Interesting updates from World Sailing and other National Authorities:
World Sailing has released some updates to the Case and Call Books both of which are authoritative documents on the rules.
Racing Rules
News
Rules Specialist Group Opinions
​​​​​​​Two more answers to Rules questions have been published to the Australian Sailing website.
Racing Rules
Offshore Clubs Safety Conference
The Offshore Clubs Safety Conference was held at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron on the 22/23 November 2019. The conference created the opportunity for clubs to share their experiences and to ask questions and advice of each other in an open forum, as well as the ever-important network and support opportunities conferences like these create.
Safety
Australian Race Official appointments for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition
World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has announced the names of the Race Officials who have been appointed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition.
Racing Rules
Working in the Cup
From sailing 125s as a boy in Perth Shaun Ritson has worked in the America’s Cup since 2000. Shaun tells us his story
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Introducing Melanie Peasey
Melanie Peasey has recently joined the Safety, Rules and Representation team and comes to us with a background in sailing keel boats and off the beach classes.
Racing Rules
Safety
Opinions from the Rules Specialist Group
The Rules Specialist Group (“RSGâ€) is a group of Racing Rules experts who are tasked to answer Racing Rules questions for Australian Sailing.
Racing Rules
World Sailing Race Officials Appointments
​​​​​​​On 29 October 2019, the World Sailing Race Officials Committee appointed a number of Australian candidates as World Sailing Race Officials in their respective disciplines.
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Help Wanted
​​​​​​​Your clubs and classes need your help in helping people become race officials, and Australian Sailing needs your help to mentor and train them.
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Appeal Decisions Published
​​​​​​​Recent appeal decisions have been published to the Australian Sailing website
Racing Rules
Approval of National Juries
Organising authorities of an event can apply for a National Jury so that there are no appeals, if there are no international entrants.
Racing Rules
International Race Officials Seminars
​​​​​​​Several of World Sailing’s International Race Officials seminars have been planned and to some degree executed in this part of the world.
Racing Rules
Race Categories for Offshore Racing
The Organising Authority for an event assumes the responsibility for all aspects of the organising and running of an offshore event and must select a race category.
Safety
Equipment Auditor Conflict of Interest Policy
The Senior National Equipment Auditor Sub-Committee sought clarification on how Equipment Auditors deal with conflicts of interest.
Safety
Responsibility of the Person in Charge Policy
Equipment Auditors frequently deal with equipment where determination of compliance requires judgement.
Safety
Trivial Non-Compliance in an Audit Policy
Equipment Auditors frequently deal with non-compliance that may be considered trivial.
Safety
New Interpretations to the Special Regulations Issued
Five new Interpretations have been issued in accordance with Special Regulation 1.01.5 addressing drinking water, GPS, toilets, resistance to capsize and reserve navigation lights.
Safety
Amendment 3 to the Special Regulations Issued
Special Regulation 3.07 is amended to bring the Special Regulations into line with the ISO 12217 and the World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations.
Safety