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Uncle Al's
Miniature College
of
Racing Rules Knowledge
(updated: 22 April 2009)




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090226: Uncle Al's Rules in Pictures 090301: Uncle Al's Rules Quiz in Pictures

090321: Uncle Al's Rules Quiz

 081116: Other Rules Quizzes you will enjoy

090221: Rules for Beginners

090221: Brief Synopsis of the RRS As Met in a Typical Race
090422: Al's Brief Overview of Changes in the 09-12 RRS

090221: Beginner's Summary of Rules when boats meet
090329: Al's printable one-page Summary of Rules when boats meet ...

090128: ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing - Fundamental

090128: ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing - Part 2A

090128: ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing - Part 2B

090128: ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing - Part 2C

090128: ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing - Part 2D

090128: ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing - Part 3

090128: ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing - Part 4

090128: ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing - Part 5A

090128: ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing - Part 5B

090128: ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing - Part 5C

090128: ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing - Part 5D

090128: ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing - Definitions
050427: Protests

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Recent updates:

29 March 09: For a couple of upcoming seminars, I have created a one-page PDF that summarizes the RRS when boats meet which I have introduced by an explanation of how this sheet works
1 March 09: Uncle Al's Rules Quiz in Pictures is now updated for the 2009-2012 RRS.
21 Feb 09: Uncle Al's brief summary of the changes brought by the 2009-2012 version of our Racing Rules has now been posted.
19 Feb 09: I have posted the updated 2009-2012 version of my Uncle Al's Rules in Pictures.
28 Jan 09: It's Uncle Al here! I have updated most of my site's text of the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and will update other features after I return from the Wayfarer Midwinters about mid-February. With the kind permission of the International Sailing Federation, I have posted the text of most of the Racing Rules of Sailing complete with links to pertinent Rules and Definitions referred to in each Rule.
2009-2012 update:  Complete text of all Rules, Appendices, Definitions, Appeals Book Cases, etc. are available (mostly??) for free from the ISAF site at http://www.sailing.org/
If you have any Rules questions, I will try to answer them for you on this site and/or by e-mail.

Best wishes for good and happy racing from

Uncle Al (W3854)