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3. Contact with Buoys Rule
A boat that makes contact with a buoy must sail away from the
fl eet, out of the way of other boats, and do a 360-degree penalty
turn (See Figure E). After the penalty turn, the boat may resume
racing. If the boat hits the buoy on the wrong side of the buoy,
it must re-round the buoy on the correct side before doing the
360-degree penalty turn (see Figure E1).
Contact with Buoys Rule