The rules are presented in two different ways. So that children and newcomers alike are not put off by a set of written rules, a rules summary in diagrammatic form, with notes, covers the essence of the rule in very simple terms. Then for the more technically minded there is just a single page of class rules providing the detail that relates to the summary rules. These are set out like any other modern rule in sections using the defined terms of the ISAF Equipment Rules of Sailing. The latter is basically a dictionary defining what you mean by a hull or mast, to be used if there is a need to interpret the written rules.
The basic rule is very simple. It is an open or development rule where anything not prohibited or restricted is permitted. All but the rig, rigging and sails etc shall fit in a measurement box whose inside dimensions are 305 x 305 x153 millimetres. The rudder may overhang 51mm and bowsprits and bumpkins may project through slots on the centreline of the measurement box. Radio gear is restricted to 2 channels. |