Measurement and event inspection
World Sailing · 2025–2028Fundamental measurement establishes equipment’s physical properties; certification control determines compliance for certification. Event equipment inspection is a separate check organised by the technical committee and may include measurement. Inspectors work with the relevant definitions, measurement points and conditions, rather than accepting an approximate measurement taken casually beside the launching ramp.
The rule
Fundamental measurement establishes equipment’s physical properties; certification control determines compliance for certification. Event equipment inspection is a separate check organised by the technical committee and may include measurement. Inspectors work with the relevant definitions, measurement points and conditions, rather than accepting an approximate measurement taken casually beside the launching ramp.
In practice
Measurement preparation matters: a wet sail, a displaced fitting or the wrong loading condition can change a result. The equipment rules provide procedures for hull, rig, sail and boat measurements, while class rules supply applicable limits and permitted variations. Ask which inspection documents apply and keep required identification marks intact; passing one check does not remove continuing compliance obligations.
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