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Applying for a CBH rating

Sports boat Class Associations, manufactures or production sports boats, and sports boat owners can all apply for a CBH rating.
Ratings

CBH and light ship condition

When weighing a boat for CBH rating, it is essential that the boat is empty, also known as light ship condition. What exactly is empty?
Ratings

CBH listing is publicly available

Sports boat owners wanting to check their CBH, or that of other classes or boats can do so by accessing publicly available data on the Australian Sailing Ratings Hub.
Ratings

Measuring flying headsails

Both IRC and ORC require flying headsails to be measured, but there are differences in descriptions and data that boats and measurers need to be aware of.
Ratings

World Sailing Annual Conference 2022

With the World Sailing Annual Conference being held in October 2022, we asked 3 of our Australian delegates to share with Australian Race Officials an insight into to what their committee will be looking at.
Racing Rules

Weighing in Competitors

Clubs and Organising Authorities of events where competitors are weighed should use a weigh in process that respects the privacy and wellbeing of entrants.
Racing Rules

On the Rules with Grant Alderson

Grant Alderson has coached all levels of the sport of sailing with the highlight being his Para Sonar team winning the Gold Medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and shares here how coaches and sailors can communicate with race officers to make the racing enjoyable for all 
Racing Rules

Hosting Foiling Class Events

The world of sailing has changed in the last decade. With such a fast-paced evolution, it is time to analyse if our race-management systems are keeping up with the changing times. 
Racing Rules