Race Officer Seminars

Race Management Assistant Race Officer (Level 1) & Club Race Officer (Level 2)

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 or class association, 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.

2017 Race Management Seminar Schedule

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COURSE	LOCATION	DATES	COURSE FEE	COURSE CONDUCTORS
Level 1&2 Race Officer Course	Royal Canadian Yacht Club	February 11 & 12, 2017	$75.71	Dave Sprague & Irene McNeill
Level 1&2 Race Officer Course	Sarnia Yacht Club	March 4 & 5, 2017	$75.71	Irene McNeill & Bill Visser
Level 1&2 Race Officer Course	Kingston Yacht Club	March 18 & 19, 2017	$75.71	Ross Cameron & Bill Visser
Level 1 Assistant Race Officer Course	Royal Hamilton Yacht Club	March 25, 2017	$53.11	Irene McNeill & Pat Lymburner
Level 1&2 Race Officer Course	Barrie Yacht Club	March 25 & 26, 2017	$75.71	Graham Dougall, Steve Reid, & Paul Brennan
Level 1 Assistant Race Officer Course	Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club	April 1, 2017	$53.11	John Weakley & Paul Brennan
Level 1&2 Mark Layer Prerequisite Seminar CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT	Kingston Yacht Club	May 13 & 14, 2017	$75.71	Bill Visser & Paul Brennan
Level 1 Assistant Race Officer Course	Nepean Sailing Club	May 28, 2017	$53.11	Bill Visser & TBA
More courses will be posted if/when member clubs confirm interest.

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

TO REGISTER FOR ONE OF THE COURSES LISTED ABOVE, CLICK HERE

Content

Assistant Race Officer (Level 1) 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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Club Race Officer (Level 2) Theory: Application form

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

Prerequisite

Level 1

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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 Level 1 course is approximately 4-5 hours. Level 2 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 Krystal via email or call 1-888-672-7245 or 905-572-7245 ext. 221.

* A Sail Canada certified race official is working on behalf of Sail Canada and therefore covered by the Director and Officer Liability Policy (see Sail Canada website for details).