Please join us for a conversation with renowned match racers Liz Baylis, Pearson Potts, and Nicole Breault who will discuss the best ways to get involved in match racing. Whether you are an experienced racer, new to sailing or match racing, this session is for you! The panelists will exchange ideas and share stories of their pathway to match racing.
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The Safety Equipment Requirements (SER) have been updated to avoid an expiration date conflict. The update to requires a ‘valid’ Safety at Sea certificate and will not require the five-year term.
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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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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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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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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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It is International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Thursday, February 11! We would like to recognize US Sailing Reach Instructor Mary Dowd. Mary is the Program Director at New England Science & Sailing (NESS).
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It is International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Thursday, February 11! We would like to recognize US Sailing Reach Instructor Sara Rosenblatt. Sara is the Marine Science Program Assistant at the Mission Bay Aquatic Center in San Diego (MBAC).
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Yes, it is Super Bowl Sunday, and the greater Tampa/St. Pete area is consumed by national and local media attention and fanfare for the big game. Only 25 miles west of Raymond James Stadium, another major championship was on the line for the sailors competing on the final day of racing at 2021 West Marine US Open Sailing – Clearwater, the third and final Florida tour stop in the new six event series.
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US Sailing has updated the Safety at Sea certificate requirements and expiration dates in response to the pandemic. Due to continued restrictions for hosting in-person courses in 2021, US Sailing specifically addresses those who possess a five-year Safety at Sea certificate which expires in 2020 or 2021, or those who seek a new certificate this year.
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