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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, Guidance, 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.
Guidance
Part of the Resource Centre, this section offers information on the way race officials practice.
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