Sailing Rules
More Racing Rules, basics
A basic principle for which the rules of sailing are applied is to avoid collisions. They can also be seen as a fundamental tool to guarantee everyone entertainment as part of a sailing race, which includes a departure, a performance and an arrival.
There are general rules that every sailor should keep in mind: Learn more at Play to sail this link was recommended by Chris Freas
Rule Quiz
And for practice with the rules, Mike Biggs recommends this site: Rule Quiz by the numbers
Note that the rules in several instances require that a skipper have adequate time to react to some change, which means that much of the time it is really a judgment call, and especially so when the situation is presented as a cartoon, where viewers can't tell much about the scale involved. This rules practice site is still excellent, I think.....Mike Biggs
