Race Committee Tools

SAIL has developed a number of tools to make the RC's life easier and — at the same time — improve the quality of its work.

Just as practice and preparation pay off in racing, they pay off on race committee. Use our forms and guides to make your RC better and more fun.

Forms

All of these forms are downloadable and printable in PDF (Acrobat) format.

• SAIL Race Committee Sheet:

  For recording race data on the water. Check in boats, start times & courses, wind data, finishers, & noteworthy observations.
  • SAIL Race Committee Sheet (Sample). Shows how the Race Committee Sheet is used.
    
• Start Timing Table: A worksheet to keep the flags going up and down on time.
  
• SAIL Handicapping Sheet:-- If you're handicapping by pencil & paper
  
• SAIL Series Scoring Sheet -- If you're scoring by pencil & paper.

Guides

Our guides are intended to help you keep on track, follow the best practices and avoid mistakes.

• Sample Notice of Race: Follows the form required by the RRS and helps avoid problems.
   
• Sample Sailing Instructions: A guide for avoiding common problems in writing sailing instructions and adapted to our region.
  
• RC Flags -- An illustrated chart of the commonly-used signal flags & their meanings on the race course.
  
•  Race Committee Quick Reference Sheet: Two-page "cheat sheet" for doing RC. Print on front & back and laminate for water protection.
  
• RC Tips & Tricks: Some things we've learned from many years at this game plus expert advice we've received. Read this & keep it in mind.
  
• Race Management FAQ: Frequently-asked questions about race management. 
  
• Regatta Planning: How to make sure your club's big regatta goes well.

Revised: 12/20/2009