Section C - The Start
MR CALL C2
Rule C7.2(a), All Penalties
Rule C7.3(c), Penalty Limitations
Question
A boat that has been penalized during the pre-start is reaching down the line just
before starting. At the starting signal she luffs just enough to cross the starting line
and before becoming close-hauled, she bears away, gybes, and sails off on a closehauled
course on the other tack. Has she taken the penalty as required by rule C7.2(a)
and C7.3(c)?
Answer
Yes. The boat was required to start before taking her penalty, but she did not have
to begin taking it from a close-hauled course.