Originally Posted by Mike Fahle
Eric, I'll bet another term you hear all the time is "overtaking" boat.

I still hear "mast abeam" every now and then. While we're at it, the rules haven't contained the terms "360" or "720" for four years. Those penalty descriptions are inaccurate. "Proper course" is probably the least understood restriction -- I often hear people yelling "proper course" at inappropriate times (although this has declined with the deletion of rule 17.2). The next most confused topic is mark-room.

Regards,
Eric