COLREGs · Rule 12
Sailing Vessels
TL;DR
When two sailing vessels are approaching, the vessel with wind on her port side keeps out of the way; if both have wind on the same side, the windward vessel keeps out of the way of the leeward vessel.
Authoritative source
- 33 CFR §83.12— verbatim Inland Rule text (US Code of Federal Regulations)
- International COLREGs Rule 12 verbatim text is published by the IMO. The Inland counterpart 33 CFR §83 chunk above mirrors the international wording almost verbatim.
Inland parallel
Inland Rule 12 — Sailing Vessels →More from Part B-II — In Sight of One Another
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