UK Opportunities 

Events available within the UK to race officials are listed here.

Judging Opportunities

The Class Judge Scheme provides judges for Cadet, Mirror, Optimist, Topper, RS200, 420 and 29er classes. Racing standards are high and many of the regattas are considered "major events" for NJ qualification. All classes need additional judges for their National Championships. Most of the classes welcome an additional judge for weekend regattas.

Interested? Want to find out more?

Talk to the Class Judge Administrator, William Jeffcoate Email: william.jeffcoate@tiscali.co.uk Tel: +44 1623 882 909  Mob: +44 7900 551 823  

 

Date	Class(es)	Club	Visiting Judge
4/7 May 2012	Optimist Class Team Selection Trials 2nd Judge	WPNSA

 

 

Race Officer Opportunities

It is useful for race officers to gain experience at a range of venues and to work with others who manage their racing in different ways.  This gives an opportunity to understand the challenge of running races under a variety of different conditions and some of the ‘tricks of the trade’.  It also gives inland sailors the chance to run races on the sea and vice versa. 

In order to help race officers get this range of experience, through the Race Management Committee, clubs have been identified which are willing to offer opportunities to visiting race officers.  The positions advertised are as Assistant Race Officer (although the duties at the event are at the discretion of the event Race Officer) with one position offered per event.  No expenses are paid and it is entirely up to the person seeking experience to determine whether the event meets their needs.  Those aspiring to NRO status will be given preference for those major championships listed. The policy for allocation of events to individuals is as follows:

Any RRO or Club Race Officer Plus can take a maximum of three events each year after which all additional assignments are only provisional.  Those additional events can then be confirmed one month before the event.  Until that time, preference will be granted to any other race officers with a RRO or Club Race Officer Plus wishing to attend that event and who has not been assigned to the maximum of three. 

Any IRO or NRO, with the consent of the organising authority concerned, can take one or more of the events on a provisional basis until one month before it is due to happen when it will be confirmed.  Until that time preference will be granted to race officers with a RRO or Club Race Officer Plus qualification.

Download the full list of events on offer, together with the clubs and their contacts, from the link on the right side of this page.  To apply for an event please contact Roger Palmer on 02392484896 or palmerhava@aol.com.  All applicants must be qualified to at least CRO+.  A summary of what's on offer is detailed in the table below.

 

Mark Layer Opportunities

As with race officers (see above) the same philosophy applies to mark layers in that it is useful to gain experience at a range of venues and to work with others who manage their racing in different ways.  Learning can only be increased by working outside of your home waters, especially with different tidal conditions, depths and course configurations.  Those who only have access to one discipline racing with their club can expand their repertoire and knowledge by working with other disciplines.  Whilst race management for dinghies, boards and keelboats is similar in many respects, each discipline has its own nuances and these need to be understood by the best mark layers. 

As with race officers the Race Management Committee identifies clubs which are willing to offer opportunities to visiting mark layers.  No expenses are paid and it is entirely up to the person seeking experience to determine whether the event meets their needs.  Those aspiring to NML status will be given preference for those major championships listed. The policy for allocation of events to individuals is as follows:

Any RML  can take a maximum of three events each year after which all additional assignments are only provisional.  Those additional events can then be confirmed one month before the event.  Until that time, preference will be granted to any other mark layers with a RML wishing to attend that event and who has not been assigned to the maximum of three. 

Any NML, with the consent of the organising authority concerned, can take one or more of the events on a provisional basis until one month before it is due to happen when it will be confirmed.  Until that time, preference will be granted to mark layers with a RML qualification.

Download the full list of events on offer, together with the clubs and their contacts, from the link on the right side of this page.  To apply for an event please contact Roger Palmer on 02392484896 or palmerhava@aol.com.  All applicants must be qualified to at least RML.  A summary of what's on offer is detailed below.  The table for mark layers follows that for race officers.

 

 

ARO opportunities 2012

Date	Class(es)	Club	Visiting RO
4/Apr/12 onwards	Wednesday Evening Racing	Hamble River
1/Apr/12 - 29/Apr/12	4 Sundays Spring Series	Royal Lymington YC
11/Apr/12 onwards	Wednesday Evening Racing	Plymouth
14/15 Apr/12	M Skiff/B 14 Open	Stokes Bay
28/29 Apr/12	ff Open/Bulwark Trophy	HISC
28/29 Apr/12	Topper Open	Queen Mary
19/20 May/12	Moths	Stokes Bay
26/27 May /12	175 Anniversay Regatta  Red line- IRU classes Green line- SB3 J80's	Royal Southern
27/May/12	Topper Traveller	Plymouth
26 May- 1 Jun/12	World Finn Masters
1/4 June 12	Brewin Dolphin Scottish series	Clyde Crusing Club
2/3 Jun/12	SB3 Solent series	Royal Southern
2/3 Jun /12	29er GP	Queen Mary
2/3 Jun /12	Int Flying Fifteen Southerns	Cowes Corinthian
2/5 Jun 12	Lark Nationals	Plymouth
9/10 Jun/12	Red Line & Green Line	Royal Southern
14/17 Jun /12	SB3 Nationals	WPNSA
16/17 Jun/12	Wayfare open	HISC	Allocated
23/24 Jun 12	RS Feva Inlands	Rutland
23/29 Jun 12	Musto Skiff Worlds	WPNSA	Allocated
27/29 Jun/12	Metre Regatta 12, 8, 6 metre classes	Royal Southern
30 Jun - 1/Jul 12	Laser	Queen Mary
7/8 Jul /12	Topper Open	WPNSA
7/8 Jul /12	Optimist Nov Open	Warsash	Allocated
16/17 Jul /12	Womans Keelboats Champs	Hamble RSC
19/20 Jul/12	Sir Kenneth Preston Trophy	Royal Yacht Squadron
20/22 Jul/12	Ajax Champs	St Mawes
21/23Jul /12	Skud/access/2.4/Challenger	Rutland
21/27 Jul/12	Feva Worlds	HISC	Allocated
25/28 Jul/12	J Cup	Royal Southern
28/29 Jul/12	PPSA Regatta	Plymouth
28/29 Jul/12	Merlin Rocket	HISC
4/5 Aug/ 12	RS Elite Open	Royal Lymington YC
11/12Aug/12	RS 600/800 Open	Royal Lymington YC
11/18Aug/12	Falmouth Week	Falmouth
18/21Aug/12	Hornet Nationals	Brixham
25/31Aug/12	Firefly Nationals	Pwllheli
25/28Aug/12	Torbay Week	Torbay
30/Aug - 2/Sept/12	RS Elite Nationals	Royal Yacht Squadron
1/2 Sept/12	A Class Nationals	Rutland
6/9 Sept/12	RS 800 Nationals	HISC
8/11 Sept/12	RS 700 etc	Pwllheli
8/9 Sept/12	Red line Green Line	Royal Southern
22/23 Sept/12	RS Classes	Stokes Bay	Allocated
6/7 Oct/12	Laser Qualifier	Pwllheli
6/7 Oct /12	RS Inlands	Grafham
20/21Oct/12	Laser Asym Classes	Rutland
20/21 Oct/12	Blaze Inlands	Queen Mary
3/4 Nov/12	Laser Inlands	Grafham
10/11Nov/12	Cherub/B14	Queen Mary
17/18 Nov/12	Ovington Inlands	Grafham

 

Mark Layer Opportunities 2012

Date	Class(es)	Club	Visiting RO
1/Apr/12 - 29/Apr/12	4 Sundays Spring Series	Royal Lymington YC
27/May/12	Wed eve racing	Plymouth
14/15 Apr/12	M Skiffs/B14	Stokes Bay
28/29 Apr/12	Topper Traveller	Queen Mary
28/29 Apr/12	ff Open/Bulwark Trophy	HISC
19/20 May/12	Moths	Stokes Bay
26/27 May/12	175 Anniversay Regatta Red line - IRU classes Green line - SB3 J80's	Royal Southern
27 May/12	Toppers	Plymouth
30 May- 1Jun/ 12	Laser	Queen Mary
26 May-1/Jun 12	World Finn Masters	Pwllheli
2/3 Jun/12	SB3 Solent Series	Royal Southern
2/3 Jun/12	29er GP	Queen Mary
2/5 Jun/12	Lark Nationals	Plymouth
9/10 Jun/12	Red Line Green Line	Royal Southern
14/17 Jun/12	SB3 Nationals	WPNSA
16/17 Jun/12	Wayfarer Open	HISC
23/29 Jun/12	Musto Skiff Worlds	WPNSA
23/24 Jun/12	RS Feva Inlands	Rutland
20/21/22 Jul/12	RYA sailability	Rutland
27/29 jun/12	Metre Regatta 12,8,6 metre classes	Royal Southern
21/27 Jul/12	Feva Worlds	HISC
25/28 Jul/12	J Cup	Royal Southern
28/29 Jul/12	PPSA Regata	Plymouth
28/29 Jul/12	Merlin Rocket	HISC
4/5 Aug/12	RS Elite Open	Royal Lymington YC
11/12 Aug/12	RS 600/800 Open	Royal Lymington YC
22/23 Sept/12	RS Classes	Stokes Bay
1/2 Sept/12	A class cats	Rutland
6/9 Sept/12	RS 800 Nationals	HISC
8/9 Sept/12	Red Line Green Line	Royal Southern
8-11Sept/12	RS 700etc	Pwllheli
6/7 Oct/12	Laser Qualifier	Pwllheli
20/21 Oct/12	Blaze Inlands	Queen Mary
20/21 Oct/12	Laser Asym classes	Rutland
10/11 Nov/12	Cherub/B14	Queen Mary

 

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