Special Regulations no longer a Four-Year Cycle
The Special Regulations will be published as a dynamic document with open ended validity date, ending the current 4-year cycle of publication.
Safety
News
Australian Sailing Online Safety Code Induction
Australian Sailing have a safety code induction course available online for all committee members and safety officials at clubs.
Safety
How to Report on Critical Incidents
Clubs have a moral and regulated responsibility to report significant safety incidents, but just how do they do it? We look at a recent example from Moreton Bay, Queensland.
Safety
Handling Expired Equipment Audit Forms
Clubs planning a restart to racing may have to change practices around handling expired equipment audit forms.
Safety
Equipment Auditors Club course now online
As is with the way we are doing most things now in these strange times, the Club Equipment Auditors course has been adapted to be provided as an online seminar.
Safety
Effective Rescue Capability
Ray Shaw, a member of the National Safety Committee has written an article that assists with understanding what should be considered for effective rescue capability.
Safety
Association Cup incident – Lessons to be Learnt
An article detailing the lessons learnt from an incident that occurred in the 2015 Association Cup has been posted to the Australian Sailing website.
Safety
Payment plans
Payment Plans provide club members with the flexibility to pay an invoice over time. The amount and frequency of payments can be managed by a club administrator and the member will receive scheduled reminder notifications when an instalment is required.
Online Services
Working in the Cup with Graeme Owens
Umpiring was the one of the great legacies from several America’s Cup officials including Australia’s own Graeme Owens.
Racing Rules
Umpired Fleet Racing and Testing New Rules
Rule 86.3 allows for the testing of new rules such as Addendum Q which provides for umpired fleet racing. These rules have been used by several fleets in Australia and New Zealand with success.
Racing Rules
Technical Committee Protest - 470’s at Sail Melbourne
Shaun Ritson was appointed the Technical Committee for Sail Melbourne 2020, in this position according to the RRS he had to protest two 470 teams.
Racing Rules
Rules Specialist Group Opinions
Two more answers to Rules questions have been published to the Australian Sailing website.
Racing Rules
International Umpire Seminar in NZL
Yachting New Zealand and World Sailing are holding an International Umpire seminar in Auckland from 6 to 11 October 2020 in Auckland.
Racing Rules
International Race Officials’ New Applications
World Sailing has recently issued advice on the national authority’s quality control role when considering endorsements to International Race Officials’ new applications.
Racing Rules
Decision to Race
Race Committees are often faced with the decision to race or not to race when weather forecasts could be marginal. Here is a case study from the recent Australian Yachting Championship.
Racing Rules
Changes to Sail Number Rules
At the 2019 World Sailing meetings their Racing Rules Committee approved changes to the rules relating to sail numbers.
Racing Rules
Appeal Decisions Published
There have been two new appeal decisions published to the Australian Sailing website.
Racing Rules
Off the Beach Boats
Improving safety attitudes in dinghy fleets is something three clubs have turned their attention to.
Safety