Race Management: The Three Things That Matter
Tom Duggan discusses the three things that matter in dealing with people. It is appreciated by sailors. It is appreciated by event volunteers. It is appreciated in your workplace.
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Putting Some Youth in Your Race Committee
Anyone whoruns races has seen it, especially when running races for younger sailors. There is always that sailor who crosses the finish line grumbling about how the “race committee messed me up”.
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Is There Life After a Protest Committee Decision?
So, the protest or redress hearing didn’t turn out like you planned. Sorry to hear that. But wait, there’s more. Part of the protest/redress system in The Racing Rules of Sailing is an “appeals system” available to all parties in a hearing.
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How to Best Organize Zoom Protest Hearings
It is important to remember that protest committees are friendly and dedicated to fair and impartial hearings. Their service is indispensable to our sport and like all of us, they are pivoting during the pandemic to deliver their services in unique ways.
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Q&A with Dave Perry on the New Racing Rules of Sailing for 2021-2024
1. Why do the racing rules change every four years? The racing rules are locked in place for a four-year period, and can be changed the year after the Olympics. That keeps the rules from changing every year, as they do in most sports, but allows World Sailing to improve the rules as the sport evolves.…Read More
The NEW Racing Rules App is Ready for Download
US Sailing has developed a NEW mobile-optimized Racing Rules App that includes the racing rules and other resources, including the ability to file a protest through the app, a whiteboard for diagramming boat-on-boat interactions, and an extensive resource library. The text of the rulebook is fully searchable and there is also a traditional index. The app is ready for download!
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Developing the Racing Rules of Sailing for 2021-2024
Want to know how the new Racing Rules of Sailing for 2021-2024 all came together? Learn more about all the work put in by US Sailing committee volunteers and staff to make this happen every four years in this conversation with US Sailing Race Administration Director, Matt Hill.
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US Sailing Leadership Forum for Race Management: Important Considerations for Return to Racing
The Starboard Portal hosted the US Sailing Leadership Forum for Race Management on Thursday, May 28. Click to WATCH the recorded session.
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Join us LIVE for an Online Session of the US Sailing Leadership Forum
Please join us for a live session of the US Sailing Leadership Forum streamed on The Starboard Portal on Thursday, May 7 at 5:30 pm EDT/2:30 pm PDT.
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Tom Duggan (USA) Discusses PRO Appointment for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Tom Duggan (East Sandwich, Mass.) of the USA will head the Race Management Team as the Principal Race Officer (PRO). Duggan was PRO at the Ready Steady Tokyo – Sailing Olympic test event in August and has many years of international experience across the sport.
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