Sailboat speed rules near shore

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Originally Posted by jrc

I can't find a law that covers sailboats differently than powerboats with regard to wakes.

The crossing rules do give preference to sailing boats over most powered boats. But the safe distance rules apply to all vessels.

BTW if the engine is running it is a powered boat. Sails up or down does not matter.

There are no rules differentiating sailboats from other vessels under the headway speed rule in New Hampshire, regardless if they are under sail or power. For this particular section of the RSA a sailboat is considered a boat.