US SAILING
RACE OFFICER TRAINING
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
BASIC RACE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR
Saturday
January 16, 2010
Kaneohe Yacht Club

US SAILING and The Hawaii Yacht Racing Association are sponsoring the US SAILING
Basic Race Management Seminar on January 16th at Kaneohe Yacht Club. The seminar
is designed for sailors who have some race committee experience; however,
newcomers are also welcome. It will be held in the club’s upper deck on Saturday
January 16 from 9:00-4:30pm.

The principal instructor for the seminar will be Guy Fleming, The US Sailing
Area H Race Officer. As always, he will be including the experience of the
group in his presentation.

Topics to be covered include:
1• Race Committee objectives, responsibilities and sailing instructions;
2• RC jobs, equipment, setting the course, starting system, starting penalties,
before the start, during the race, finishing and scoring.

At the seminar you’ll need your own copy of the Racing Rules of Sailing
2009-2012. If you’re a US SAILING member you should have already received a
copy. If you’re not a member you can either join US SAILING and get a free copy
or purchase one from the US SAILING Internet site (www.ussailing.org and
click-on “Store, Racing, All Racing Rules”). All will be given a copy of Join
the Race Committee Team at the seminar. To prepare for the seminar you are
encouraged to answer the “Study Questions” which are available on the Internet
site at http://raceadmin.ussailing.org/Assets/Race+Admin/Race+Officers/Documents
/PDF/RMS+Study+Questions-One_Day_Seminar.pdf

The Club Race Officer (“CRO”) certification test, which is given at the
conclusion of the seminar, is optional. However, in order to be certified as a
US SAILING CRO you’re required to attend a complete seminar and pass the test.
Moreover, in order to be certified as a CRO you’ll also need to have a copy of
the current US SAILING Race Management Handbook and meet the program’s other
criteria. Registration will take place on the day of the event. The seminar fee
($30 for US SAILING members and for non-members who don’t take the test; $60 for
non-members who take the test) includes handouts but does not materials. The fee
doesn’t include required seminar publications from US SAILING. Bring the
attached registration confirmation, along with your check payable to Hawaii
Yacht Racing Association on the morning of the event.

9:00 Registration at Kaneohe’s Upper Deck.
12:00 Lunch Break
4:00 Test
4:30 Seminar Concludes

US SAILING RACE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION
To: Hawaii Yacht Racing Association

Please confirm my registration for the US SAILING Race Management Seminar on Saturday, January 16, 2010.


Name:
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Address:
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Tel.:
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Email:
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US SAILING Membership #:
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Yacht Club:
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Seminar Fee: ___ $30 for US SAILING members and non-members not taking the certification test ___ $60 for
non-US SAILING members taking the test

___ My check payable to “Hawaii Yacht Racing Association is enclosed.