Racing rules (sailing)

The racing rules of sailing ( English Racing Rules of Sailing ) regulate behavior during sailing, kite, windsurfing and model boat regattas. They are updated by World Sailing every four years (after the Olympics) . The current edition (2017-2020) came into force on January 1, 2017.

There are 92 rules, which are divided into 7 parts. Part 5 of this is further divided into sections A to D:

1. Basic rules
2. Encounter of boats
3. Conducting a race
4. Other requirements in a race
5. Protests, Redress, Hearings, Misconduct, and Appeals (Sections A through D)
6. Registration and qualification
7. Organization of races

There are also appendices A to T (without I, O and Q).

literature

• Deutscher Seglerverband (Ed.): Racing rules sailing . 2017-2020. DSV-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-88412-498-7 .

Web links

• Ulrich and Wolfgang Finckh: For sailors and race officials. Retrieved February 8, 2020 . 
• Racing Rules of Sailing. 2017 - 2020. WORLD SAILING, accessed on February 8, 2020 (English).