Event Info & NOR

Yachting NZ - Club Judge Course - OCT 2021

The club judge course will be taught in four evening sessions and it is recommended you attend all sessions.

DATES: Monday 11^th October Tuesday 12^th October Monday 18^th October Tuesday 19^th October

TIME: 18:00 - 20:30 Each Evening

LOCN: Richmond Yacht Club Inc, 173 Westhaven Drive, Herne Bay, Auckland 1011, New Zealand

if Covid restricts gathering, it may take place online

COST: FREE

REGISTRATION: Must Be Pre-registered - Use the link provide by email or latest members newsletter

PURPOSE:

The course is targeted to people on race committees, race officers, coaches and sailors with a general interest in the Racing Rules of Sailing and the protest procedure. It will not teach people to become rules experts, but those taking part will be able to become a “go to” person in their clubs when issues about the rules arise.

COURSE OUTLINE:

The course will teach students to:

- Know what to do when a protest is received;

- Be able to keep their club’s protest procedures up to date;

- Understand the important sailing rules as well as learn where to find rules and how to read them;

- Learn about participating on a protest committee, at club level, and how to write protest decisions;

- Learn about arbitration;

- Learn about redress;

- Develop contacts for dealing with rules issues, as well as knowledge of the resources available;

- Be able to give sailors a “rules session” in their club.