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The World Yacht Racing Forum Gets The Thumbs Up From The Yacht Racing IndustryThe launch in January this year of the World Yacht Racing Forum has received an extraordinarily positive reaction from almost every sector of the Yacht Racing industry world-wide in a clear demonstration... more > 
ISAF 'HALL OF FAME"Six inductees from across the world of sailing will enter the ISAF Sailing Hall of Fame in this inaugural year more > Mike Sanderson and Paige Railey - ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year 2006At an Awards Ceremony tonight in Helsinki, Railey and Sanderson were honoured for their outstanding sailing achievements between 1 September 2005 and 31 August 2006, when Railey won a number of major... more > About Us
From its inception in Paris in October 1907, the governing body for the sport of sailing was known as the International Yacht Racing Union. On 5 August 1996, the IYRU changed its name to the International Sailing Federation (ISAF).
The International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) evolved from the need for racing sailors to have a uniform set of rules and measurement standards. Since then IYRU/ISAF has developed a system of rules and measurement that are used world-wide in all sailing events.
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