ISAF Racing Rules Question and Answer Service

The Q&A Service Panel members are appointed on an annual basis.

For 2011, the members of the Q&A Panel are:

Ana Maria Sanchez del Campo Ferrer (ESP), Chairman
Bjorn Anker-Moller (DEN)
Mats Bjorklund (FIN)
Jorge Barreda (PER)
David De Vries (AHO)
Rick Hatch (CAN)
Trevor Lewis (GBR)
Ricardo Lobato (BRA)
Marianne Middelthon (NOR)
Jangyeon Moon (KOR)
Takao Otani (JPN)
John Parrish (NZL)
Marina Psichogiou (GRE)
Richard Slater (AUS)
Leo Pieter Stoel (NED)

Questions may be submitted to the Q&A Panel by any International Race Official or Member National Authority (preferably through an ISAF Race Official) via email to the ISAF Secretariat in Southampton or by post or fax. The panel may rephrase the question for clarity and may publish the answer on this website if the question is considered to be of general interest.

Each published Q&A will have an expiration date. Prior to expiration, each Q&A will be reviewed by the Q&A Panel and will be recommended to the RRC and ROC for submission as a Case, Call, or rule change; for inclusion in an applicable ISAF manual or other publication; or for extension or removal from the website.

Unlike the ISAF Cases, which are authoritative interpretations and explanations of the rules, these answers are solely to assist Race Officials in applying the rules consistently.

International Race Officials who would like to submit a question to the Q&A Service should do so via email to, by fax to: +44 23 80635789 or by post to:

ISAF Secretariat
Ariadne House
Town Quay
Southampton
Hampshire SO14 2AQ
United Kingdom

The procedure for the administration of Q&As can be found HERE.