Race Management Refresher Day

1. Race Management Refresher Day 10.30 – 11.30 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. Seven members – usually appointed for three years each Who’s who on RMC (RYA Race Management Committee)

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!

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)! 2018 • Abandoning after all boats had finished a race: (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)! 2018 • Number of boats entered: (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 75.1 )

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

19. Cases & Q&As