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IRSA Policy on Prohibited Events and its Guide document

For years, especially before major events, it is discussed whether participants are eligible to participate who have previously participated in not sanctioned by World Sailing events.

Requirements by World Sailing RRS:
World Sailing Eligibility is required for all competitors who wish to enter Radio Sailing World Championships, and Competition Eligibility is required for any Radio Sailing event. Eligibility can be revoked if the competitor is guilty of gross misconduct (RRS 69.1), drug abuse (RRS 5), or participates in a Prohibited Event in the previous 2 years.

Reasons to become a prohibited event:

  1. The event is said to be a World Championship when it has not received approval.
  2. The event does not include an affiliated body in its organisation (RRS 89.1). Typically this is because an unaffiliated class organises an event without officially involving an affiliated club. IRSA’s interest here is in an event which sets out to attract competitors from a number of countries and is reasonably described as “International”.
  3. The event is not run under the RRS.

 

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RG65 Class

IRSA 65 Class

The class appeals to home builders and the boats are very easily transported. Essentially a box rule with minimal constraints. A 65 Class will usually be made almost entirely of carbon fibre – hull, foils, spars and fittings.

These class rules are based on the existing version of the RG65 class rules but are written to the World Sailing Standard Class Rules format. As such they form the basis for a future international class if sailors in the class wish to use them. Before the class can hold a world championship it is necessary that it achieves international designation and this, itself, is dependent on having class rules that meet the SCR standard.

IRSA 65 Class documents (click to expand categories)

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Provisional NANO Class

NanoSwing2Objectives/fundamentals of NANO class:
Sailors are quite likely and able to build the majority of their own boat.
Low cost/low tech helped by choice of class rules
Hull and associated structural parts may only be made by 3D printing
Simple hull/boat measurement
No certification or registration – sail number will be the competitor’s or owner’s personal number – only event measurement
Draught/length ratio not so large that fin technology rules – 0.45 max?
Tightly controlled rig height and number of rigs
No sail area measurement

Class bounded by the following class rules: Closed class rules for hull, otherwise Open class rules

Boat
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Usual prohibitions on cameras, on board computers etc

Hull
Max overall length restriction – 500 mm
Length and draught restriction as per the M Class system
Hull structure construction restricted to 3D printed
Painting or coating of hull for waterproofing purposes permitted on inside or outside

Appendages
No restriction on foil materials except nothing denser than lead

Rig
A maximum of three rigs (una or sloop) for an event
No rig or sail area measurement
Mast spar per rig restricted to one
Cantilevered mast spar restricted to round section
Rotating mast spars permitted to be non-round section
Boom spars un-restricted in section or number
No rig parts outboard of the hull when sheeted to centreline
No shrouds permitted on cantilevered masts

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Minimum sail film thickness
Each mainsail luff length restricted to be between a suitable max and min

Possible additional rules
Luff length of headsail also restricted

Nano Class Documents(click to expand categories)

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