| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| OA | Organizing Authority |
| NOR | Notice of Race |
| SI's | Sailing Instructions |
| NP | The notation ‘[NP]’ in a rule of the sailing instructions (SIs) means that a boat may not protest another boat for breaking that rule |
| Canadian Sailing Prescriptions | The Canadian Sailing Prescriptions govern races that are held in Canada or the parts of international races that pass through Canadian waters. The Canadian Sailing Prescriptions rank as rules in Canada. |
