Australian Capital Territory National Land (Lakes) Ordinance 2022
55Sailing boats
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55 Sailing boats
(1) This section applies if a sailing boat is approaching another sailing boat on a lake.
(2) If each boat has the wind on a different side:
(a) the boat that has the wind on the port side must keep out of the way of the other boat; and
(b) the other boat must keep its course.
(3) If each boat has the wind on the same side:
(a) the boat that is to windward must keep out of the way of the other boat; and
(b) the boat that is to leeward must keep its course.
(4) If the operator of a boat (the first boat) that has the wind on the port side sees a boat to windward but cannot determine with certainty whether the other boat has the wind on the port or starboard side, the first boat must keep out of the way of the other boat.
(5) For the purposes of this section, the windward side of a boat is taken to be the side opposite the side on which the mainsail is carried (or, for a square‑rigged vessel, opposite the side on which the largest fore‑and‑aft sail is carried).