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ISAF Regulations

ISAF Regulations concerning working parties: 5.5.1

A Committee may appoint working parties to deal with particular subjects.
The appointing committee shall assign members of the committee to the working party, but may include any other person where it needs specific expertise.
Council may appoint a joint working party from two or more committees with the consent of the Chairmen of those Committees.
The appointing Committee shall select the working party for a set project or period. Unless dismissed earlier, membership of working parties automatically finishes in line with the term of appointment of the appointing committee.
Working parties shall work under a standard terms of reference as follows:
1. members of the working party may work by e-mail;
2. where meetings are necessary, working parties will use the offices of the ISAF Secretariat;
3. at the first meeting of the appointing committee after the working party's appointment, the members will present a defined set of objectives for their work; and
4. the working party will present a record of its work at each subsequent meeting of the appointing committee

5.5.2 Sub-Committee and working parties shall not be entitled to financial or extra-ordinary assistance from the Secretariat without prior approval by the Executive Committee.

Current Working Parties

*Appendices J, K, L, LE	Racing Rules Committee	Jim Capron (USA) - Chair John Doerr (GBR) Maria Torrijo Moll (ESP)
*Boards (Windsurfing and Kite)	Racing Rules Committee / Race Officials Committee	Andrus Poksi (EST) Zofia Truchanowicz (POL) Qu Chun (CHN) Kamen Fillyov (BUL) Markus Schwendtner (GER)
Case Book	Racing Rules Committee	Dick Rose (USA) - Chairman Trevor Lewis (GBR) Dave Perry (USA) Michael Short (GBR) Lance Burger (RSA)
Cockpit Volume	Special Regulations Sub-committee	Boris Hepp (GER) - Chairman Nicola Sironi (ITA) Rob Welland (NED)
Conflict of Interest	Race Officials Committee	Peter Shrubb (BER) Riccardo Antoni (ITA) John Doerr (GBR) Barry Johnson (AUS) Ronnie McCracken (HKG) Masaki Tanaka (JPN)
Constitution & Regulations	Constitution Committee	Philip Tolhurst (GBR) - Chairman Balazs Hadju (HUN) Manuel J Martin (ESP) Jon Napier (ISAF Secretariat)
Continental Associations	Constitution Committee	Philip Tolhurst (GBR) Glauco Valerio Briante (ITA) Balazs Hadju (HUN) Dieter Neupert (SUI)
Distress Alerting & Location	Special Regulations Sub-committee	Stuart Carruthers (GBR) - Chairman Martin Silk (AUS) Haluk Suntay (TUR) David Sutcliffe (CAN) TBA (USA) Simon Forbes (ISAF Secretariat)
Equipment Rules of Sailing	Equipment Control Sub-Committee	Jan Dejmo (SWE) - Chairman Jurgen Cluytmans (BEL) Dimitris Dimou (GRE) Ken Kershaw (GBR) Paulo Luciano (ITA) Dick Rose (USA) Rob Taylor (ISAF Secretariat)
Guide to Equipment Control	Equipment Control Sub-Committee	Dimitris Dimou (GRE) - Chairman Jan Deijmo (SWE) Bas Edmonds (GBR) Ken Kershaw (GBR) Jacob Jan Korpershoek (NED) Agnes Lill (EST) Paolo Luciani (ITA) Guy Rolan Perrin (SUI) Haluk Suntay (TUR) Rob Taylor (ISAF Secretariat)
Electric Propulsion	Special Regulations Sub-committee	Boris Hepp (GER) - Chairman TBC Simon Forbes (ISAF Secretariat)
Equipment Rules of Sailing Q&A Panel	Equipment Control Sub-Committee	Jan Dejmo (SWE) - Chairman Jurgen Cluytmans (BEL) Dimitris Dimou (GRE) Ken Kershaw (GBR) Paulo Luciano (ITA) Dick Rose (USA) Rob Taylor (ISAF Secretariat)
Ethics and Betting & Anti-Corruption Codes	Constitution Committee	David Tillett (AUS) - Chairman Graham McKenzie (NZL)
Events Working Party	Events Committee	Gary Bodie (USA) - Chairman Additional members TBA
IFDS Merger	Constitution Committee	Philip Tolhurst (GBR) - Chairman Peter Hall (CAN) Melinda Erkens (USA) Jon Napier (ISAF Secretariat)
International Jury Size	Race Officials Committee	Jan Stage (DEN) - Chairman Neven Baran (CRO) John Doerr (GBR) Peter Hall (CAN) Andres Perez (ESP)
IOC Youth Olympics	Executive Committee	Cory Sertl (USA) - Chairman Fiona Kidd (CAN) Pablo Masseroni (ARG) Bruno de Wannemaeker (BEL) Marina Psichogiou (GRE) Alastair Fox (ISAF Secretariat)
Jurisdiction Working Party	Constitution Committee	Charlie Manzoni (HKG) Dieter Neupert (SUI) Ruth Miller (USA) Jon Napier (ISAF Secretariat)
Lifejacket, Harness & Safety Line	Special Regulations Sub-committee	Stuart Carruthers (GBR) - Chairman Patrick Lindquist (FIN) Renee Mehl (USA) Guy Roland Perrin (CAN) Andor Serra (ESP) TBA (AUS), (NZL) Henry Thorpe (ISAF Secretariat)
Lifeline Materials	Special Regulations Sub-committee	James Dadd (GBR) - Chairman Tom Rinda (USA) Thomas Nilsson (NOR) Simon Forbes (ISAF Secretariat)
Liferafts	Special Regulations Sub-committee	Janet Grosvenor (GBR) - Chairman Bruce Brown (USA) Genevieve White (AUS) Christophe Gaumont (FRA) Sten Edholm (SWE) Richard Besse (GBR) Henry Thorpe (ISAF Secretariat)
Match Racing - Nations Cup	Match Racing Committee	Michael O'Connor (IRL) - Chairman Yana Dobzhitskaya (RUS) Soren Laugesen (DEN) Flavio Naviera (ARG)
Match Racing Race Management Working Party	Race Officials Committee	Rafa Gonzalez (ESP) - Chairman Christophe Gaumont (FRA) Martin Kaye (HKG) Peter Shrubb (BER)
Match Racing - Youth Development	Match Racing Committee	Stratis Andreadis (GRE) Chairman Walter Cavalucci (ITA) Yana Dobzhitskaya (RUS) Michael O'Connor (IRL)
Match and Team Racing Rules (Match Racing Group)	Racing Rules Committee	Marianne Middelthon (NOR) - Chairman Miguel Allen (POR) Jim Capron (USA) Ricardo Lobato (BRA) Jack Lloyd (NZL) Richard Slater (AUS)
Match and Team Racing Rules (Team Racing Group)	Racing Rules Committee	Marianne Middelthon (NOR) - Chairman Michael O'Connor (IRL) Rob Overton (USA) John Standley (AUS) Richard Thompson (GBR) John Pratt (USA)
MNA Groupings	Constitution Committee	Peter Hall (CAN) - Chairman Ana Jasna Antoncic (SLO) Nilufer Cakmakli (TUR) Jose Motta Veiga (POR)
Olympic Format Qualification	Events Committee	Alastair Fox - Chairman (ISAF Secretariat) Gary Bodie (USA) Additional members TBA
Q & A Panel	Racing Rules Committee / Race Officials Committee	Ana Maria Sanchez del Campo Ferrer (ESP) - Chairman Lance Burger (RUS) David de Vries (AHO) Christopher Gaumont (FRA) Luciano Giacomo (ITA) Russell Green (NZL) Rick Hatch (CAN) Gonzalo Heredia Trevor Lewis (GBR) Ricardo Lobato (BRA) Marianne Middelthon (NOR) Takao Otani (JPN) Andrus Poksi (EST) Marina Psichogiou (GRE) Zofia Truchanowicz (POL)
Racing Rules	Racing Rules Committee	Dick Rose (USA) Chairman Marianne Middelthon (NOR) Ana Maria Sanchez del Campo Ferrer (ESP) Richard Thompson (GBR)
Rapid Response Match Racing Call Group	Racing Rules Committee	Marianne Middelthon (NOR) - Chairman Miguel Allen (POR) Flavio Naveira (ARG) Richard Slater (AUS) John Standley (AUS)
Rapid Response Team Racing Call Group	Racing Rules Committee	Marianne Middelthon (NOR) - Chairman Gordon Davies (IRL) Peter Johnson (GBR) Matthew Knowles (USA) Dave Pyron (USA)
Recovery Back on Board	Special Regulations Sub-committee	Sten Edholm (SWE) - Chairman Stuart Carruthers (GBR) Christophe Gaumont (FRA) Patrick Lindquist (FIN) John Rousmaniere (USA) Henry Thorpe (ISAF Secretatiat)
Re-drafting OSR	Special Regulations Sub-committee	Will Apold (CAN) - Chairman Sten Edholm (SWE) Christophe Gaumont (FRA) Richard Hinterholder (CAN) Bjorn Johnson (USA) David Lyons (AUS) Simon Forbes, Jason Smithwick, Henry Thorpe (ISAF Secretariat)
Review of Event Category 4 & 5	Special Regulations Sub-committee	Mike Urwin (GBR) - Chairman Alp Doguoglu (TUR) David Lyons (AUS) Roy van Aller (NED) TBC (USA) Henry Thorpe (ISAF Secretariat)
Rule 42	Racing Rules Committee / Race Officials Committee	Zofia Truchanowicz (POL) - Chairman Jacob Andersen (DEN) Jim Capron (USA) Francisco Jauregui (MEX) Jack LLoyd (NZL) Ricardo Lobato (BRA) Bill O'Hara (IRL) Takao Otani (JPN) Andrus Poksi (EST) Iskra Yovkova (BUL)
Rule 69 & Judicial Matters	Racing Rules Committee	John Doerr (GBR) - Chairman Lance Burger (RSA) Graham McKenzie (NZL) Jan Stage (DEN) David Tillett (AUS) Philip Tolhurst (GBR)
Rule 86.2 - Special Rules Panel	Racing Rules Committee	Bernard Bonneau (FRA) - Chairman Jim Capron (USA) John Doerr (GBR) Bill O'Hara (IRL) Richard Slater (AUS)
Sailing World Cup Working Party	Events Committee	Ricardo Simoneschi (ITA) - Chairman Antonio de la Madrid (ISAF Secretariat) Additional members TBA
Short-Handed Racing	Special Regulations Sub-committee	Roy van Aller (NED) - Chairman Christophe Gaumont (FRA) Guy Roland Perrin (CAN) TBC (USA) Simon Forbes (ISAF Secretariat)
Social Media	Race Officials Committee	Alfredo Ricci (ITA) - Chairman Carolijn Brouwer (NED) Bruno De Wannemaeker (BEL) Elliot Levy (VEN) Ricardo Navarro (BRA)
Stability Data	Special Regulations Sub-committee	Sten Edholm (SWE) - Chairman Stuart Carruthers (GBR) Dan Nowlan (USA) Nicola Sironi (ITA) Mike Urwin (GBR) - Chairman Jason Smithwick (ISAF Secretariat)
Standard Class Rules	Equipment Control Sub-Committee	Bas Edmonds (GBR) - Chairman Jurgen Cluytmans (BEL) Jan Dejmo (SWE) Jacob Jan Korpershoek (NED) Agnes Lill (EST) Guy Roland Perrin (SUI) Haluk Suntay (TUR) Henry Thorpe (ISAF Secretariat)
Structural Integrity	Oceanic and Offshore Committee	Stan Honey (USA) - Chairman Adrienne Cahalan (AUS) Alp Doguoglu (TUR) David Lyons (AUS) Jason Smithwick (ISAF Secretariat)
Submissions	Constitution Committee	Peter Hall (CAN) - Chairman Stanislav Kassarov (BUL) Philp Tolhurst (GBR) Jon Napier (ISAF Secretariat)

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