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RC Update Meeting December 11, 2013

RC Update Meeting December 11, 2013. Agenda . Introductions Updates Plans for 2014 Sign up for subcommittees Educational Session Race Management Resources Certification programs. Introductions . State your name What is the longest time you ever spent on the water?.

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RC Update Meeting December 11, 2013

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  1. RC Update Meeting December 11, 2013

  2. Agenda • Introductions • Updates • Plans for 2014 • Sign up for subcommittees • Educational Session • Race Management Resources • Certification programs

  3. Introductions • State your name • What is the longest time you ever spent on the water?

  4. Volunteer & Staff Changes • Nick Bakken got a promotion at work! • Moving to Reno • Will be back for some events • Thanks CYC for great experience

  5. On the Water • Completed • High School Great Lakes • Timme Angsten • Frostbite

  6. Winterized Equipment 24 420s -with the help of the high school kids, de-rigged and back from Monroe 4 Sonars -pulled, powerwashed and trailered to Chicago Yacht Yard 12 RIBs pulled, powerwashed, -pretty ice sculptures around the bottoms as we were doing it! engines winterized 3 RC boats -up the river to Chicago Yacht Yard because the ramps were iced.Shrinkwrapped on Saturday, just before the snow Kay Baxter -pulled and is on the patio where she got all prettied up before her trip south

  7. Steering Committee Actions Policy for Charging Privileges for 2014, no changes Process for SC minutes to get them on the website more timely Lots of time discussing 2014

  8. And we had a party

  9. Service Awards Olof Andersson Nancy Arnold Nick Bakken Janet Baxter Cathy Bradley Gaetan Charest Melissa Cipra Christopher Collins Darcy Cook Janet Crabb ColleinD'Agostino Jill Danly Nikki D'Ottavio Sean Ellis Lisa Gable Helle Getz Jeff Glowski Chuck Goes Joanne Guennewig John Hill Bob Johnson Mary Judd Lloyd Karzen Tom Keegan Karen Kinsey Rachel Levine Stephanie Levine Rick Lillie Lynn Lynch Elissa Magnatowski Tim McCarthy Karen McLane Jane McMillan Chris Mitchell Mary Murphy-McCarthy Chuck Nevel Debbie Norris Bob Nutter Cathy Pitzaferro Michelle Rest Mimi Rose Ellen Sanpere Amy Schwartz Jerry Sebold Tim Shambrook Nancy Sindelar Scott Souders

  10. Red Carpet

  11. Oscar Winners Most Dramatic Recovery: Helle's iPad Best Production Design: Erik's Booklet Best Blog Entry: NOOD, Erik  Best Costume Design: Maleficent, Darcy Cook  Best Cuisine: Robin's Coffee Cake Best Picture: Kris H, It's going to be a long race Best Performance in a Leading Role: Bob J, 47 days Best Performance in a Supporting Role: Helle calling all the volunteers Best Quote: “Never leave the wheel when you are driving.” - blogged by Joanne G Best Director: On the Water Director, Lynn, presented with a Director's Chair

  12. The Awards

  13. Sad Race Committee Diaries http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usPcEbOqqmc&feature=youtu.be

  14. Thanks for a Great Time!

  15. 2014

  16. 2014- Janet’s Focus Areas • Excellent Race Management • Training • Experience out of area • De-briefs and mentoring • Great Race Documents • Have fun • If I have fun, I’ve been successful

  17. 2014- Janet’s other areas of interest • Decrease Staff on the Water • Need more volunteers • Continued work on Communications • Website, Sean’s Newsletter • Meetings, • other? • Zero Tolerance for illegible or unmatched sail numbers • Low tolerance for Belmont Beer Can

  18. 2014 • Undecided: • Blog • Blue Star Awards • Theme (if any) for Appreciation Dinner

  19. Key Dates Strictly Sail: Jan. 23 -26 Potluck Dinner, Sat Feb. 15 Adv. Race Mgmt Seminar: March 1, 2 NOOD: June 6, 7, 8 Mac Starts: July 18, 19 T-10 NAC and Offshore Verve: Aug 6-10 Inshore Verve: Aug 22-23 Sheldon Clark: Sept. 13 Appreciation Dinner: Nov. 22

  20. Key Dates? Refresher: April 26?

  21. 2014 Tasks • Primary Race Committee Contact • Each Event or Series • One person for each event • Sub-Committees- Chair & Team • Race Documents • Social • Policies • Training • Communications

  22. Primary Race Committee Contact • Be the Contact with the OA • Write or Coordinate the Race Doc’s • Manage race committee activities • Recruit volunteers • Weather • Consistency from race to race • Amend Race Doc’s • Verify scoring - correct and timely

  23. Primary Race Committee Contact * Prefer to have one person to attend Verve Committee Meetings

  24. Sub Commitees You may sign up for zero, one or two Sub Committees. No more* There may be additional projects that do not fit into a Sub- Committee * Except Janet, who is ex-officio on all

  25. Race Documents for 2014 • Agreement on the 2014 process! • We started with the 2013 documents • Primary drafter to be assigned for each event • Goal: NORS by January 1 • Chair: Lynn Lynch

  26. Social • Parties • Potluck • Refresher • Mid Summer • Appreciation Dinner • Others? • Other activities • Chair: tbd

  27. Policies • Revisit All Documents from 2013 • Update • Chair: tbd

  28. Training • Select topics for training • Organize training units for Refresher • Organize newbie training • Assist with Educational Sessions • Attend training sessions • Prepare training materials • Deliver training • Chair: tbd

  29. Communications • Website • Other Forms and Documents • Recruiting • Other? • Chair: tbd

  30. Race Documents for 2014 • Agreement on the 2014 process! • Will start with the 2013 documents • Primary drafter to be assigned for each event • Goal: NORS by January 1

  31. Educational Session -Race Management Resources & Certifications

  32. Race Management Resources Each Other RC Chair or Race Officer Google it on your Phone US Sailing Website ISAF Website

  33. ISAF – International Sailing Association • Promotes of Sailing internationally • Sailing at the Olympic Games; • Racing Rules of Sailing & other regulations • Trains judges, and other officials; • Represents Sailing to the IOC

  34. ISAF – International Sailing Association www.sailing.org

  35. US Sailing Race Administration Office Judges Umpires Rules Classification Measurement Race Officers Staff Director: Matthew Hill

  36. US Sailing Race Management Committee • Chair: Mark Foster • Promotes race management • Manages the training and certification of all levels of race officers • The Training and Certification Sub-Committee develops and maintains the training program

  37. RM Resources • Documents on scoring & race documents • Race Management Handbook • Forms, Diagrams, Equipment • Scoring Programs

  38. Area Race Officers Area K

  39. Certifications Optional Certified Race Officer club, regional, national Certified Safe PowerBoat Certified Safety Rescue and Mark Set

  40. The more we know, the more fun we have. • Ever thought about learning enough to be a race officer? For personal achievement? Have more fun? • The opportunity is yours, if you wish. • Here’s what’s involved

  41. US Sailing Certification • Race Officer program began in 1982 • Judge Program 1970’s • Powerboat Program much later • Managed by US Sailing • Recommends only the best to ISAF

  42. Goals of the Race Officer Program • Improve the quality of race management • racing is more enjoyable for all • standardize RM practices, • less confusing for the competitors • Provide structured training for upgrading the skills of race officers • Identify the most qualified active race officers throughout the country • -- more --

  43. Goals of the Race Officer Program, con’t • Help event organizers utilize highly qualified and certified race officers • To provide coverage under US SAILING general liability insurance to certified race officers

  44. Types of Race Officers - • Club – • about 600 nationally • Regional – • about 100 nationally • National – • about 30 • International (through ISAF) – • about 17 US officials

  45. To Become a Certified Club Race Officer • 18+ years old • Current US Sailing member • Own 2 books: • Join the RC Team and • Race Management Handbook • Some racing experience • Taken and passed US Sailing basic race management seminar • -- more --

  46. Club Race Officer – What it Takes • Serve twice in each position and 4 times as PRO with variety of fleets and formats • Show skills and Outstanding personal character to be recommended by RC Chair and Rear Commodore and approved b y the ARO • -- more --

  47. Club Race Officer – What it Takes • Finally – the hard part – • “The personal conduct of Race Officers must be above reproach at all times, before, during and after an event. Race Officers must be mature, temperate, moderate in their use of alcohol, especially careful of medications, and in full control of their faculties.”

  48. The positions: • Signaller (flags) • Sounder (gun-horn-whistle) • Timer (human Ollie) • Spotter/Recorder (accurate observer and note taker) • Boat operator (markset or signal boat) • Marksetter(anchor yanker) • Line Sighter (starts and finishes) • Wind Reader (amateur micrometeorologist) • Scorer (RRS and SI scoring rules)

  49. SOARS • Required use of SOARS: • maintain, at least annually, a record of their race management activities in SOARS, the US Sailing on-line automated reporting system. • Ussailing.org and Log In

  50. SOARS

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