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Race Officials

This section contains information for race officers, mark layers, judges and umpires officiating at all types of sail racing - keel boats, dinghies, windsurfers and model boats.

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Want to be a Race Official?: All you need to know to become a RYA Race Official - the process, training, requirements for qualification and application forms.

Keeping up to Date: Newsletters & Conferences are just two means of keeping abreast of developments within our area of the sport.

Opportunities & Appointments: Find events for you, race officials for your event and see the appointments made by the RYA for some major events in the UK. Bursaries are offered for training.

Resource Centre: Find information on Equipment, Best Practice & Guidelines, Call and Case Books, Manuals & Policies, Data Reference & Standard Forms, etc

Contacts: Contact details of RYA committee members & Regional Representatives. Also a search engine of all Race Officials in the UK.

Rules Disputes Process: The RYA offers guidelines on the use of advisory and/or arbitration hearings in place of (or prior to) full protest hearings.

Advisory Services: The RYA will help you with advice on any race management issue or questions relating to the rules.

Race Officials' Insurance: The RYA has provided public liability insurance for its members who are qualified race officials.

Best Practice, Guidance, Policies & Manuals: Part of the Resource Centre, this section offers information on the way race officials practice.

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See Also

RYA Bursaries

For race official training

RYA Shop

	RYA Magnetic Boat Pack
£29.99

	RYA Appeal Case Book
£23.50

	RYA Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012
£7.99