ISAF Regulations

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The Regulations were last udpated after the 2006 ISAF Mid-Year Meeting.

2006 ISAF Regulations   DOWNLOAD COMPLETE REGULATIONS - please note the file size is 510kb

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Definitions

Part I - Administration

1. Notices and Submissions 2. ISAF Membership - ISAF Full Members and ISAF Associate Members 3. Interpretation of Constitution by Constitution Committee 4. Application of English Law 5  Exhaustion of Administration Remedies

Part II - Nominations, Appointments and Elections

6. Appointment of Committee Members 7. Election of President and Vice-Presidents 8. Representation on Council 9-14. Reserved for future use

Part III - Committees: Constitution, Terms of Reference and Administration

15.1.  Audit Committee 15.2.  Class Rules Sub-Committee 15.3.  Constitution Committee 15.4.  Empirical Handicap Sub-committee 15.5.  Events Committee 15.6.  ISAF Classes Committee 15.7.  International Measurers Sub-committee 15.8.  International Judges Sub-committee 15.9.  Reserved for future use 15.10. International Umpires Sub-committee 15.11. Equipment Committee 15.12. Match Racing Committee 15.13. Match Race Rankings Sub-committee 15.14. Equipment Control Sub-committee 15.15. Olympic Classes Sub-committee 15.16. Oceanic Sub-committee 15.17. Offshore Committee 15.18. Offshore Training Advisory Panel 15.19. Race Officials Committee 15.20. Race Management Sub-committee 15.21. Racing Rules Committee 15.22. Regional Games Committee 15.23. Sail Rankings Sub-committee 15.24. Reserved for future use 15.25. Special Regulations Sub-committee 15.26. Team Racing Sub-committee 15.27. Windsurfing Committee 15.28. Women's Sailing Committee 15.29. Youth World Championship Sub-committee 15.30. Youth and Development Committee

Part IV - Events: Olympic, ISAF and Other

16. Olympic Regatta 17. ISAF Events 18. ISAF and Other Events 19. Eligibility Code 20. Advertising Code 21. Anti-Doping Code - Note See ISAF Anti-Doping 22. Classification Code 23. Flags and Emblems 24. ISAF World Ranking Grading Criteria 25. Reserved for future use

Part V - Classes and Class Administration

26. ISAF International and Recognized Classes 27. ISAF Classic Yacht Classes 28. ISAF International or Recognized Rating Systems 29. ORC Limited  30. Reserved for future use

Part VI - Administration of Racing Rules, Equipment Rules and Race Officials

31. Racing Rules Administration 32. Equipment Rules Administration 33. International Judges Administration 34. International Umpires Administration 35. International Measurers Administration 36. International Race Officers Administration 37-40. Reserved for future use

Part VII - Commissions and Forums

41. Commissions Generally 42. Medical Commission 43. International Regulations Commission 44. Olympic Advisory Commission 45. Athletes Commission 46. Sailor Classificaation Commission 47. Coaches Commission 48. Review Board 49. Women's Forum

Part VIII - Standards of Conduct

50. Conflict of Interest 51. Misconduct of ISAF Race Officials and ISAF Representatives