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ISAF Call Books for Match Racing and Team Racing

The ISAF Call Book for Match Racing and the ISAF Call Book for Team Racing provide a clear definition, for both competitors and umpires, how certain incidents will be called in match or team racing events. Through written and illustrated examples, scenarios that occur in match or team racing events are presented along with the rules applicable to that situation and how and when they should be applied.

Click on the links below to download the new editions of the Call Books and to view an archive of previous editions.

ISAF Call Books

The Call Books for Match Racing and Team Racing complement The Racing Rules of Sailing, the worldwide rules which govern the sport on the water. The Call Books detail scenarios in match or team racing events and then provide a clear explanation of the applicable rules from the The Racing Rules of Sailing in those situations and how they should be applied.

Title	Abstract
Call Book for Match Racing	The purpose of these publications is to define, for umpires and competitors, how incidents will be called in match racing Click here for Document Details and Past Versions
Call Book for Team Racing	The ISAF Call Book for Team Racing. The purpose of this publication is to define, for umpires and competitors, how incidents will be called in team racing Click here to check the Supplements to the latest edition. Click here for Document Details and Past Versions

Supplements to the ISAF Call Books

Supplements to the current edition of The Call Book for Match Racing and The Call Book for Team Racing

Title	Abstract
Supplements to The Call Book for Match Racing for 2009-2012	Supplements made to The Call Book for Match Racing for 2009-2012. Supplements are available to download in both booklet and A4 format.
Supplements to The Call Book for Team Racing for 2009-2012	Supplements made to The Call Book for Match Racing for 2009-2012. Supplements are available to download in both booklet and A4 format.
Supplements to The Call Book for Match Racing for 2005-2008	Supplements made to The Call Book for Match Racing for 2005-2008. Supplements are available to download in both booklet and A4 format.
Supplements to The Call Book for Team Racing for 2005-2008	Supplements made to The Call Book for Team Racing for 2005-2008. The Supplements are available in both A4 and booklet formats.

ISAF Rapid Response Calls

In addition to the editions and supplements of the Calls Books, ISAF also responded to demand from event organizers and umpires for short-term answers to Rules-related questions by providing an ISAF Rapid Response Calls system for both Match Racing and Team Racing.

You can find more details on the system together with all the latest Rapid Response Calls by clicking on the link below.

ISAF Rapid Response Calls.

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