Pennsylvania Code
Title 58 - RECREATION
Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION
Subpart C - BOATING
Chapter 103 - RULES OF THE ROAD
Section 103.8 - Rules applicable to sailboats
Universal Citation: 58 PA Code ยง 103.8
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) When two sailboats are approaching one another in a manner that involves risk of collision, one of them shall keep out of the way of the other as follows:
(1) When each has the wind on a different
side, the boat which has the wind on the port-left-side shall keep out of the
way of the other.
(2) When both
have the wind on the same side, the boat which is to windward shall keep out of
the way of the boat which is to leeward.
(3) If a boat with the wind on the
port-left-side sees a boat to windward and cannot determine with certainty
whether the other boat has the wind on the port-left-or the
starboard-right-side, the boat shall keep out of the way of the
other.
(b) The windward side shall be deemed to be the side opposite to that on which the mainsail is carried.
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