One Design Racing
The Shark is an officially recognized one-design keelboat class of World Sailing (formerly the International Sailing Federation – ISAF). One-design racing at all Shark Class regattas is governed by the International Shark Class Association (ISCA) class rules and the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) for the current year as issued by World Sailing.
Annually, a World Championship Regatta is held on a three-year cycle: two consecutive years in the CSCA jurisdiction, and hosted the third year in Europe in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. To participate in any sanctioned ISCA regatta, a boat must have a valid measurement certificate and the boat owner or “person in charge” must be a Full Member of their respective national Shark Class association.
Shark of the Year
The Canadian Shark Class Association also recognizes an annual “Shark of the Year” (SOTY) out of the active one-design fleet. To qualify for Shark of the Year, a boat must participate in at least five (5) counter regattas in any given year, of which at least one must be the Canadian Championship or World Championship; the best five regatta results will determine a boat’s SOTY ranking. The SOTY trophy is presented to the winner at the CSCA Annual General Meeting.
