Expressions of Interest Invited
Owners of IRC or ORC rated boats are invited to express interest in being appointed to Australian Sailing’s IRC/ORC Owners’ Committee.
Ratings
News
CBH Trial Certificates
In response to several requests by owners, the CBH Rule has been modified to allow trial certificates to be issued for the purposes of testing changes in boat configuration. For example, changing the mainsail to a square top or installing a taller mast.
Ratings
Australian Sailing Rating and Class Certificate Cut-off dates for 2025
If you need to obtain, update, amend or revalidate any certificates, you should do so as soon as possible. This way you can be sure you’ll be ready to go by your event deadlines.
Ratings
Appeals published to the Australian Sailing website
Two new appeals have been published to the Australian Sailing website.
Racing Rules
Amendments to the Special Regulations
Four new amendments have been made to the Special Regulations and will come into effect on the 1st November 2025. The amendments do not require a major change for boat owners.
Safety
Ratings
2025 Officiating Update
Australian Sailing’s Instructor, Coach and Official Development Strategy defines the development priorities for officiating in Australia. Find out what we’ve achieved in 2025.
Racing Rules
Expressions of Interest Invited
Owners of IRC or ORC rated boats are invited to express interest in being appointed to Australian Sailing’s IRC/ORC Owners’ Committee.
Ratings
Amendments to the Special Regulations
Australian Sailing has completed a review, comparing the domestic Special Regulations against the World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations and have issued the first round of amendments.
Safety
New Officials Accreditation Policy and Officials Complaints Policy
Australian Sailing has updated its policy framework for the accreditation and regulation of officials.
Racing Rules
Streamlined Re-Accreditation Requirements for Officials
Australian Sailing is pleased to announce a significant upgrade to the re-accreditation requirements for accredited officials
Racing Rules
What You Can Do About It – Part IV
Competitors, parents, coaches, and support persons sometimes demonstrate behaviour that is below the standard expected of participants in sailing. What to do about it though?
Racing Rules
Using Code Flag Y
Lifejackets are an easy and effective way to reduce risk while sailing, but they only help when they’re being worn. So, how do we ensure that competitors wear a lifejacket?
Racing Rules
To Jury, Or Not To Jury
Organising authorities of major events need to weigh up whether to have a jury or whether to allow for the possibility of appeals.
Racing Rules
Safety Incident Reporting
Clubs play a major role in helping the sport improve safety by reviewing and reporting on incidents.
Safety
Polar Curve Scoring at the RPAYC
The RPAYC ran the 2025 NSW ORC State Championship and used the ORC’s powerful Polar Curve Scoring to account for how different yacht designs perform in different conditions.
Ratings
Numbers, Insignia, Buttons and Stickers
To breeze though event registration competitors need to make sure that sails are not only measured, but they have the correct sail numbers, insignia, buttons and stickers.
Racing Rules
Emergency Response
Not everything goes to plan and sometimes things go wrong in a race. Have a plan ready to deal with those days on the water.
Safety
Calling for Room to Tack
One of the many changes to the Racing Rules of Sailing for the 2025-2028 cycle concerns rule 20. That rule deals with room to tack at an obstruction and hails.
Racing Rules