National Conferences 

The last National Race Officials Conference was held at Wyboston Lakes Conference Centre on the 9th & 10th February 2013.

The next National Race Officials Conference will be held in 2015.

National Conferences for all Race Officials are generally held every other year, alternating with the Regional Conferences.  They are organised by the RYA.

Attendance at a Conference (or Seminar), once every four years, is a requirement for re-appointment of Regional and National qualifications. 

Presentations made at the Race Officials Conference at Wyboston 2013 are shown below. Click on the presentation name to open it:

Photos of the conference can be seen here. 

 

Presentation	Given by
Big Boat Racing from a Sailors Perspective	Mike Broughton & Rob Lamb
Cases and Appeals	Trevor Lewis
Class Rule Compliance at Club Level	Bas Edmonds
Club Racing - Making it challenging	Dave Mellor
Competitor Expectations	Chris Petracco
Course Setting - Round the Cans	Simon Van derByl
Elite Racing Formats	David Campbell-James
Equipment Rules of Sailing	Bas Edmonds
GPS - Getting the best out of your GPS	John Horwell
Kite Boarding and Race Management	Peter Saxton
Mark Laying Seminars	David Frame
Mark Laying - Art, Science and the Future?	David Frame
Offshore and Oceanic Races - Judging	David Brunskill
Offshore Events - Organiser Guidelines	Janet Grosvenor  & Mike Short
Portsmouth Yardstick Racing - How to run them.	Bas Edmonds
Pursuit Racing - Setting up at Club Level	Tim Hancock
Questioning Skills	John Sturrock
Racing Rules 2013 - 2016 for Competitors and Race Management	Trevor Lewis
Radio Controlled Sailing - Appendix E	Richard Thompson
RRO and NRO Standards	Richard Stevens and Rob Lamb
RRS 42 in Youth and Club sailing	Alan Williams
RRS and Cases, Introducing the new App    click to play	Mike Short and Steen Ingleslev
Safe Racing and Safety Boat Qualifications	Ed Stevens and David Frame
Sail Measurement - Basic Guide	Bas Edmonds and Andy Wibroe
Self Evaluation for Race Teams	Rob Lamb and Adrian Stoggall
Setting up your RIB	Ed Stevens
Stress Free Finishing	Charli Hadden
Team Racing - Appendix D	Richard Thompson
Team Racing - Tactics for Umpires	Chris Atkins
Umpires - Raising tactical awareness    for Umpires	Bill O'Hara
Unlawful Events - Insurance and Disclaimers	Gus Lewis
Whistle Blowing - Fleet Umpiring	Ronnie McCracken and Gordon Davies