Guidance
Guidance for Competitors and Race Officials.
Under the umbrella of the Racing Charter, the RYA publishes a range of guidance booklets and notes on the Racing Rules of Sailing and the organisation of racing.
The documents are available free of charge and are described below; to obtain a document, click on the associated (underlined) link.
Published by the Racing Rules Committee:
Racing Rules Guidance
This booklet contains guidance notes on numerous topics of interest to competitors and race officials under the following categories: ·
For details of the documents in each category, click on the associated link.
This booklet is available as an eBook from the RYA eBooks app. It is also available for download as a pdf file, however the eBook version is strongly recommended because it provides automatic updates, ensuring that your version is always up to date.
The RYA Case Book
Including the abstracts of the ISAF cases.
Misconduct: A Reference for Race Officials
Being asked to deal with unacceptable behaviour is one of the most difficult but important jobs in our sport. This guide is a comprehensive reference for all race officials, but in particular, judges and protest committees.
Published by the Race Management and Judging & Umpiring Committees:
Race Management Guide
Best practice and aide memoire for race officers.
Championship Results
Guidance on delivering a high-quality results service at championship events.
Gate Marks
Guidance on the use of gate marks.
Gate Starts
Guidance on how to operate a gate start.
Information for Observers at Hearings
Guidance for the protest committee about, and information for, observers at protest hearings.
Information to Competitors from the Protest Committee
Suggested texts that the protest committee may want to post for competitors at an event.
Judging and Umpiring
Best practice for judges and umpires at events of varying levels and importance.
Photography at Events
Guidelines for RYA race officials on taking and publishing images of competitors at events.
Race Officials Code of Conduct
Guidance on expected levels of behaviour and practice for RYA race officials during events