About This Site
RacingRulesOfSailing.org
The definitive online resource for sailors, judges, and race officials who want fast, reliable access to the Racing Rules of Sailing.
A Smarter Way to Understand the Rules
We bring together the rules, definitions, cases, calls, and MNA prescriptions and appeals — all cross-referenced and interlinked — so you can find exactly what you need without hunting across multiple sources.
Whether you're preparing for a protest hearing, resolving an on-the-water dispute, or simply deepening your knowledge of the rules, RacingRulesOfSailing.org puts everything in one place. Our goal is to make the rules more accessible, more navigable, and more useful for everyone involved in competitive sailing.
Registration, Intuitive and Integrated
Event Registration is flexible and streamlined - built to make entry and administration easy. A dashboard gives you immediate feedback on who has registered, registration totals and payment totals. Each category of entrant can have unique payment requirements such as different classes, divisions or type (support persons/boats). Plus you can sell merchandise in the same transaction. You can choose to allow for payment from the club, an external payment system, or the member's club account. Payment can be made in over 130 different currencies with best-in-class security for the location of the registrant. The site is completely compliant with your local regulations, no matter where you live.
The result is a faster, easier, and more transparent registration process for everyone involved.
Regatta Management, Reimagined
Our modern regatta management system replaces paper-based workflows with streamlined digital tools — built for competitors and officials alike. Every official action triggers real-time email and text notifications to all relevant parties, eliminating the delays and confusion of a traditional notice board.
The result is a faster, fairer, and more transparent regatta experience for everyone involved.
Protest Committee
Hearing scheduling, automated protest decisions, and RRS 42 penalty tools.
Race Committee
Scoring inquiries, crew substitutions, and starting penalty management.
Technical Committee
Digital tools for managing equipment substitutions efficiently.
Competitors
Submit protests, scoring inquiries, and substitution forms from any device.
Built by the Community
This site exists because of the generosity and expertise of the sailing community. We're grateful to everyone who has contributed to its design, development, and promotion over the years.
If you'd like to get involved — whether you have experience with HTML, a passion for the rules, or simply ideas to make the site better — we'd love to hear from you. Reach us at admin@racingrulesofsailing.org.