Olympic Race Officials share their experience
Australian Sailing spoke with Race Officials who were involved in Race Management at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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News
World Sailing Annual Meetings
Submissions for the World Sailing Annual Conference are publicly available and interested race officials can see what proposals are being considered.
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Why have National Juries?
One of the tasks which could be undertaken when organising a major championship at your club is to apply to have a National Jury for the event.
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Update to Officials Resources page
Changes and updates have been made to the Officials Resources page on the Australian Sailing website.
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Trash Talking
Organising authorities can no longer change the rules about trash disposal and in Australia doing so would put competitors at risk of breaking anti-littering laws.
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Ratings
Trapeze Harness Rules Changed
World Sailing have introduced new rules that require trapeze harnesses to be ‘quick release’ and compliant with ISO 10862 allowing the competitor to detach at any time.
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Safety
On the rules with Brady Lowe
Coach for Australian Sailing and mentor to young and talented sailors, Brady Lowe shares a few quick tips on working within the rules.
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Getting the facts straight
Appeals rely on the facts found at the first hearing and its critical to get these right from the beginning.
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Ratings
Appeal Decision Published
An appeal has been published to the Australian Sailing website.
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Advertising Rules and World Sailing Regulations
While Australian Sailing allows, where acceptable, advertising on a boat it is important to remember what the World Sailing regulations are in relation to this.
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Running Maxi Races
Running races for the Maxi fleet in Australia shares something with mainstream TV sports; the show is part of the competition, and the competition is part of the show.
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Rules Specialist Group Opinions
The Rules Specialist Group have given their opinion on two questions posed to them over the last few months.
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Working in the Cup with Iain Murray
Having seen it all in the America’s Cup from both sides, Iain Murray offers insight to officiating in this great event.
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Race Management under IRC
Keelboat racing is usually conducted and major trophies decided under IRC and those results rely on, to a degree how racing is run, not just the crew and boat.
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Get Your Drops in Early
‘Get your drops in early’. A sentence one might hear from a coach or parent whose sailor has enjoyed a less than spectacular start to a regatta or series. ‘Drops’ of course refers to excluded races under the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) or the race documents.
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Class Measurement and Certificates
Getting a boat measured and certified as being class compliant is simple and follows a process.
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Appeal Decisions Published
Two new appeal decisions have been published to the website.
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Whisker Poles and other IRC Prescriptions
The ‘whisker pole’ issue has been addressed by amendments to the IRC rule and a prescription permitting headsails in Australia to be poled out to windward.
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