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The information below refers to all aspects of ISAF Membership from the obligations of membership to contact details for all ISAF members.

Membership in the Federation may be granted by the Council in the various classes of Membership as follows:

  • Full Member (Member National Authority)
  • Associate Member (Member National Authority with reduced service and powers)
  • ISAF Class Association Member (International, Recognised and Classic Yacht Clases)
  • ISAF Continental Member (Membership offered to geographical groups)
  • Affiliate Member (self administered international organisation)
  • ACO Member (Autonomous Constituent Organisation which is an independent international organisation)
  • Individual Member (an ISAF Member or individual)
  • Honorary Member (may be conferred by Council)

The ISAF regulations are available for download as the complete regulations or by sections. To view recent changes to the ISAF Regulations please click here

The Regulations were last udpated after the 2006 ISAF Mid-Year Meeting.

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Please note that in order to ensure that the Regulations by Part replicate the same format and page numbers as the complete Regulations, the Parts have been extracted exactly as they appear in the complete Regulations. Therefore, some of the sections may start half way down the page.

Definitions
Part I - Administration
1. Notices and Submissions
2. ISAF Membership - ISAF Full Members and ISAF Associate Members
3. Interpretation of Constitution by Constitution Committee
4. Application of English Law
5  Exhaustion of Administration Remedies
Part II - Nominations, Appointments and Elections
6. Appointment of Committee Members
7. Election of President and Vice-Presidents
8. Representation on Council
9-14. Reserved for future use
Part III - Committees: Constitution, Terms of Reference and Administration
15.1.  Audit Committee
15.2.  Class Rules Sub-Committee
15.3.  Constitution Committee
15.4.  Empirical Handicap Sub-committee
15.5.  Events Committee
15.6.  ISAF Classes Committee
15.7.  International Measurers Sub-committee
15.8.  International Judges Sub-committee
15.9.  Reserved for future use
15.10. International Umpires Sub-committee
15.11. Equipment Committee
15.12. Match Racing Committee
15.13. Match Race Rankings Sub-committee
15.14. Equipment Control Sub-committee
15.15. Olympic Classes Sub-committee
15.16. Oceanic Sub-committee
15.17. Offshore Committee
15.18. Offshore Training Advisory Panel
15.19. Race Officials Committee
15.20. Race Management Sub-committee
15.21. Racing Rules Committee
15.22. Regional Games Committee
15.23. Sail Rankings Sub-committee
15.24. Reserved for future use
15.25. Special Regulations Sub-committee
15.26. Team Racing Sub-committee
15.27. Windsurfing Committee
15.28. Women's Sailing Committee
15.29. Youth World Championship Sub-committee
15.30. Youth and Development Committee
Part IV - Events: Olympic, ISAF and Other 
16. Olympic Regatta
17. ISAF Events
18. ISAF and Other Events
19. Eligibility Code
20. Advertising Code
21. Anti-Doping Code - Note See ISAF Anti-Doping
22. Classification Code
23. Flags and Emblems
24. ISAF World Ranking Grading Criteria
25. Reserved for future use
Part V - Classes and Class Administration
26. ISAF International and Recognized Classes
27. ISAF Classic Yacht Classes
28. ISAF International or Recognized Rating Systems
29. ORC Limited 
30. Reserved for future use
Part VI - Administration of Racing Rules, Equipment Rules and Race Officials
31. Racing Rules Administration
32. Equipment Rules Administration
33. International Judges Administration
34. International Umpires Administration
35. International Measurers Administration
36. International Race Officers Administration
37-40. Reserved for future use
Part VII - Commissions and Forums
41. Commissions Generally
42. Medical Commission
43. International Regulations Commission
44. Olympic Advisory Commission
45. Athletes Commission
46. Sailor Classificaation Commission
47. Coaches Commission
48. Review Board
49. Women's Forum
Part VIII - Standards of Conduct
50. Conflict of Interest
51. Misconduct of ISAF Race Officials and ISAF Representatives
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