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IntroductionsUpdatesEducational Session: Tips & Tricks from the Sailing World Cup, Miami
• February 11, 2015
Introductions
State your name
Tell us:What is the last song you selected to play on a phone, record player, car stereo, jukebox, etc.?
• February 11, 2015
Key Dates
Icebreaker March 21-22Frostbite Starts March 22RYF Starts May 16Beer Cans Start May 20Baker HS Team Race Champ May 23-24NOOD June 12-14Mac Starts July 10, 11NACC Aug 1-3Offshore Verve Aug 7-9Inshore Verve Aug 21-23Sheldon Clark Sept 19
• February 11, 2015
Race Committee Meetings
March 26, Monroe 6:30
RC Refresher, April 11 – noon to 5:00• All RC volunteers should attend• Special Sessions in the morning
• Boat Drivers• Scoring
May 13, Monroe 6:30
• February 11, 2015
Projects
Lots going on in the background• Planning & scheduling• Policy discussions
• Changes will be announced at meetings and published on the website
• Erik’s Booklet• Race Documents• Junior Member Involvement• Etc.
• February 11, 2015
RC Sub-Groups
RC Steering CommitteePolicy CommitteeRace Documents TeamScoring CommitteeAssignments GroupPRCCs
• February 11, 2015
Steering Committee
Janet, Rick, Nancy, Jay, Karen, Rachel Levine, Helle, Joanne, Amy, Sean
• Approves projects from the other sub-committees, provides guidance
• Approves policies• Disciplinary actions, if needed• Meets every 3 weeks
• February 11, 2015
Policy Committee
Helle, Janet, Jeff, Jill, Nancy
Reviewing:• Points• Clothing• RC membership
• February 11, 2015
Race Documents
Joanne, Rick, Karen, Erik, Bobby, Jay, Lynn, Russ, Ted, Fred
Draft, review and finalize race documents on a set schedule
• February 11, 2015
Scoring Committee
Nancy, Marian, Kristine, Mary, Michelle, Elissa, Cathy, Jane, Genevieve, Debbie
Scorers are assigned to eventsPolicy Committee will confirm points
• February 11, 2015
Assignments
• Janet, Rick, Helle, Nancy, Amy, Jay, Sean
• Will meet each month on a published schedule
• Please sign up BEFORE they meet!• Same process for you to sign up as
last year• We are working on improvements for
the back end
• February 11, 2015
Primary RC Contact (PRCC)
The internal champion of a regatta or regatta series.
May also be a PRO, RO and/or Primary Drafter for the same event – but not required to be.
• Starts with assisting the documents process, identifying special needs for the regatta, getting volunteers involved and excited for the event.
• Continues with making sure volunteers have what they need to be successful, managing race-day changes and collecting feedback at the end of the race-day.
• Ends with making sure Race Committee chair has a summary of the regatta, race day or series – how many races, any RC issues or triumphs. Make note of what worked and what needs to changed for next year’s PRCC.
• February 11, 2015
Seeking PRCC for these Events
High School Team Race QualifierHS IcebreakerHS Team Race InvitationalRickover InvitationalBaker National HS Team RaceSmithOld GuardTalbotCommodores Cup & Sheldon ClarkTimme AngstenHS Autumn ClassicIntercommittee ChallengeHS Great Lakes
• February 11, 2015
Coming Up
One Day Race Management SeminarSaturday, February 28 Belmont8:30 to 5:00
Other seminars, including the 2 day advanced course in Sheboygan or Detroit
• February 11, 2015
ISAF Sailing World Cup
• Annual series for Olympic sailing. • Open to the sailing events chosen for the 2016
Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Competition.
• 2015 ISAF Sailing World CupMelbourne – 7-14 December 2014Miami – 25-31 January 2015Hyères – 20-26 April 2015Weymouth and Portland – 8-14 June 2015Qingdao – 14-20 September 20152015 Final Abu Dhabi – 27 October to 1 November 2015 (top 20 from each event)
• February 11, 2015
What does that have to do with CYC?
To constantly improve our Race Management skills we all need experience and practice.
This is a chance to do something different, at the international level
• February 11, 2015
How to get invited?
Janet would say that it is the old boy’s network, and happily, she is part of that.• Janet got Olof in last year and also Skip Ryan
from Tampa. • Lynn Lynch was invited by either CYC or Tom
Duggan. • Jay has been working another course for
several years with Jim Tichenor• Vicki Matthews is also a long timer on the
Paralympic course. Erik has worked there, too
• February 11, 2015
So how to get invited back?
• Be nice, willing to do whatever needed
• Help with the equipment, boats, etc.• Be on time, or married to the CRO• Skills and physical strength
• Bring a boat, or two!
• February 11, 2015
Miami 2015
More than 850 sailors, plus coaches, support staff, medical support, etc.
6 circles, about 20+ RC people each
Course Race Officers are International IORs, mostly American
Courses: W/L, Trapezoid, Slalom, etc.
• February 11, 2015
Olympic and Paralympic Classes
470 - Men's Two Person Dinghy470 - Women's Two Person Dinghy49er - Men's Skiff49erFX - Women's SkiffLaser - Men's One Person DinghyLaser Radial - Women's One Person DinghyRS:X - Men's WindsurferRS:X - Women's WindsurferNacra17 - Mixed MultihullFinn - Men's One Person Dinghy (heavy)
2.4mR - One Person KeelboatSkud 18 - Two Person KeelboatSonar - Three Person Keelboat
• February 11, 2015
Tips & Tricks from Janet, Laser PIN boat
• For short lines and gates- skip the GPS, it responds too slowly, less than 400 feet (medal races -10 boats)
• Let Lynn drive when it needs to be done fast
• Use the tape recorder religiously, talk out every start from before the penalty period
• Bring extra radios – we used 2 spares
• February 11, 2015
Redress
OCS-• Listen to the tapes from both ends
• If ambiguous or incorrect, go to the room and get it fixed
• If one or more tapes are clear, find the sailor and play the tapes. It usually ends there
Finishes• If you miss finishes, post your best
guess and let the judges sort it out
• February 11, 2015
L Flag Ashore
With sound, every time posting amendment• There were many amendments, some
very long that applied to only some classes
• Schedule changes• Very difficult to find the current
amendment, on the board or online• Could list them by date
• February 11, 2015
L Flag on the Water
• Usually the second start of a pair sails an I course, but to get the next set started quickly, Tom decided to send the second set on another outer.
• He put up the L Flag and made certain that every single boat sailed by to look at the board and get the new course.
• This took a few minutes, but there were no problems.
• February 11, 2015
L Flag, continued
The next day on another course, same scenario but no L Flag. About 30 boats sailed the wrong course.
Redress?
No, so those boats withdrew, realizing they had made a mistake
But was it a good race?
• February 11, 2015
Jays List of things learned
Bring your own toolbag!We are spoiled here at CYC with supplied
equipment!Items in your bag:
Handbearing compassWet notesTaperecorder in waterproof phone bagWind wandsPensCassette tape (something happy)GPS (Hard to find model 76)
• February 11, 2015
Toolbag Cont:
Compass Rose cheat sheetLaser Range finder (super helpful)BinocularsWire ties and tape
Flag Card/Rule BookVHF Radio (x2)
YOU don’t need to go out and get this stuff right away, but start accumulating.
• February 11, 2015
5 big things I learned
Paint the pole holding the line flag Orange!
Set the gates (approximately) you can always move them while the fleet is going upwind.
• February 11, 2015
5 things I learned cont:
Embrace the Banana!If the wind is 55 degrees at the
weather mark, but you have 45 degrees at the start. Set your line for 45 and leg for 55 degrees… Yes it looks like a banana!
• February 11, 2015
5 Things:
Talk to the sailors, after racing!Walk the dinghy park, docks, on
your way to the jury! Chat with sailors, avoid the bar (sailors get a little loose and there is a good chance you will not get the info you want/need).
• February 11, 2015