The seventh edition of this bestselling pocket-sized racing rules book is unique in that it covers the rules by race situation. It contains the full text of the new 2001-2004 racing rules, including a section on the major changes introduced in 2001. Instead of examining the rules in turn and discussing which situation(s) each governs, The Rules Book assumes a race situation and then looks at which rules apply. So the reader works his way round the course from the Start, to the Windward Mark, Offwind Legs, to the Finish, studying all the situations that can arise.The information is graded on 3 levels:1-rules which everyone who races should know (no symbol)2-rules for top club racing (1 hull symbol)3-rules for top national and international competition (2 hull symbols)USSA and ISAF appeal case numbers are also given for further reference."Presents an undeniably complex subject in a logical, easily followed format." SAIL Magazine.