Upcoming Race Officer Certification Course Coming to Oregon
Saturday, March 14
Willamette Sailing Club
6336 SW Beaver Avenue, Portland, OR
Would you like to learn some of the best practices for running races? Does your club want to provide better quality racing for your members? Would you like to have US Sailing liability insurance coverage when serving on a race committee? You can become a US Sailing Certified Race Officer.
Presented by US Sailing, this one-day workshop on Race Officer training is open to all experience levels and is instructed by Eric Rimkus, National Judge and Regional Race Officer, and Craig Daniels, National Judge, Regional Umpire and Club Race Officer.
Race Officers set and adjust the course, call the starting and finishing lines, and are in charge of the racing on the water. Race Officers are responsible for choosing courses to give competitors the best possible races, adjusting the course in response to changing conditions, starting and finishing the fleet, scoring the event, and ensuring the safety of competitors and the race committee.
The goals of the Race Officer Certification program are:
Presented by US Sailing, this one-day workshop on Race Officer training is open to all experience levels and is instructed by Eric Rimkus, National Judge and Regional Race Officer, and Craig Daniels, National Judge, Regional Umpire and Club Race Officer.
Race Officers set and adjust the course, call the starting and finishing lines, and are in charge of the racing on the water. Race Officers are responsible for choosing courses to give competitors the best possible races, adjusting the course in response to changing conditions, starting and finishing the fleet, scoring the event, and ensuring the safety of competitors and the race committee.
The goals of the Race Officer Certification program are:
- To make racing more enjoyable by improving the quality of race management
- To standardize race management practices for the benefit of competitors
- To identify qualified race officers and make them available to event organizers
- To provide structured training and continuing education for race officers
- To provide insurance coverage to certified race officers under US Sailing’s general liability policy
FEE: $35 seminar fee includes workshop, course materials, & online testing for certification. Lunch will not be provided. You must be a member of US Sailing to take the course.
- To become a US Sailing member, or to renew your US Sailing membership, and receive a discount on either, click here.
- After you’ve become or renewed your US Sailing membership, register for the Race Officer Certification Course by clicking here.
Questions? Please contact Eric Rimkus at eric@gladiatorsailing.com.
Note: if the date or location doesn’t work for you or your club, please let Eric know and he will work with your club to schedule a one-day seminar that does!
Note: if the date or location doesn’t work for you or your club, please let Eric know and he will work with your club to schedule a one-day seminar that does!
