Register now for 2017 Teams Sailing Umpire Seminar

Do you want to become a qualified teams racing umpire? Is your umpire qualification in need of re-validation?

Registrations close on April 13 for this month's Teams Sailing Umpire Seminar at the Sandspit Yacht Club being held in the lead up to the national secondary schools teams sailing regatta.

These seminars are suitable for anybody with a basic understanding of the rules or teams racing. It also provides a great basis for umpiring at local events, and attendance is a prerequisite for 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.

The first day of the seminar will include basic umpiring techniques, communication between umpires and 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 two, participants 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 re-validate need attend day two only.

All seminar attendees are welcome to umpire during the week of the 2017 Secondary Schools Teams Sailing National Championships at Sandespit Yacht Club.

Yachting New Zealand’s race official seminars are proudly supported by HRG NZ.

Click here to register.

For more information on this and other Yachting New Zealand race official seminars, see here or contact Danika (09) 361 4028, danika@yachtingnz.org.nz

What: Teams Sailing Umpire Seminar 

When: April 21-22 (9am-5pm) 

Where: Sandspit Yacht Club, Sandspit

Cost: Free