What are the Standard Class Rules?

The Standard Class Rules (SCR) is a template for class rules that choose to use that format for presentation. The overall content is set out as follows:

Section A    Administration – describes class administration and issue of certificates
Section B    Boat Eligibility – eligibility requirements for racing
Section C    Conditions for Racing – what the sailor needs to know when racing
Section D    Hull – rules relating to the hull
Section E    Appendages – rules relating to appendages
Section F    Rig – rules relating to the rig
Section G    Sails – rules relating to sails
Section H    Diagrams or other rules – diagrams, other rules not included elsewhere

The IRSA and IOMICA class rules all use this common format.

Generally a sailor needs to be aware of what is ion Section C as those rules govern what he can do with the boat and its equipment at an event.

Manufacturers of equipment need to be very aware of what is in the section relating to their products.

Measurers will find it easy to locate rules relating to the equipment they are measuring and can be confident that all the rule relating to sails, for example, are in Section G and are not also scattered elsewhere.