Teams Sailing Umpire Seminar
Friday 19th and Saturday 20 April
Sandspit Yacht Club
Yachting New Zealand is once again facilitating a Teams Sailing Umpire Seminar in conjunction with the National Secondary Schools Teams Sailing Regatta (21-16 April, Algies Bay).
These seminars are suitable for anybody with a basic understanding of the rules or teams sailing. This seminar provides a great basis for umpiring at local events, and attendance is a prerequisite requirement in attaining Club or National Teams Racing Umpire Qualification. An opportunity will be given to those who wish to sit the exam to gain Club/National Umpire Teams Racing status, with On the Water practical assessments/evaluations occurring during the regatta.
Please note: this seminar is not intended for the school sailors, unless they are in their final year and committed to umpiring in the future.
The first day of the seminar will include basic umpiring techniques, communication between umpires, some rules including definitions, boat positioning, Appendix D to 2.2(c), umpiring practice in the classroom and some calls from the call book.
On day 2, we will consider umpire decision making, Appendix D2.29d0 to D5.3, rule 42, redress and damage, some umpiring issues, calls from the call book, regatta relationships, YNZ NU requirements, and the format of the exam and on-water assessments.
Experienced umpires who wish to revalidate need only attend day two.
All seminar attendees are invited to come and umpire for the week at the 2019 Secondary Schools Teams Sailing National Championships.
This event is inclusive of sailors with a disability.