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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

Doping and Competitor Health

Irish Anti-Doping Rules

World Sailing Anti-Doping Code regulations

Event Organisation

World Sailing Addendum to Guidance for Event Organisers of Offshore Races

Event Safety Resource Pack 2023

Hearings and Appeals

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)

2025 World Sailing Hearing Request form

2025 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)

IRC-ECHO and IRC Handicapping

ECHO and IRC Rating 2024 Ratings

ECHO Guide for Clubs

IRC- boats with a current full IRC certificate

2025 Amendment

2025 IRC Trial

2025 IRC Secondary Cert

IRC-IRC Rating application forms

2025 IRC Revalidation

2025 IRC New

2025 IRC New One Design MYIrishSailing

IRC-IRC Rules

IRC Rule, Notices and Policies

IRC Measurement Information

Protest Committee Guidance

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

Protests and Appeals Library

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

Race Management Tools

Speed Charts

Tips on the Use of the Whiskey Flag

Recommendations for Dinghy Event Safety Jan 2023

Event Transit Report Template

Risk Assessment

Event Safety Resource Pack

Daily Risk Assessment Form for Events

Guidance to Race Officials

Race Official - Policies

Irish Sailing Race Rules and Appeals Board Terms of Reference

Irish Sailing Race Official Regs July 2024

Irish Sailing Policy on Race Officials for National & International Events

International Championship Policy 2021

Race Official - References and Applications Library

Umpire Application Form

Umpire Reference Form

Race Officer Application Form

Race Officer Reference Form

Mark Layer Application Form

Mark Layer Reference Form

Judge Application Form

Judge Reference Form

Measurer & Equipment Inspector Application Form

Safety Leader Application Form

Safety Leader Reference Form

Results Manager Application Form

Results Manager Reference Form

Racing Rules, Prescriptions and Interpretations

Irish Sailing Prescriptions to Racing Rules 2025-28

World Sailing Rules of Racing 2025-2028

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)

World Sailing Racing Rules Questions and Answer Service

Q & A 17 May

Q & A 19 May

Irish Sailing Prescriptions to Racing Rules 2021 - 2024

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

Useful Dinghy Links - sail numbers, grants, measurements etc.

2023 Classes Coaching Grant information HERE

Application for an IRL Sail Number

Application for Certificate of Identity

Application for Optimist or International Class Measurement Certificate

Race Officials & Race Management Conference 2024

Running an Event - S O'Shaughnessy

JFM Leech Safety

Mission Marseilles - HP Race Management

Safeguarding for Race Officers

Proposed Revision of LRO Course

Race Officials Policy Group

Safety Leader Presentation

Scoring Presentation

Racing Rules with Chris Lindsay

Robotic Marks

Match Racing & Team Racing

What is Measurement?

Safe Operations

Code of Practice for the Safe Operation of Recreational Craft

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