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Welcome to Royal Welcome to Royal Thames Yacht ClubThames Yacht Club

RYA Racing Conference 2006

Chris AtkinsChairman, RYA Racing Committee

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Purposes of TodayPurposes of Today

• To enjoy yourselves, and help us!

– be informal, be creative!

• To update you on RYA Racing’s 2006 initiatives

– and highlight the work of specialist committees

• To establish RYA Racing priorities for 2007

– to set the agenda and identify issues & initiatives

– how can we best help clubs and classes?

– how can we serve sailors & support & reward volunteers?

• To widen the net for new members of RYA Racing Committees

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Today’s AgendaToday’s Agenda11.45 Introduction11.55 Audience Introductions12.20 Racing Committee Report & Policy Discussion12.40 Presentations and Q&A for Specialist Groups

– Race Management Group - Youth Steering Group– Judges & Umpires Group

13.20 Lunch13.55 Discussion Groups

– Club Racing: Class & Handicap - Supporting volunteers better– Open meeting & champs racing - “Club Pro” – UK Racing: current strengths - Free thinking good ideas

& weaknesses

15.00 Tea15.30 Presentations and Q&A for Specialist Groups

– Racing Rules Committee - Match Racing Group– Team Racing Group - Offshore Group

16.15 Discussion Groups present back & open forum17.15 Wrap up (17.30 End)

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RYA Racing DepartmentRYA Racing Department Committee OperationCommittee Operation

Sailors Clubs Classes Volunteers

SpecialistGroups

RYA Racing Committee

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HighPerform-ance

Racing Manager:John Derbyshire

OlympicParalympicYouth

SquadsElite coachesChampion Clubs

RaceOfficials

Performance Mgr:Gordon Stredwick

Race ManagementJudges & UmpiresRacing Rules(Measurers)

Best practicesTraining & accredNewsletters & conference

Clubs &Classes

Coaching Dev MgrAlan OliveOnBoard: JohnWhite

Racing CommitteeOffshoreTechnical CommitteeDevelopment C’tteeMarketing

Club & class coachesFleet & handicap racingRacing conference,newsletters, shows

Sailors Racing Manager:John Derbyshire

Racing CommitteeMarketing

Communication &membership

SpecialEvents

Racing Svcs Mgr:Dave Atkinson

Team RacingMatch Racing(Offshore)

Grass roots enablementNational & internationalsuccess

RYA Racing DepartmentRYA Racing Department Committee AlignmentCommittee Alignment

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Today’s AgendaToday’s Agenda11.45 Introduction11.55 Audience Introductions12.20 Racing Committee Report & Policy Discussion12.40 Presentations and Q&A for Specialist Groups

– Race Management Group - Youth Steering Group– Judges & Umpires Group

13.20 Lunch13.55 Discussion Groups

– Club Racing: Class & Handicap - Supporting volunteers better– Open meeting & champs racing - “Club Pro” – UK Racing: current strengths - Free thinking good ideas

& weaknesses

15.00 Tea15.30 Presentations and Q&A for Specialist Groups

– Racing Rules Committee - Match Racing Group– Team Racing Group - Offshore Group

16.15 Discussion Groups present back & open forum17.15 Wrap up (17.30 End)

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Racing CommitteeRacing Committee

2006 Review2006 Review

2007 Plans2007 Plans

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2006 Initiative2006 InitiativeHandicap Racing• Club racing and major open events

• Fairness, enjoyment and encouragement

• Boat and personal

• Standard, average lap, pursuit

• Portsmouth Yardstick– empirical system: how average sailor sailing boat at

average club performs– encourages localisation; guidance on all types– need simpler & wider communication– encourage and empower local variation– fairer initial handicap: pro-active RYA process? – major event returns

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2006 Initiative2006 InitiativeClub Professionals• Improving quality of service to club members

– Training power boat drivers– Running basic sailing courses– Training race officers– Co-ordinating club sailing events– Race management– Sailing instructions– Coaching: youth sailors; club members– Managing club fleets and support boats– Managing other club facilities / resources– Chandlery / boat repair service

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2006 Initiatives2006 InitiativesRYA Racing Charter• Well received but needs more promotion

• Single protest form for all types of hearing

• Training of judges in new hearings

• Major event adoption

• Umpired fleet racing?????

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2006 Initiative2006 InitiativeRace Officials Conference• Combined conference for all Race Officials

(March)

• Safety

• Serving competitors

• Becoming a better Race Official

• Major events and 2012

– opportunities & obligations

– Race Official appointment system

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2006 Initiative2006 InitiativeTowards 2012• Rob Andrews, Events Manager

– Attracting major events to UK

• David Campbell-James, Race Officials Education

– Training & education

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2007 Plans2007 PlansDinghy Sailing Show• Club Pro Launch

• Club Racing: Optimising Handicap & Fleet racing

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2007 Possibles2007 Possibles

• Build on strengths, build action plan for weaknesses

• Volunteers

• Open meetings and championships: guidance and best practices

• Class support

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2007 Possibles2007 PossiblesWhat are we missing?

HighPerform-ance

Racing Manager:John Derbyshire

OlympicParalympicYouth

SquadsElite coachesChampion Clubs

RaceOfficials

Performance Mgr:Gordon Stredwick

Race ManagementJudges & UmpiresRacing Rules(Measurers)

Best practicesTraining & accredNewsletters & conference

Clubs &Classes

Coaching Dev MgrAlan OliveOnBoard: JohnWhite

Racing CommitteeOffshoreTechnical CommitteeDevelopment C’tteeMarketing

Club & class coachesFleet & handicap racingRacing conference,newsletters, shows

Sailors Racing Manager:John Derbyshire

Racing CommitteeMarketing

Communication &membership

SpecialEvents

Racing Svcs Mgr:Dave Atkinson

Team RacingMatch Racing(Offshore)

Grass roots enablementNational & internationalsuccess