When running straight downwind, be aware of boats behind you. Because the wind reaches them first, it is disturbed and slower by the time it reaches you, resulting in the boats behind catching you up. It is therefore better to try and sail on one side of the boats behind you.
When arriving at an off-wind buoy close to another boat, the racing rules dictate whether you are entitled to pass between the other boat and the buoy.
在抵达横⻛浮标,且离另⼀条船很近时,应根据⽐赛规则,来判定你是否有权在该船 和浮标之间通过。
When the first boat enters the three-boat-length circle, the inner boat is only entitled to room if there is an overlap (1). If so, the outer boat must allow sufficient room for the inner boat to pass, allowing for a gybe if necessary. If there is no overlap, at the moment the first boat enters the circle the inner boat must go round the buoy behind the outer boat (2).