The Case Book for 2021-2024 follows a complete review of all the cases previously published and includes all new cases adopted by the World Sailing Council since 2017. Many cases have been rewritten, some only slightly but others extensively, to illustrate as clearly as possible the application of the 2021-2024 racing rules. Cases are numbered sequentially beginning with ‘1’, but there are gaps in the number sequence as a result of past deletions. Many cases are based on actual appeals made to a national authority under rule 70.1 or requests for confirmation or correction made under rule 70.2. Others, in question-and-answer format, are based on hypothetical or assumed facts; many of these are the result of questions submitted to the World Sailing Question and Answer Panel.
New cases may be added each year in November during the World Sailing Annual Meeting, and sometimes cases are revised or deleted. In 2022, 2023 and 2024, most likely in January, new cases and changes in existing cases will be posted on the World Sailing website (sailing.org) and sent to International Judges, Umpires and Race Officers, and also to national authorities and World Sailing class associations.
The Case Book for 2021-2024 was prepared by the Case Book Working Party: Dick Rose, Chairman, Ion Echave, Trevor Lewis, Dave Perry, and Michael Short.
Readers with comments and suggestions are invited to email them to the World Sailing Case Book Working Party at this address: Readers with comments and suggestions are invited to email them to the World Sailing Case Book Working Party at this address: rules@sailing.org