Books & Publications

The ISAF Casebook is not only a valuable tool for Umpires and Juries, but also for regatta sailors wanting to groove their racing rules' skills. This document, re-edited every four years, treats over 100 cases and can be downloaded in pdf format or be ordered as hard-copy at ISAF.

As usual the Racing Rules of Sailing are reviewed every four years after the Olympic Regatta and amended based of the submissions received by ISAF and approved by Council on the recommendations of the Racing Rules Committee. The English version of the RRS can be downloaded already. A French version is already available, the German version should be ready in January 2013. The changes are minor and deal with items such as crossing the finish line or mark rounding. 'Rules in Practice' by Bryan Willis explains the new rules.

Over the next weekend, the Sport Film Festival will take place in Monaco. Among the invited productions is the 14-minutes' film about the round-the-world-record of the maxi-trimarans 'Banque Populaire V'.

The French Editor Glénat, specialised in Comics, publishes a new series covering seafarers and explorers of past times under the name Explora. Designed by the Franco-Swiss two-passport-holder Christian Clot, a first book on Magellan has been launched. The Glénat website and the link to Christian Clot.

On March 10, the Zürcher Segelzentrum opens its doors for the first time. On a 700m2 sales floor in located in Zurich West, an a extensive line of brands in the area of boats, sails, engines, paints, sailing equipment and accessories, lashing, clothing, textiles, safety, navigation, electronics, books, DVDs, sea maps, heating, cooking, cooling, water, plumbing, interior decoration is available. Repair and special services, such as e.g. maintenance of PFDs and liferafts, are at the customers' disposal as well. Orders can also be placed at the Online-Shop. Visit the Shop on the Opening Day and benefit from the many special offers.

As in previous years, the professional photographer Sophie Marc-Matin from Neuchâtel SUI publishes two Sailing Calendars containing a selection of her best shots. One edition contains spectacular 5o5 photos, the second one reports on the regatta activity on Lake Neuchâtel.

Over 90'000 'unique identifiable readers' have visited the www.sailing-news.ch website until end of August 2011. This corresponds to six-times the members of Swiss Sailing, the double of the largest German sailing magazine Yacht or eight-times the size of th largest Swiss sailing magazine Skippers. Until end of 2011, roughly 150'000 sailing enthusiasts, mostly sailing 'junkies' who 'need' the sailing pages every day, will be part of our community.
The only area where we cannot meet or exceed our competitors are the advertising tariffs, as our charges are far below of their's. Our Adminstration is at your full disposal for any further information, and this during 365 days/year.

A comprehensive exposition on the history of round-the-world sailing opened at the 'Cité de la Voile' in Lorient FRA end of February. Since the Earth was recognised as a sphere 500 years ago, sailors departed for this adventure journey, from Magellan and James Cook to Franck Cammas or Francis Joyon. The report.

Damages at the sailing- and powerboats in US West Coast harbours amount to over 40 Mio $ according to first estimations. One of the most affected ports is Santa Cruz CA, as the video shows. A report.

In a video, the former ISAF President and IOC Member Paul Henderson CAN, now with a Blog of his own, speaks about his book published some months ago, presenting in a very eloquent and entertaining way his life as an athlete (Olympics 1964), his experiences as a sports official locally, national and finally as President of the International Sailing Federation. The book can be ordered with Paul Henderson or at an internet-bookshop.

With the new format, Yachting-Swissboat offers even more sailing ! The latest edition has been published a few days ago. It is the jubilee edition to the 65th year of its existance, the oldest - but most up-to-date and competent Swiss sailing magazine. Available with shops or subscription - for federation member at a reduced fee - to be ordered online. Actual and background yachting information the whole year round for little money. Also an ideal Christmas present !

The yachting photographer Christophe Favreau, famous for his spectacular takes - he is a.o. documenting the Australian 18-footer scene - has published a number of different yachting calendars for 2011. In addition to the 18 footers, he presents editions on the Louis Vuitton-Trophy events or the classic yachts of the Voiles de St.Tropez. An overview.

'Cook in your own galley as on the 'Queen Mary 2'? The chef de cuisine of the luxury cruiser, Klaus Kremer, explains in his Queen-Mary-II-cookbook how to prepare the different menues without special kitchen tools and professional skills. The gourmet journey begins with an online-order of this book at the Köhler Verlagsgesellschaft in Hamburg, specialised in nautical literature.

The Velux 5 Oceans might only have five boats ready for next week's start (and hoping for a sixth to finish repairs in time), but so far more than 10,000 armchair skippers have signed up with Virtual Regatta for the virtual race. The possibility of winning cash prizes that total more than 10,000 Euros or nearly $14,000 surely helps. If you love sailing on your computer and want to compete against of thousands of other virtual skippers, this might be your ticket for the next few months. Fair warning: We have seen some pretty dedicated folks in other Virtual Regatta games, who have had multiple players on their team to man their vessel around the clock, so be prepared to put in some long hours if you want to be competitive. Sign up and get the briefing for the controls of boat and sails.