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Every four years the Racing Rules of Sailing are updated following the Olympics. To help the sailor, World Sailing labels important changes with marginal markings. For the new rules coming into force on 1st January 2025 there are quite a lot of marginal markings:- A third of the Definitions are marked, including Sail the Course, Mark-Room, Obstruction and Continuing Obstruction- Nearly a third of the rules in Part 2 (When Boats Meet) are marked, including Avoiding Contact, Mark-Room, Room to Pass an Obstruction- All of the rules in Part 5 (Protests, Redress, Hearings, Misconduct and Appeals) are markedThat’s quite a lot of changes! You need a new set of rules and, to understand the implications of the changes, you need a guide to them.Rules in Practice has been the best-selling guide to the racing rules of sailing for the last 40 years. Now, in its 11th edition, it has been updated for (and contains in full) the 2025-2028 Racing Rules of Sailing.To begin, Rules in Practice describes the latest rule changes and their implications for sailors. The book then covers the fundamental rules that always apply to sailors along with a detailed look at the rules around luffing and keeping clear – which were an eye-opener to many sailors when they were first published in the last edition. As always, throughout the book, the emphasis is on the practical impact on you as a sailor, rather than a theoretical discussion of the rules themselves.This is brought to life in the rest of the book, which takes you around the racecourse, from start to finish, through the key situations that frequently occur showing, from the point of view of each boat in turn, what you may, must or must not do. (Other rules guides take you through the rules in order which is just not how you come across them on the racecourse.)You don’t have to know all the rules off by heart, but you do need to know your rights and obligations on the water – the rules can be looked up afterwards. This knowledge will build your confidence while racing and enable you to make the most of opportunities when they arise.Colour diagrams throughout ensure concepts are easily understood. If you are going to buy one rule book – make it this one!

This bestselling pocket-sized racing rules book is unique in covering the rules by race situation. It explains the rules affecting each part of the race course, from the start line, round the marks and on to the finish line, and clear diagrams show which boat is in the right or the wrong.The entire 2017-2020 racing rules are also included in this edition.This book is ideal for all racers because the rules are explained by race situation, using explanatory diagrams to show the rules that apply all around the race course. The rules are graded for all levels of competition - club, national and international championship. This unique method of presentation has proved extremely popular with racers over ten editions.

This bestselling pocket-sized racing rules book is unique in covering the rules by race situation. It explains the rules affecting each part of the race course, from the start line, round the marks and on to the finish line, and clear diagrams show which boat is in the right or the wrong.The entire 2017-2020 racing rules are also included in this edition.This book is ideal for all racers because the rules are explained by race situation, using explanatory diagrams to show the rules that apply all around the race course. The rules are graded for all levels of competition - club, national and international championship. This unique method of presentation has proved extremely popular with racers over ten editions.

The racing rules bible, completely updated for the latest 2017-2020 Racing Rules of Sailing. You don’t have to know all the rules off by heart, but you do need to know your rights and obligations on the water – the rules can be looked up afterwards. This book takes you through the key situations that occur repeatedly on the race course showing, from the point of view of each boat in turn, what you may, must, or cannot do. Colour diagrams throughout ensure concepts are easily understood. The book also contains the new Racing Rules of Sailing in full, with all the Appendices. The latest rule changes are highlighted, along with their impact on you as a sailor. The Rules in Practice has been the racing rules bible for over 30 years, written by Bryan Willis who is an acknowledged rules expert.

The invaluable on-the-water reference guide to the essentials of the racing rules, updated for the latest 2017-2020 Racing Rules of Sailing. Every racing sailor should have a copy! The book summarises the basic principles, definitions and rules and then covers every aspect of the race. This edition includes a new section on starts as well as mark rounding, obstructions, signals, and dispute resolution. Colour diagrams throughout ensure the concepts are easily understood. Splash-proof and spiral bound, this little companion stands up to frequent use and serves as a great aide-memoire that will fit into your pocket or kit bag. Written by the acknowledged rules expert, Bryan Willis.

The America's Cup is one of the most important sporting competitions in the world. It is also the oldest sporting competition in existence, now more than 170 years old. Like all sporting events, it raises a series of issues and sometimes triggers litigation cases which often have to be dealt with as a matter of urgency. Recognizing this, and the need to deal professionally with these cases, an arbitration panel has become an established part of the Cup's organization. This solution has been once more adopted with regard to the 37th edition of the America's Cup which took place between 2021 and 2024. The issues which arose on such occasion might arise again during other America's Cup editions, and some of them can be of interest beyond the sport of sailing. What happens in the America's Cup can in fact be of general interest to lawyers, arbitrators, and scholars, belonging to both the sport and arbitration communities.This book is the sixth of a series that over time constitutes a unique corpus compiling the applicable rules and decisions rendered in the context of the America s Cup over the last twenty-five years. It indeed contains all the decisions issued by the Arbitration Panel and by the Jury in place during the 37th America s Cup, as well as all supporting documents. More specifically, the following are included in this book:the Deed of Gift;the Protocol of the 37th America s Cup and the amendments made thereto;the America s Cup Arbitration Panel Rules of Procedure (May 2023);other documents governing the 37th America s Cup edition: the World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing America s Cup Edition, the AC75 Class Rule, the AC40 Class Rule, the AC Technical Regulations, the Louis Vuitton Cup Conditions, the Match Conditions, the Sailing Instructions for the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series and the Sailing Instructions for the 37th America s Cup Match;the documents governing the Youth and Women s America s Cup: the Youth and Women s America s Cup Agreement for the 2024 Youth America s Cup and the Women s America s Cup as well as the Sailing Instructions for the Youth and Women s America s Cup;all 37th America s Cup Arbitration Panel Decisions; andall 37th America s Cup Jury Decisions.Besides compiling these documents, the authors have deemed it useful to start the book with an introduction in which, after briefly providing some historical background, they explain and comment on what they consider are the most important and peculiar issues pertaining to the 37th America s Cup and what can be learnt for future editions of the Cup.In addition to the above, this book includes a copy of the handwritten version of the original Deed of Gift dated 8 July 1857, the primary and cornerstone document governing the America s Cup, as well as what can be considered as the current text of the Deed of Gift. This transcription of the current Deed of Gift is accompanied by a useful explanation written by R. Steven Tsuchiya with the assistance of Dr. Hamish Ross, both well-known America s Cup experts.