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Race Management Seminar

Feb 4th, 2012 - Vancouver

This seminar is sponsored by the US Sailing Race Management Committee and hosted by the Vancouver Lake Sailing Club. It is designed for people who have some race committee experience, but newcomers are also welcome.

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2012 Category Certificate

Please note important changes

PIYA is devoted to supporting and standardizing the development and use of common racing standards under which Pacific Northwest and BC sailors can race within their respective yacht clubs and organizations. This organization...

• Functions as the Pacific Northwest US (Area L) regional sailing association of
  the United States Sailing Association, the national US racing authority.

• Assists in the Coordination of USSA Area L racing activities, including area
  elimination racing events leading toward national US Sailing Championships,
  resolving racing protest appeals above the yacht club level, and providing racing
  judging support, and support for major area racing events.

• Maintains a standard set of racing sailboat equipment and accommodation
  standards via a category certificate. Boats racing under PIYA must
  subscribe to and allow a safe and equitable boat-racing environment.

• Provides direction for adequate safety inspection.

• Supporting standardized yacht rating systems under which member yacht clubs
  may conduct racing events and accept boats equitably from other areas/across
  border for these race events.

• Provides sail numbers to PHRF boats of member clubs in Washington Oregon
  Idaho and Montana. For British Columbia sail numbers, please contact Nancy Chow
  at BC Sailing.