Appendix U1 - International Funboard Class Measurement Rules - 1998

Authority: ISAF, Ariadne House, Town Quay, Southampton,SO14 2AQ, England.
Effective: 1st March 1997.

1. OBJECT
The object of the International Funboard Class Rules is to establish the Class as one in which many different types of production sailboards which are available internationally can compete. Freedom for manufacturers to develop boards is encouraged within certain restraints.

2. REGISTRATION

  2.1 Only series production boards registered with the ISAF(IYRU) shall be used in International Funboard Class races.

  2.2 Manufacturers must register boards with the ISAF in accordance with procedures approved by the International Funboard Class Association(IFCA). Copies of these procedures will be supplied by the ISAF upon application.

  2.3 The International Funboard Class Association (IFCA) will publish a list of all registered boards twice yearly together with details of their centreboards. The IFCA will supply National Authorities and National Associations with the current list of registered boards.

  2.4 All boards manufactured after 1st September 1989 shall display the official ISAF logo with the text 'ISAF approved series production board'.

  2.5 There is no requirement for owners to register individual boards with IFCA.

3. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES

  3.1 A board shall not be allowed to race unless it is a Series Production Board registered with the ISAF and in compliance with these Class Rules.

  3.2 To be eligible for the IFCA World Championships a board shall have been completely registered with the ISAF not less than 60 days prior to the start of the event and not less than 30 days for Continental Championships. Registration is deemed to be complete only when the Part III Registration Form has been received and approved by the ISAF.

  3.3 National event organisers may accept a board which has not completed registration provided a certificate from the manufacturer is presented certifying that the board complies with Rule 4, and that the manufacturer has applied to the ISAF for registration of the board (submitted as Part I Registration Form to the ISAF).

  3.4 Event organisers are required to report to the IFCA particulars of any new board not covered by the current list of registered boards, but for which a certificate was presented or which carries the official ISAF logo and reads 'ISAF (IYRU)
Approved Series Production Board'.

  3.5 The primary method of determining compliance with measurement rules shall be by measuring boards and equipment of high finishing competitors after race completion. Random checks on boards may also be made during competitions.

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