Several changes have been made to the current edition of The Racing Rules of Sailing.
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) announced today that, as a result of actions taken by the ISAF Racing Rules Committee and the ISAF Council during the ISAF Annual Conference, several changes in The Racing
Rules of Sailing for 2009-2012 will take effect on 1 January 2010.

Rule 18.2(c) will be changed to prohibit a newly discovered and potentially dangerous tactic that was an unintended consequence of the current wording of this rule. The revised rule will no longer …

A regatta (yacht race) can be a single boat race or a series of boat races. Regattas are highly organized events and typically very structured. It typically includes social activities in addition to the race and is usually named for the town or place where the race occurs.

Key Sailing Regulations

A yacht using sails as motive power on port tack gives way to one on starboard tack.
The more maneuverable vessel gives way to the less maneuverable …

The Olympic Games open Aug. 8 in Beijing and the sailing competition off Qingdao begins the next day.Sailing at the Olympics 2008:Venue: Qingdao Olympic Sailing CenterLocation: City of Qingdao
Qingdao is located on the southern coastline of the Shandong Peninsula, in east China’s Shandong Province. Dubbed “Eastern Switzerland”, Qingdao is one of China’s most important port cities. The Qingdao International Sailing Center for the Games of the 29th Olympiad is located on the old site of the Beihai shipyard by Qingdao’s Fushan Bay in China’s Shangdong Province. The Center will cover …

The ‘Optimist‘ is quite simply the dinghy in which the young people of the world learn to sail. Sailed in over 110 countries by over 150,000 young people, it is the only dinghy approved by the International Sailing Federation exclusively for sailors less than 16 years of age.The “Opti” as the young sailors fondly call her is the greatest little boat in the world.Sailing is a lifetime sport where those in the age group of 8 to 80 are practicing the same skills. One of the tasks of the Optimist …

The Tamil Nadu Sailing Association (TNSA) will conduct the Vestas National Laser Coastal championship from April 26 to 29. The sponsor’s race will be held prior to the main event on Today.
About the race –
The competition will feature 12 races spread over four days. In case, the races are not completed, they will spill over to April 30, the reserve day.
A dozen clubs would be taking part, he said.
Around 55 to 60 sailors are expected to take part in three events — Laser Standard, Radial and 4.7. The Standard …