The field and the equipment
Measurements and equipment: what officials check, rarely what decides a match.
Officials' detail · 3 rules · Step 4 of 4The crew, the boat and the event
- Do sailors have to wear life jackets when racing?Each competitor is responsible for wearing a personal flotation device adequate for the conditions.
- Are there rules about what sailors wear and how they sit out?Yes.
- Who runs a sailing race, and which rules apply at an event?An organizing authority, usually a club or a national body, publishes a notice of race and appoints a race committee, which runs the races and publishes the sailing instructions.