Racing Rules of Sailing

World Sailing has established a single internet address at which readers will find links to all the documents available on the World Sailing website that are mentioned in this book. Those documents are listed below. Links to other rules documents will also be provided at that address.

The address is: www.sailing.org/racingrules

Document	Mentioned in
Guidelines for discretionary penalties	Introduction
Changes made to these rules after 1 January 2025	Introduction
Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions Guides	Introduction
World Sailing Regulations	Introduction
The Case Book	Introduction
The Call Books for various disciplines	Introduction
World Sailing Regulations with the status of a rule	Definition Rule (b)
Interpretations of Rule 42, Propulsion	Rule 42
World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations	Rule 49.2
The Equipment Rules of Sailing	Several rules
Appendix TS, Traffic Separation Schemes	Rule 56.2
Hearing Request and Hearing Decision Forms	Part 5 Preamble
Rules for other windsurfing competition formats	Appendix B Preamble
Standard Notice of Race for Match Racing	Appendix C Preamble
Standard Sailing Instructions for Match Racing	Appendix C Preamble
Match Racing Rules for Visually Impaired Sailors	Appendix C Preamble
Development Rules for Umpired Radio Sailing	Appendix E Preamble
Rules for other kiteboarding competition formats	Appendix F Preamble
Up-to-date table of National Sail Letters	Appendix G
Guidance on conflicts of interest	Appendix M2.3
Guidance on misconduct	Appendix M6.8
World Sailing Judges Manual	Appendix T Preamble

The address is: www.sailing.org/racingrules

Document	Mentioned in
Guidelines for discretionary penalties	Introduction
Changes made to these rules after 1 January 2025	Introduction
Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions Guides	Introduction
World Sailing Regulations	Introduction
The Case Book	Introduction
The Call Books for various disciplines	Introduction
World Sailing Regulations with the status of a rule	Definition Rule (b)
Interpretations of Rule 42, Propulsion	Rule 42
World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations	Rule 49.2
The Equipment Rules of Sailing	Several rules
Appendix TS, Traffic Separation Schemes	Rule 56.2
Hearing Request and Hearing Decision Forms	Part 5 Preamble
Rules for other windsurfing competition formats	Appendix B Preamble
Standard Notice of Race for Match Racing	Appendix C Preamble
Standard Sailing Instructions for Match Racing	Appendix C Preamble
Match Racing Rules for Visually Impaired Sailors	Appendix C Preamble
Development Rules for Umpired Radio Sailing	Appendix E Preamble
Rules for other kiteboarding competition formats	Appendix F Preamble
Up-to-date table of National Sail Letters	Appendix G
Guidance on conflicts of interest	Appendix M2.3
Guidance on misconduct	Appendix M6.8
World Sailing Judges Manual	Appendix T Preamble

ONLINE RULES DOCUMENTS

All rules in this part

ONLINE RULES DOCUMENTS

All rules in this part