ILYA Race Committee Non-Certification Seminar

Join John Strassman for a basic discussion on how to use best practices for home lake race committee work. 

Race Committee, it all begins at home. Come to the RC Hands-On clinic April 26th and then volunteer at home to practice these skills.

• Buoy zone at home? - It gives you more control with course length, determining if you are anchored, setting a fair starting line and better gate placement amongst your home team. It's just a tool that improves your course. 

• Don't need to move marks because everyone has the same conditions? - maybe, it's really about the enjoyment of being out on the water with friends. But the experience for the sailor is much improved if courses are set square to the wind and the course is adjusted as much to keep the course fair. 

• Oops, the gun didn't fire. Oops, we forgot to press the horn. Oops, I put up the wrong flag --- what should I do? 

• Why can't I anchor this boat? The anchor went down but we are moving. 

• Maybe I'll tell a cute joke I heard on the radio. Everyone will enjoy it. Do your sailors like to be entertained?

• And why do I see all the same faces at every regatta on race committee? Is there something to "teamwork"?

John Strassman is simply one of the best in the world. You will see him on international race courses, yet he is from Milwaukee and available to teach us. His style is easy but, most importantly, sailor-centric and sensible and fair. There is much to learn this weekend. It's the basics of what to do on the water. If John Strassman is teaching, you need to be there. 

Saturday 9-4:00 at Delavan Lake Yacht Club.

Here's a loose plan of topics:

Before the start
Wind logging
Hand bearing compass
Record keeping
GPS or buoy Zone or the old-fashioned way - waypoint, course geometry, positioning
Anchoring
Radio protocol/etiquette - check in, wind monitoring, change of course
Risk management
Working together
Starting drills
Finishing
Scoring on the boat or on land
Mark Setting

OUTSIDE WORK - Bring clothing for inclement weather. Weather permitting, we will set a course in the DLYC parking lot.

Please consider sending someone or a team from your club. 

Delavan's Chef Steven will be serving a continental breakfast followed by a special lunch menu and a Happy Hour to wrap up our day.