Grants, Measurements, Sail Numbers and IDs

• 2023 Classes Coaching Grant information HERE
• Application for Optimist or International Class Measurement Certificate
• Application for an IRL Sail Number
• Application for Certificate of Identity

Team Racing Resources 

• Team Racing Coach Handbook

• Team Racing Event Organisation and Setup Handbook
• Team Racing NOR Template
• Team Racing SIs Template
• Team Racing Flight Sheets Template
• Team Racing Call Book 2021-2024

• Irish Sailing Racing Rules 2021-2024 with Prescriptions
• Irsh Sailing Prescriptions to Racing Rules 2021-2024

• Speed Charts
• Tips on the Use of the Whiskey Flag
• Recommendations for Dinghy Event Safety Jan 2023
  • Event Transit Report Template

• Appeal to Irish Sailing of Protest Committee Decision Form (word)
• Appeal to Irish Sailing of Protest Committee Decision Form (pdf)
• Sample Protest Committee Decision Form (word)
• World Sailing Preferred Standard Wording 2023

IRC Library

ECHO and IRC Handicapping

• ▶ 2023 ECHO and IRC Ratings to date

• ▶ ECHO and IRC Rating 2022 Ratings

• ▶ ECHO Guide for Clubs

IRC Rating application forms 

In all cases, you will need to save the Excel file to your computer hard drive before starting to complete it.  Once completed return to racing@sailing.ie and remember to login to MYIrishSailing and pay on-line also.​

- The following links are all excel downloadable files.

• 2023 IRC Revalidation 
• 2023 IRC New 
• 2023 IRC New One Design 

For boats holding a current full IRC certificate 

- The following links are all excel downloadable files.

• 2023 Amendment 
• 2023 IRC Trial 
• 2023 IRC Secondary Cert

IRC RULES

• IRC Rule, Notices and Policies
• IRC Measurement Information

• Irish Sailing Racing Rules 2021-2024 with Prescriptions
• Summary of significant changes to the RRS 2021 - 2024
• RRS Changes and Corrections. Ver.3
• The World Sailing Case Book
• The World Sailing Call Book for Match Racing and the World Sailing Call Book for Team Racing 
• World Sailing Rules Q&A 2022 (NB this is updated regularly by WS)
• Irish Sailing Prescriptions for events with an international jury (coming soon)
• Umpired Fleet Racing Rules – with Irish Sailing guidance (coming soon) (to include a special mention on providing adequate RIBs for the umpires!) ( The appendix can be found HERE)
• World Sailing Racing Rules Questions and Answer Service
  • Q & A 17 May
  • Q & A 19 May

The ‘protest form’ is now known as a ‘hearing request form’ as a protest is only one of the various forms of hearing that may be requested.

• Appeal to Irish Sailing of Protest Committee Decision Form (word download)
• Appeal to Irish Sailing of Protest Committee Decision Form (pdf)
• World Sailing Hearing Request form
• World Sailing Hearing Decision form
• Protest Committee Decision Form Template (word download)
• How-to-Appeal
• How to request confirmation of a decision or request an interpretation (coming soon)

• World Sailing Judges Manual July 2022
• Updated version of RYA extended Appendix M (coming soon)
• World Sailing Standard Wordings for Hearing Conclusions and Decisions
• World Sailing Jury Policies 
• Guidelines for Judges, Umpires and Youth Sailors 2023

COMING SOON ... ‘jury policies’, ‘guidance on redress’, ‘policy on conflict of interest’ ‘guidance for PC’s at youth events’, ‘guidance on decision writing’.

• World Sailing Equipment Rules of Sailing pdf 
•  This document sets out rules for use of equipment, definitions of equipment, measurement points and measurements for use in class rules and other rules and regulations, rules governing certification control and equipment inspection.
• World Sailing Class Rules - Classes and Equipment

• The World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations

• Irish Anti-Doping Rules
• World Sailing Anti-Doping Code regulations 

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• World Sailing Addendum to Guidance for Event Organisers of Offshore Races
•  Irish Sailing Policy on Race Officials for National & International Events (coming soon)
•  International Championship Policy 2021 (coming soon)

COMING SOON: guidance on GDPR, safety, child protection, insurance and more