race management Archives

Taking guesswork out of setting courses

September 9th, 2020

An idea that two friends have been working on to make it easier for race officers and support boats to

August 11th, 2020

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News Rather than using drop marks to set race courses, MarkSetBot is a self-propelled robotic

May 28th, 2020

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) has released a free publication that gives guidance for race organizers and sailors using the

November 20th, 2019

Two recent reports, Storm clouds on the horizon and Why volunteerism is falling, prompted concerning commentary on the state of

November 17th, 2019

Having witnessed elite race officers come together in committee, discussing how to improve the standard of race administration, we find

September 26th, 2019

The Irish publication Afloat has been tackling the topic of race management: Top Ten Tips Olympic helmsman Mark Mansfield, who

September 4th, 2019

by Martha Henderson “What you are doing,” Dave Perry said to me after a spring rules seminar, “Is really hard!”

February 5th, 2019

Noel M. Field, Jr. is currently a US SAILING judge emeritus, and as he recognizes the shortage of judges, he

January 21st, 2019

Dear Curmudgeon: Can you give me a good reason for stating the maximum number of races in the Notice of

January 15th, 2019

by Heather Richie “In the parlance of education, you want people to really understand things, not just know them,” once