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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News
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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All Competitors as Club Members from January 2022
Clubs are reminded that from 1 January 2022 all competitors in any race are required to be a member of a club
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Rules Specialist Group Opinions
Another indication that the season is kicking off is the Rules Specialist Group being posed some questions which have been answered.
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Appeal Decisions Published
The season is well and truly kicked off again, resulting in two new appeal decisions being published to the Australian Sailing website.
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Visible Sail Numbers
As the season kicks off again it is a timely reminder that sail numbers need to be clear and visible for all Race Management to see.
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Appointment of Race Officials
The organising authority has the ultimate authority to appoint race officials including the protest and technical committees, and umpire teams.
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Race Entry and Insurance
Notices of Race always require entrants to have third party liability insurance but there is often variation between clubs and classes on how to capture, process and store evidence of insurances.
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Safety
The Three Things that Matter
Tom Duggan, International Race Officer and PRO for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, shares the secrets to running good races.
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World Sailing Resources Available
World Sailing have issued updated race management, umpiring and judging resources that supplement the 2021-24 Racing Rules of Sailing.
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Scoring under ORC Club
Races scored using the ORC Club rating system offers clubs and owners something above the arbitrary and often capricious nature of performance handicapping.
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Meaning of Hull
Changes in the 2021-24 Racing Rules of Sailing have led race officials to question World Sailing about what forms part of a boats hull.
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Working in the Cup with Richard Slater
From being Rules Advisor for Young Australia in 1999 to Chief Umpire for the 36th America’s Cup in 2021 Richard Slater has worked both sides of the Auld Mug.
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Official of the Year winner
Stephen Aulich IRO is congratulated for winning the 2020 Australian Sailing Awards Official of the Year for a second time.
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Changes to the 2021-2024 RRS
The Racing Rules Officials Committee have created two presentations to help navigate the changes to the new version of the RRS. One directed at sailors while the other visits the changes that affect the Race Management team.
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