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US SAILING RACE OFFICER TRAINING & CERTIFICATION PROGRAM 
BASIC RACE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR
Saturday, March 20, 2010 
Annapolis Yacht Club 
2 Compromise Street, Annapolis, MD
 
This seminar is sponsored by the US SAILING Race Management Committee and the Annapolis Yacht Club. It is designed for people who have some race committee experience, but newcomers are also welcome.
The topics covered include: RC objectives, RC responsibilities, sailing instructions, RC jobs, RC equipment, setting the course, starting system, starting penalties, before the start, during the race, finishing, and scoring. The changes in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012 that affect race management will be discussed. 
The instructors for the seminar are Sandy Grosvenor and Mark Murphy.  Sandy is an International Race Officer, an International Judge, an International Umpire, a member of the Umpires Committee and a certified instructor.  Mark is an International Race Officer, a Judge, a member of the Race Management Committee, Chair of the Area Race Officers Working Group and a certified instructor. 
For more information, go to http://www.race.annapolisyc.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=137
You can register for the seminar on the AYC Racing Site, www.race.annapolisyc.org