Mr. Ajay Balram, Our Senior International Judge
answers your Questions on the Racing Rules of Sailing.

	1) what does this mean" you cannot tack in my waters . 2) Two boats heading towards the windward mark in opposite tacks ,the one which is sailing on port tack ,tacked in to a lee-bow position approx 1 boat length ahead of starboard tack boat....After sailing one and half boat length , collision occurred (both beams touched at first contact).After collision both boats continued in the same tack(starboard tack).What rule(s) apply? 3)How do the above situations differ in individual racing and that of team racing? [click here for Ajay's Answer]
	Is a competitor allowed to protest against another competitor for an infringement of the class rules or is only the Race Committee allowed to? [click here for Ajay's Answer]
	Approaching the gybe mark three boats are overlapped as shown in figure below. Who has right of way? And in the event of a collision, who all need to do the penalty. If Boat C touches the mark, does it have to do a penalty? All three boats were overlapped and proceeded into the critical circle with the same overlap as shown in figure. A was overlapped by B, as it moved into the circle, while C overlapped B as it moved into the circle. [click here for Ajay's Answer]
	We ask you to please highlight the difference in team racing rules when compared to fleet racing rules. Do the rules change for : 1) water, 2) mark rounding, 3) luffing, 4) on a free leg [click here for Ajay's Answer]
	Interested in becoming NJ .... [click here for Ajay's Answer]
	Can any of you tell me which books one can read in order to prepare for the judges exam ? I mean other than the rules book . . .is there a book on case studies . .can we go to the net and download it ? [click here for Ajay's Answer]
	I hear that at the recent ISAF Conference there was a long dicussion on Rule 42, could you tell us if there have been any new interpretations? [click here for Ajay's Answer]