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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.
Racing Rules Safety
Tue 02 Mar 2021

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.
Racing Rules
Tue 02 Mar 2021

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.
Racing Rules
Tue 02 Mar 2021

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.
Racing Rules
Wed 21 Oct 2020

Working in the Cup with Ken McAlpine

An inductee to the America’s Cup Hall of Fame and visitor to secure Russian defence facilities, Ken McAlpine has worked with the Cup since 1973 and has met the best minds and made many friendships.
Racing Rules
Wed 14 Oct 2020

Unidentified Spinnakers

Finishing boats under spinnaker can be challenging for even the best of race committee teams, and in many classes the spinnakers do not have sail numbers.
Racing Rules
Wed 14 Oct 2020

Procedures for Remote and Electronic Hearings

With the pandemic affecting people’s ability to attend their clubs or be in close proximity the number of organisations using electronic meeting and web-conferencing systems has proliferated. Protest committees can take advantage of the same technology.
Racing Rules
Wed 14 Oct 2020

Jury Procedural Requirements

Race officials are reminded that there are certain procedures that must be observed when appointing and seeking approval for a national or international jury and denying competitors’ right to appeals.
Racing Rules
Wed 14 Oct 2020

Child Safe Events

Children and young people have the right to be safe from abuse at all times, including when they are in sporting environments, and Race Officials have a role to play in their safety.
Racing Rules
Wed 14 Oct 2020

Applying the Col Regs

There is no right or wrong on whether to apply the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (IRPCAS) for racing at night.
Racing Rules
Wed 14 Oct 2020