PART 1 - FUNDAMENTAL RULES
1 SAFETY
1.1 Helping Those in Danger
A boat or competitor shall give all possible help to
any person or vessel in danger.
1.2 Life-saving Equipment and Personal Buoyancy
A boat shall carry adequate life-saving equipment for
all persons on board, including one item ready for immediate
use, unless her class rules make some other provision.
Each competitor is individually responsible for wearing
personal buoyancy adequate for the conditions.
2 FAIR SAILING
A boat and her owner shall compete in compliance with
recognized principles of sportsmanship and fair play.
A boat may be penalized under this rule only if it
is clearly established that these principles have
been violated.
3 ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES
By participating in a race conducted under these racing
rules, each competitor and boat owner agrees
(a) to be governed by the rules
(b) to accept the penalties imposed and other action
taken under the rules, subject to the appeal and review
procedures provided in them, as the final determination
of any matter arising under the rules; and
(c) with respect to such determination, not to resort
to any court or other tribunal not provided by the
rules.
4 DECISION TO RACE
A boat is solely responsible for deciding whether
or not to start or to continue racing.
5 DRUGS
A competitor shall neither take a substance nor use
a method banned by Appendix L. An alleged breach of
this rule shall not be grounds for a protest, and
rule 63.1 does not apply.
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