Sail Skills - ColRegs Free Guide to ColRegs (the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, the IRPCS or Collision Regs). Guidance covers all aspects with animations, pictures and diagrams. Aimed at small vessel users but suitable for professional mariners. Especially recommended for RYA examination candidates.
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back to top ColRegs Home>ColRegs>Steer & Sail Rules>Note: Overtaking - Which Side? Power-driven vessel overtaking (another power-driven) vessel Vessels under sail one overtakes to: - windward (upwind) - leeward (downwind) Overtaking on the leeward (downwind) side does not make the windward vessel the give-way vessel Remember that the overtaking vessel must keep out of the way of the overtaken vessel until finally past and clear
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