Soren Krause - Paul Elvstrom Explains the Racing Rules of Sailing: 2013–2016 Rules

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ISAF RACING RULES SECTION
(Grey headband)

EXPLANATORY SECTION
(Red headband)

ISAF INTERPRETATIONS SECTION
(Red hatched headband)

Race Signals Flags

Rules are cross-referenced to the Explanations and Interpretations byREDnumbers in the margins

Black numbers are the Rule numbers
Red numbers refer to the Explanatory Section page numbers

Basic Rules that apply all over the course

Gybe Mark

Reach

Leeward Mark

Prestart, Start & Starting Marks

Basic Rules (see above)

Not Section C Rules 18, 19 and 20 at a Starting Mark when approaching to start

Not 17! Same Tack, Proper Course before the Starting Signal

Race signal flags Back cover

Every four years after the Olympic Games, the Racing Rules of Sailing are reviewed. Despite constant efforts from the ISAF Racing Rules Committee to keep the Rules simple and easy to read, they are still quite difficult to understand and may be ambiguous in some situations. To help to clarify them and ensure uniform interpretation and understanding of their meaning, the ISAF publishes a number of official interpretations or Cases.

Paul Elvstrm Explains the Racing Rules of Sailing provides a ready-reference to the Rules, explanatory notes and drawings, and reference to relevant ISAF interpretations in a handy pocket-sized book. Its aim is to help officials and competitors alike to learn the Rules easily, to understand them, and to apply them correctly. It also enables protests and disputes to be resolved fairly.

Paul Elvstrm Explains the Racing Rules of Sailing is therefore an invaluable handbook, providing a concise guide to the racing rules for everyone involved in the sport.

Gran Petersson, President of ISAF
Former Chairman of the Racing Rules Committee

The main object of Paul Elvstrm explains the Racing Rules of Sailing is to provide a handy and easily-read guide for all of us to understand and interpret the rules identically.

The Racing Rules are probably among the most complicated of any sport. They are hard to comprehend even if a great effort is made, when writing the Rules, to use language which is modern and easily read. There is also a constant flow of new interpretations, clarifications and changes to the Rules. Also, the use of the same Rules in match racing and the introduction of on the water judging in fleet races have introduced a more aggressive use of the Rules as a weapon against competitors. The best way to avoid problems is still to sail against others in the same way that you wish to be sailed against. This unwritten rule is the best way of preserving friendships and promoting the desire to participate in sailboat racing.

It is great to win in sailboat racing, but only if the other competitors join in the pleasure.

I am happy that Sren, besides being an active sailor and a busy judge/umpire, has again found the time to edit this edition which incorporates the new 20132016 Rules and ISAF Cases up to 2011.

Paul Elvstrm

The book is divided into three sections.

The Racing Rules of Sailing as published by ISAF.

A simple Explanation of the various situations that can arise under each rule, supported by birds-eye-view line drawings.