ISAF Equipment Rules of Sailing 2005 - 2008

The Equipment Rules of Sailing consists of three parts - rules for use of the boat (the sport equipment used in sail racing) and personal equipment, equipment definitions and measurement rules.

The ERS are revised and published every four years by the International Sailing Federation, the international authority for the sport. This edition became effective on 1 January 2005.

The ERS are adopted by ISAF as a code governing the use of equipment while racing. More information about the Applicability of the ERS can be found on page 4.

Printed copies may be available through your National Authority. If you would like to order the Official ISAF Equipment Rules of Sailing 2005 - 2008 please contact the ISAF Secretariat

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The Equipment Rules of Sailing for 2005-2008 are currently available in PDF format only. To read this format you need to install Acrobat Reader. Adobe Acrobat Reader (.PDF file reader) is available for free download.


ISAF Equipment Rules of Sailing 2005-2008		A PDF file of the 2005-2008 ERS including diagrams 500k Effective 1 January 2005

ISAF ERS 2005-2008 Comments Document		A document produced by the ERS Working Group to help classes understand the changes made to the ERS and how it affects their rules.

ISAF Equipment Rules of Sailing 2001-2004		The ISAF Equipment Rules of Sailing 2001-2004. Download the complete document or in smaller sections. (pdf documents)