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The main rules are as follows:
1. Avoid collisions at all cost (even if you've the right of way, you can be penalized for not doing everything possible to avoid a collision)
2. Port boats give way to starboard. (boats with the sail on the right get out of the way of boats with their sail on the left)
http://www.spinnaker-sailing.com/lessons/keelboat/port_vs_star.gif
3. Windward boats keep clear of leeward boats. (boats nearest the source of wind must give way to boats below them)
4. Give Water. Boats must give room to other boats when going round an obstacle. (can't run someone into a lighthouse or rocks etc..)
for more detail, just ask.
hope this helps
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