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Regula 14 din Regulile de Curse la Vela are scopul de a preveni coliziunile între bărci, dar permite bărcilor cu drept de trecere să nu evite contactul până când devine clar că cealaltă barcă nu respectă regulile. Luis Leal de Faria critică această regulă, considerând că contradicțiile acesteia încurajează o navigație nesemană și pot duce la coliziuni cu posibile răniri sau chiar decese.
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In every situation, the Racing Rules of Sailing are intended to keep boats from colliding. But when a collision is still possible, rule 14 states:
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14. AVOIDING CONTACT
If reasonably possible, a boat shall
(a) avoid contact with another boat,
(b) not cause contact between boats, and
(c) not cause contact between a boat and an object that should be
avoided.
However, a right-of-way boat, or one sailing within the room or mark-room to which she is entitled, need not act to avoid contact until it is clear that the other boat is not keeping clear or giving room or mark-room.
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But Luis Leal de Faria finds rule 14 providing more cloud than clarity:
The problem in these situations of a right-of-way boat not avoiding contact lies within rule 14, as it contradicts itself in many situations. I would say that with what is written in its last paragraph, rule 14 is an invitation to unseamanlike sailing (protected by the rules), which might result in collisions with possible injuries, even fatalities. - Full report
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14. AVOIDING CONTACT
If reasonably possible, a boat shall
(a) avoid contact with another boat,
(b) not cause contact between boats, and
(c) not cause contact between a boat and an object that should be
avoided.
However, a right-of-way boat, or one sailing within the room or mark-room to which she is entitled, need not act to avoid contact until it is clear that the other boat is not keeping clear or giving room or mark-room.
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But Luis Leal de Faria finds rule 14 providing more cloud than clarity:
The problem in these situations of a right-of-way boat not avoiding contact lies within rule 14, as it contradicts itself in many situations. I would say that with what is written in its last paragraph, rule 14 is an invitation to unseamanlike sailing (protected by the rules), which might result in collisions with possible injuries, even fatalities. - Full report
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Publicat 22 martie 2026, 16:52