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Welcome to Royal Thames Yacht Club

Welcome to Royal Thames Yacht Club. RYA Racing Conference 2006 Chris Atkins Chairman, RYA Racing Committee. Purposes of Today. To enjoy yourselves, and help us! be informal, be creative! To update you on RYA Racing’s 2006 initiatives and highlight the work of specialist committees

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Welcome to Royal Thames Yacht Club

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  1. Welcome to Royal Thames Yacht Club RYA Racing Conference 2006 Chris Atkins Chairman, RYA Racing Committee

  2. Purposes of Today • To enjoy yourselves, and help us! • be informal, be creative! • To update you on RYA Racing’s 2006 initiatives • and highlight the work of specialist committees • To establish RYA Racing priorities for 2007 • to set the agenda and identify issues & initiatives • how can we best help clubs and classes? • how can we serve sailors & support & reward volunteers? • To widen the net for new members of RYA Racing Committees

  3. Today’s Agenda 11.45 Introduction 11.55 Audience Introductions 12.20 Racing Committee Report & Policy Discussion 12.40 Presentations and Q&A for Specialist Groups • Race Management Group - Youth Steering Group • Judges & Umpires Group 13.20 Lunch 13.55 Discussion Groups • Club Racing: Class & Handicap - Supporting volunteers better • Open meeting & champs racing - “Club Pro” • UK Racing: current strengths - Free thinking good ideas& weaknesses 15.00 Tea 15.30 Presentations and Q&A for Specialist Groups • Racing Rules Committee - Match Racing Group • Team Racing Group - Offshore Group 16.15 Discussion Groups present back & open forum 17.15 Wrap up (17.30 End)

  4. Sailors Clubs Classes Volunteers Specialist Groups Race Management Judges & Umpires Olympic & Paralympic Rules Offshore Match Racing Team Racing Youth International RYA Racing Committee • Make racing “better” • Attract more people into racing • Retain people longer; increase participation RYA Racing Department Committee Operation

  5. RYA Racing Department Committee Alignment

  6. Today’s Agenda 11.45 Introduction 11.55 Audience Introductions 12.20 Racing Committee Report & Policy Discussion 12.40 Presentations and Q&A for Specialist Groups • Race Management Group - Youth Steering Group • Judges & Umpires Group 13.20 Lunch 13.55 Discussion Groups • Club Racing: Class & Handicap - Supporting volunteers better • Open meeting & champs racing - “Club Pro” • UK Racing: current strengths - Free thinking good ideas& weaknesses 15.00 Tea 15.30 Presentations and Q&A for Specialist Groups • Racing Rules Committee - Match Racing Group • Team Racing Group - Offshore Group 16.15 Discussion Groups present back & open forum 17.15 Wrap up (17.30 End)

  7. Racing Committee2006 Review2007 Plans

  8. 2006 Initiative Handicap Racing • Club racing and major open events • Fairness, enjoyment and encouragement • Boat and personal • Standard, average lap, pursuit • Portsmouth Yardstick • empirical system: how average sailor sailing boat at average club performs • encourages localisation; guidance on all types • need simpler & wider communication • encourage and empower local variation • fairer initial handicap: pro-active RYA process? • major event returns

  9. 2006 Initiative Club Professionals • Improving quality of service to club members • Training power boat drivers • Running basic sailing courses • Training race officers • Co-ordinating club sailing events • Race management • Sailing instructions • Coaching: youth sailors; club members • Managing club fleets and support boats • Managing other club facilities / resources • Chandlery / boat repair service

  10. 2006 Initiatives RYA Racing Charter • Well received but needs more promotion • Single protest form for all types of hearing • Training of judges in new hearings • Major event adoption • Umpired fleet racing?????

  11. 2006 Initiative Race Officials Conference • Combined conference for all Race Officials (March) • Safety • Serving competitors • Becoming a better Race Official • Major events and 2012 • opportunities & obligations • Race Official appointment system

  12. 2006 Initiative Towards 2012 • Rob Andrews, Events Manager • Attracting major events to UK • David Campbell-James, Race Officials Education • Training & education

  13. 2007 Plans Dinghy Sailing Show • Club Pro Launch • Club Racing: Optimising Handicap & Fleet racing

  14. 2007 Possibles • Build on strengths, build action plan for weaknesses • Volunteers • Open meetings and championships: guidance and best practices • Class support

  15. 2007 Possibles What are we missing?

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