RRS 18 (Mark-Room): What’s New

From Scuttlebutt Sailing News – by Dave Perry

(Photo: Matias Capizzano – 2019 Snipe Worlds – Ilhabela, Brazil)

The next edition of The Racing Rules of Sailing goes into effect on January 1, 2025, and will remain in effect through 2028. As usual, the rules writers have done a good job not making many significant changes to the rules, particularly the rules of Part 2 (When Boats Meet). But all sailors and race officials will want to know the new rules going into 2025.

Here’s what’s new in rule 18 (Mark-Room):

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