Dinghy sailing in the northeast of Scotland

As of 1140 this morning (Wednesday 1 Feb), the Regional Race Management Seminar to be hosted at Chanonry Sailing Club, Fortrose on 11 & 12 February needed just one more person to sign-up to make it viable (and that is after concessions over numbers have been applied). Could you or someone in your club be that person ensure that this can go ahead? It is likely to be the only RRMS in Scotland this year!

Why do I think the RRMS is important to us all ? First, if your club is RYA affiliated and has signed-up to the Racing Charter the undertaking is to
provide shore facilities, administration and race management to acceptable standards and appropriate to the event.

I'm sure that most of us recognize the sense in undertaking training to improve our skills and the RRMS is the classroom training for Race Officers who would like to hold a RYA qualification. Furthermore, if you have a qualified Regional Race Officer in your club, they can teach the one day Club Race Officer course to your members (a club level qualification).

I know that one or 2 people are thinking about signing-up but are concerned about experience (or lack of it). If you have raced (keel or dinghy) at club level or acted as a Club Race Officer, you can attend this course and gain a Club Race Officer + ticket. If you then act as the Race Officer for some open events you can gain the full Regional Race Officer ticket but you are not obliged to do this.

The course fees are £75 however Coaching Highland is offering to cover this (for Highland Residents) provided you apply (online) in advance of the course and undertake to help train race officers at your club.

At the moment, Chanonry & Invergordon are the only clubs standing to benefit from this opportunity. Please take this last chance to spead the word.

The link for the qualification criteria is here:
http://www.rya.org.uk/racing/raceofficials/wanttobearaceoffical/requirements/Pages/RaceOfficerQualifications.aspx

The application link (scroll down to 11/12 February and ignore the Gourock course it is about to be cancelled)
http://www.rya.org.uk/racing/raceofficials/wanttobearaceoffical/courses/Pages/racemanagement.aspx

Richard Jenner
Chairman HMS

Members may be interested in attending the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show, 3-4 March, in London  www.dinghyshow.org.uk

The RYA Scotland Race Management, Judge and Umpire Conference is scheduled to take place during the weekend of the RYA Scotland "Big Weekend". Not only will the above conference be taking place but there will also be an RYA Event Safety Workshop which may be of interest to you, please see the website at the link below for full details and on-line registration: RYA Scotland Big Weekend Information.

 
There will be TWO RYA Regional Race Management Seminars in 2012 (subject to demand), these training courses are for Race Officers and lead to the RYA Regional Race Officer Qualification:

The first Seminar will hosted by Royal Gourock Yacht Club (Western Scotland) on the 4-5 February 2012, The Royal Gourock Seminar application form can be downloaded from the link at this web page: http://www.scottishsailingevents.co.uk/event_detail.asp?eventID=125

The second Seminar will be hosted by Chanonry Sailing Club (Northern Scotland) on 11-12 February 2012. The Chanonry Seminar application form can be downloaded from the link at this web page: http://www.scottishsailingevents.co.uk/event_detail.asp?eventID=126

More information regarding the RYA Race Officials Training Scheme can be seen at this website: RYA Race Officials Web Pages.