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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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One Day Race Seminar:

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. It will be held at the Vancouver Lake Sailing Club, will begin at 0800 and end at 1730.

The topics covered include:

• RC objectives

• RC responsibilities

• Sailing instructions

• RC jobs

• RC equipment

• Setting the course

• Starting system

• Starting penalties,

• Before the start

• During the race

• Finishing

• Scoring.

The changes in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-20012 that affect race management will also be discussed.

The principal instructor for the seminar is Bill Gage. Bill is a US Sailing National Race Officer and the Area Race Officer for Area G. Assisting Bill will be Philip Parshley, who will helping with the teaching.

At the seminar you will need your own copy of The Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012 (“RRS”). If you are a US Sailing member, you should have received a copy. Additional copies of the Racing Rules may be purchased from the US Sailing online store. You will be given a copy of Join the Race Committee Team at the seminar.

To prepare for the seminar you should try to answer the Study Questions, which are available on the US Sailing web site at: One Day Race Management Seminar Study Questions.

The Club Race Officer certification test, which is given at the conclusion of the seminar, is optional. However, in order to be certified as a US Sailing Club Race Officer, you are required to attend a seminar and to pass the test. In order to be certified as a Club Race Officer you will also need to own a copy of the current US Sailing Race Management Handbook, and also meet the program’s other criteria. The 2009 edition of the Race Management Handbook is available from the US Sailing online store.

REGISTRATION

1) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER  via the US Sailing Website.

This will only register you for the seminar and not collect the seminar fee.

2) PRINT AND MAIL THIS REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION The seminar fee is $ 45 for US Sailing members; $ 90 for non-members includes: - continental breakfast, morning and afternoon breaks, lunch and all seminar materials.

Send your printed version, with your check or other method of payment, to PIYA, P O Box 623, Olympia, WA 98507. Please do not send the fee to US Sailing. Advance registration is strongly encouraged, and the number of participants may be limited.

For further information, contact, Jan Visser at 360 754 6506 or email jan@ussailing.net