Race Officer Seminars

Race Management ARO (Assistant Race Officer) & CRO (Club Race Officer)

The Ontario Sailing Race Management Committee has course conductors certified by Sail Canada available to run workshops in race management in your area. If there is sufficient interest within your club, a workshop can be arranged right in your home club. If you would like to arrange for a course to be run at your club please contact Krystal via email or 1-888-672-7245 ext. 221.

2019 Race Management Seminar Schedule

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COURSE	LOCATION	DATES	COURSE FEE	COURSE CONDUCTORS

ARO/CRO Race Officer Course	Thunder Bay	January 12 & 13, 2019	$77.41 (includes tax)	Paul Brennan

ARO/CRO Race Officer Course	Cobourg Yacht Club	March 23 & 24, 2019	$77.41 (includes tax)	Bill Visser & Ross Cameron

ARO/CRO Race Officer Course	Royal Canadian Yacht Club	April 6 & 7, 2019	$77.41 (includes tax)	Graham Dougall & David Sprague

ARO/CRO Race Officer Course	Bronte Harbour Yacht Club	April 12 & 13, 2019	$77.41 (includes tax)	Irene McNeill & Janet Geisberger

*A current Rule Book is recommended for all courses. These are available for purchase by contacting Ontario Sailing at ext. 223 or via email.

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Content:

ARO (Assistant Race Officer) Theory

Duties and responsibilities of:
- Recorder
- Timer
- Flag Officer
- Sound Signaler
- Line Judge
Basic compass skills
Setting and maintaining start/finish lines

Prerequisites: None

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CRO (Club Race Officer) Theory: Application forms

Duties and responsibilities of leading a Race Management Team
Regatta Organization
Compass Skills – Calculating race course

Prerequisite: ARO

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For certification as a Mark Setter, a National Race Officer, a Senior National Race Officer or a RM Course Conductor, please contact Sail Canada.

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Registration

All workshops are intended to be self-supporting. Therefore all workshops are scheduled with a pre-registration date and a minimum registration clause. If the minimum number of registrants have not replied by the pre-registration date, the workshop will not be conducted as scheduled.

Duration

The ARO course is approximately 4-5 hours. ARO/CRO courses take approximately 12-14 hours to cover the theory and some practical demonstrations. Depending upon the area and the availability of course conductors, workshops can be structured to run during a weekend or over three evenings.

For more information on hosting or registering for a Race Management Seminar, please contact Ontario Sailing via email or call 1-888-672-7245 or 905-572-7245 ext. 221.