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Race Officials

This section contains information for race officers, mark layers, judges and umpires officiating at all types of sail racing - keel boats, dinghies, windsurfers and model boats.

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Want to be a Race Official?: All you need to know to become a RYA Race Official - the process, training, requirements for qualification and application forms.

Keeping up to Date: Newsletters & Conferences are just two means of keeping abreast of developments within our area of the sport.

Opportunities & Appointments: Find events for you, race officials for your event and see the appointments made by the RYA for major events in the UK.

Contacts: Contact details of RYA committee members & Regional Representatives. Also a search engine of all Race Officials in the UK.

Rules Disputes Process: The RYA offers guidelines on the use of advisory and/or arbitration hearings in place of (or prior to) full protest hearings.

RYA Race Officials Bursaries: The Racing Department is pleased to announce that it will be awarding up to 12 bursaries for the next year for those wishing to become Race Officials.

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See Also

Best Practices, Guidance Notes and FAQs

ImageLink Best practice and guidance documents for race officials, race officers, judges and umpires.

Racing Charter

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