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
News
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.
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Changes to Sail Number Rules
At the 2019 World Sailing meetings their Racing Rules Committee approved changes to the rules relating to sail numbers.
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Appeal Decisions Published
There have been two new appeal decisions published to the Australian Sailing website.
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Off the Beach Boats
Improving safety attitudes in dinghy fleets is something three clubs have turned their attention to.
Safety
Hatches and Companionways
A common problem area for boat owners and Equipment Auditors is how to assess the securing system to keep hatches closed and washboards in place.
Safety
Safety Culture
Safety culture is the outcome of how the club’s committee, boat owners, race officials and crews think and act.
Safety
Safety Committees
There is a strong network of committees in place to look after safety including overarching policy, the specific nature of auditing, and supporting clubs.
Safety
Retrieval of Crew from Water
Boats shall be able to demonstrate equipment or a method to assist crew back on board.
Safety
Safety Information Notices
Four new Safety Information Notices have been published addressing batteries for racing yachts, navigation lights, crew briefings and sun protection.
Safety
Fire Extinguishers on Boats
The auditing of fire extinguishers is a simple matter but oft misunderstood particularly around servicing requirements.
Safety
Managing SailPass
Now that many clubs have taken on the SailPass functionality, we would like to highlight some different ideas surrounding the ongoing management and administration of SailPass.
Online Services
Resources for submitting an appeal
Documents have been recently added to the Appeals section of our website.Â
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Patterns of Problems
​​​​​​​Common problems are being seen in appeals recently handed by Australian Sailing showing a pattern that can be easily reversed.
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