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World Sailing

🏛️Official — World Sailing

Sailing has been an Olympic sport since the 1900 Paris Games (it was scheduled for 1896 but cancelled due to weather). World Sailing, founded in 1907 as IYRU and later known as ISAF, governs the sport under the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). The RRS is updated on a four-year cycle aligned with th...

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Rules sourced from World Sailing — Racing Rules of Sailing — last verified May 11, 2026

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