Rules World Sailing Case Book
World Sailing Cases
A boat may take a Two-Turns Penalty when she may have broken one or more rules of Part 2 in an incident while racing . She may take a One-Turn Penalty when she may have broken rule 31 . Alternatively, the notice of race or sailing instructions may specify the use of the Scoring Penalty or some other penalty, in which case the specified penalty shall replace the One-Turn and the Two-Turns Penalty. However,
  1. when a boat may have broken a rule of Part 2 and rule 31 in the same incident she need not take the penalty for breaking rule 31 .
  2. if the boat caused injury or serious damage or, despite taking a penalty, gained a significant advantage in the race or series by her breach her penalty shall be to retire.