Storm and Heavy Weather Sails Interpretation
An interpretation to Special Regulation 4.24 has been issued addressing requirements and the purpose of storm and heavy weather sails.
Safety
News
Weights for IRC
Endorsed IRC certificates are those where the weight and measurements have been checked to ensure they don’t favour any boat and the integrity of the competition is upheld.
Ratings
racing rules
Sail Canada and Australian Sailing Dinghy Instructor Qualification Recognition.
Australian Sailing is pleased to share that our dinghy instructor qualifications are now recognised by Sail Canada as equivalent to the Sail Canada CANSail instructor levels 1-5, creating greater flexibility and opportunities for our instructors wishing to work overseas.
Training
Things that make it go fast
The foils and hull, the rig and sails, all play a role in making your boat go fast and rate well under systems like CBH for trailerable and sportsboats, or IRC and ORC for the bigger boats.
Ratings
What can you do about it – Part III
Competitors are sometimes upset because of something that happened and want it fixed. What to do about it though? The Racing Rules of Sailing provide the options.
Racing Rules
Study pack for the Racing Rules of Sailing is available
The study pack for the 2025-28 Racing Rules of Sailing is now available on the World Sailing website.
Racing Rules
Sails must be measured and stamped
In a new IRC rule introduced in 2024, all sails shall have a measurement sticker or stamp which includes its dimensions and sail area.
Ratings
Racing Rules
On the 'new rules' with Howard Elliott
Howard Elliott, International Judge, provides competitors and race officials an explanation of how the 2025-28 Racing Rules of Sailing 2025-2028 have been updated from 2021-24.
Racing Rules
Major incident reports published
Two reports relating to safety incidents have been uploaded to the Australian Sailing website.
Safety
Keel bolts and corrosion
A tale about a Defiance 30 and its keel, and how stainless steel bolts corrode. This is a tale all boat owners should read.
Safety
Removing fixed equipment under IRC
Boat weight for an IRC rating is taken to the nearest 10 kilograms. It doesn’t take much equipment to be removed before an amendment is required.
racing rules
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Moving Participants Between Courses
Learn how to move participants between courses
Technical Committee at Australian Yachting Championship
The appointment of a Technical Committee at the Australian Yachting Championships, in Newcastle, was very well received by the competitors.
ratings
racing rules
What can you do about it – Part II
Competitors are sometimes upset because of something that you did and they want it fixed. What to do about it though? The Racing Rules of Sailing provide the options.
racing rules
Things that make it go fast
Julian Bethwaite and Billy Sykes share what makes some equipment faster than others.
ratings
Standard IRC Certificates new in 2024
Boats can apply for Standard IRC certificates, valid from June 2024, in a significant change of policy by Australian Sailing.
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racing rules
IRC & ORC Owners Committee Update
The IRC & ORC Owners Committee is Australian Sailing’s link to owners of keelboats.
ratings