1. Race Management Refresher Day
10.30 – Session One

2. 10.30 – 11.30 Session One Introductions
Updates to Racing Rules of Sailing and cases affecting race management
Race Management Advisory Service - how to use it & recent cases
RRS 40 – Personal Flotation Devices – changing the rule to suit your event
Risk Assessments – a practical daily solution

3. Who’s who on RMC (RYA Race Management Committee)
Seven members – usually appointed for three years each

4. What does RMC do? Development of race management skills and resources
Appointments and renewals
Policy-forming sub-committee of RYA Racing Committee
Meet 4x per year

5. What does RMC do? Development of race management skills and resources
Appointments and renewals
Policy-forming sub-committee of RYA Racing Committee
Meet 4x per year
Work with JUC (Judges & Umpires) and TOG (Technical Officials) – together = ‘Race Officials’

6. Updates to Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 2017-2020
Have there been any?

7. Updates to RRS by World Sailing
Changes:
Definitions ‘Support person’
63.1 & 63.9 Hearings – add support person
64.4 Decisions concerning support persons
App G New country codes and SIN changed to SGP
Corrections:
App B Windsurfing definition of ‘Proper Course’
App E Radio sailing reference to ‘32.1(b)’
App S Revised course diagrams for finish line on W, WA and TW
@ 8th December 2017

8. Updates to RRS by RYA Racing Rules Committee
Changes at 1 January 2018:
New page 6 - Triggers for reporting to the RYA
New page 7 - Summary of changes
Include WS changes to December 2017
Note about Appendix T – Arbitration
No other changes
Red spine – 2018 version

9. WS cases affecting race management
Have there been any?

10. 2018 cases affecting race management
‘Prohibited event’ (WS Regulation 19.20)
Potential for serious consequences for competitor and officials
Urge the club or organization to join or otherwise affiliate itself with the national authority before the event
Or at least to seek out an affiliated organization to serve as the organizing authority for the event.
Case 143
Facts
Organizing authority was a club that was not a member of, and had no connection or association with, the national authority of the venue.
NoR and SIs stated that the race would be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing.
Part 2 protest and then appeal
Decision
When the organizing authority for a race is not an organization specified in rule 89.1, a party to a hearing does not have access to the appeal process.
Don’t take part!
Only one! Next slide – other case – you’re the local experts…so good to be aware”

11. WS Q&As affecting race management
Have there been any?

12. Loads! 2019 Race committee vessel is part of a mark if:
RCV anchored and mark attached to it
Mark anchored and RCV attached to it
Both RCV and mark anchored and in contact
Mark on board anchored RCV
Organising authority
‘endorsed by’ or ‘authorised by’ doesn’t make them part of OA

13. Loads! 2019 Race committee vessel is part of a mark if:
RCV anchored and mark attached to it
Mark anchored and RCV attached to it
Both RCV and mark anchored and in contact
Mark on board anchored RCV
Organising authority
‘endorsed by’ or ‘authorised by’ doesn’t make them part of OA

14. Loads (part 2)! 2018 Rounding of corrected times:
No rounding if not in the handicap/rating system
PY, IRC and NHC round to nearest second (0.5 rounded up)
Notice on ONB without L displayed
In Race Signals, L means ‘notice to competitors has been posted’
No rule requiring display of Flag L
Responsibility of competitor to check ONB
If notice could affect race result - failure to display Flag L may be an improper action
Good practice to draw attention to a notice

15. Loads (part 2)! 2018 Rounding of corrected times:
No rounding if not in the handicap/rating system
PY, IRC and NHC round to nearest second (0.5 rounded up)
Notice on ONB without L displayed
In Race Signals, L means ‘notice to competitors has been posted’
No rule requiring display of Flag L
Responsibility of competitor to check ONB
If notice could affect race result - failure to display Flag L may be an improper action
Good practice to draw attention to a notice

16. Loads (part 3)! Abandoning after all boats had finished a race: 2018
(Mark had drifted out of position during race)
Allowed – see RRS 32.1
Make every effort to ‘save’ the race – including requesting redress on behalf of affected boats
Signalled by posting a notice
Don’t display Flag N

17. Loads (part 4)! Number of boats entered: 2018
(45 registered and paid online, but only 40 appeared for mandatory on-site part of registration for equipment inspection)
How many points for DNS, DNF, RET or DSQ?
41 points – 40 boats complied with requirements of OA (RRS )

18. RYA cases affecting race management
Have there been any?
None in 2017 or 2018
None!

19. Cases & Q&As
Other questions – complete a Q&A form and we’ll deal with later this afternoon. Time should be 10:55 at tend of this slide.