew of boat B yell "Starboard". Boat A Does not respond immediately so B alters course to avoid a collision. The crew and skipper on B are very upset and yell at boat A "learn to sail you damned idiots" and then state "don't cross me again!" Boat C hearing these comments protests the situation. How would you decide the protest?

A. Disallow the protest as boat C was not involved
B. Penalize A
C. Penalize B
D. Penalize Both Boats
Explain your choice. What rules were involved?

*This question is required.

20. 19.Boats a and B are approaching the starting line to start. B is a few feet clear astern of A and is yelling " UP! UP! UP!" A holds her course. B, then becomes overlapped to leeward of A and A immediately luffs and heads up approximately 15° and there is contact between the starboard bow of B, and the port corner of A's transom. There is no damage or injury. Both boats protest. You are on the protest committee. How would you decide this?

A. Boat A will be penalized
B. Boat B will be penalized
C. Both boats will be penalized.
D. Disallow the protest, no rule was broken *This question is required.

21. 20. Two starboard tack boats, L and W, are approaching the race committee boat marking the right-hand end of the starting line to start. When there are 15 seconds before the starting signal, W overlapped L to Windward from clear astern. L luffs and W is able to keep clear. The starting signal is made. With L head to wind, W does not have room to pass between L and the race committee boat. W tells L to bear away immediately to her close hauled course, but L continues sailing head to wind, thereby forcing W onto the wrong side of the race committee boat. L then, bears away and starts. W circles around to start and protests L for denying her room at the starting Mark. By sailing above close hauled after the starting signal. You are on the protest committee. How would you decide this?

A. Boat L will be penalized
B. Boat W will be penalized
C. Both boats will be penalized.
D. Disallow the protest, no rule was broken

*This question is required.