Racing Rules
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Introductory Rules for Racing - An abridged and simplified set of rules. Created by ISAF back in 2008 but still a good place to start. |
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Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 2021-2024 - The official and definitive rules document from World Sailing. |
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RYA Prescriptions to the RRS 2021-2024 - These are UK-specific modifications to the World Sailing RRS. |
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iOS App and Android App - Official app from World Sailing that puts the full RRS and other related resources onto your mobile device. |
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Sailing instructions - Published for each club and each open event. These may also amend some RRS. For sprint 15 TTs and Nationals refer to specific event page. |
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"Play the Rules" by Uli and Wolfi Finckh - Interactive web-based quiz to test your rules knowledge. |
Articles from the Association magazine
The following articles were originally printed in the Associations magazine, and are worth reading if you want to get the best out of your boat.
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Stay Tooned! Paul Smith provides a clear and comprehensive guide to tuning your boat for best performance (April 1997). |
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Looking Good! Paul's follow on article gives good advice on racing technique including the most important tip of all (there's a clue in the title...) (February 2000). |
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The Need For Speed! Paul Smith gives good tips on how to get your boat round the race course as quickly as possible (Autumn 2001). |
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Sailing in a Blow George Carter describes how to sail safely and get the best out of your Dart 15 in strong winds (June 1997). |
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Supercharge your Sprint 15 by George Carter (PDF format) George Carter describes tweeks you can do to your boat to make it sail better (from Spring 2004) |
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Tacking in Heavy Wind (PDF format) by Paul Smith (June 2003) |
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Fitting Instructions for the Bainbridge 25CTJM Batten Tension Adjuster – by Keith Newnham (December 2006) |
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Major Hull Damage Repair - by Brian Phipps (December 2006) |
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Hull Colour Restoration by Paul Smith (November 2003) |
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Using Main and Traveller by Bob Carter and Paul Smith (November 2005) |
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Leaky Masts by Bob Carter (April 2004) |
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The Racing Rules by Nick Dewhirst (November 2003) |
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Rudder Service by Brian Phipps |
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Rudder Maintenance by Matt Smith |
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Step your mast single-handed by Bob Carter (June 2003) |
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Single-handed boat handling techniques by Brian Phipps (Autumn 2009) |
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Sailing in a swell by Brian Phipps (Autumn 2011) |
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Keeping your hulls on-line by Brian Phipps (Autumn 2009) |
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Trollies and trailers by Brian Phipps (Spring 2014) |
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Sailing 2 up by Brian Phipps (Autumn 2013) |
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Front row starts by Brian Phipps (Spring 2016) |
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Starting at the pin end by Brian Phipps (Spring 2011) |
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Fitting an outboard to a Sprint 15 |
Further Tips
Here's some further sailing tips contributed by experienced Dart 15 sailors: