Training - Other Courses

Choose one Saturday as referenced in Google calendar.

The Duty Officer is responsible for opening the club and making it secure at the end of the day. With the assistance of the Boat Officer will ensure the days activities are run in a safe and proper manner.

The aim of this one day is to demystify the Duty Officer’s role and show how easy it is. If you have 'had a go' at racing then you CAN be a Duty Officer. The day is informal and limited to a maximum of 2 participants so that everyone can see properly what goes on. The club has a Duty Officers Manual which goes into great detail about the aspects of the job. There are printed copies available after the course or if you wish can can download a PDF copy. The link is within our Password Page

The training of DO"s are not restricted to those dates. Dates come up time to time where Duty Officer Trainers are running races and they will be more the happy to run a course on a one to one basis.

Contact Paul Deakin / Clive de la Fuente / Stewart Elder.

COURSE CONTENT :

1. ON THE SHORE

Duty Officer responsibilities - Opening Up - Brief your Team - Locking Up.

2. ON THE WATER

Getting Stan Ready - Equipment - Set–up Procedure - Setting a Course—Set a Start Line -Returning to Anchorage - Finishing Checklist

3. COURSE SUGGESTIONS

Using the ‘S’ Mark – Line/Gate – Winds from Various Directions.

4. TYPES OF RACING

Personal Handicap - Pursuit Racing - Thursday Races - Handicap Races

5. RUN A RACE-EIGHTDOG RACE TIMER

Features - Before Starting - Handicap racing - Recalls - Finishing - Time log - Pursuit Racing - Reset to Handicap Race.

6. RUN A RACE-OLD RACE TIMER

Handicap Racing - Recalls - Finishing - Shorten course - Multiple Fleets - Rewind Timer -Pursuit Racing - Pursuit Race length

7. USING SAILWAVE

8. HOLLOWELL RACE FLAGS

Race Flag Explanation - Flag Sequence - Official Notice Board - Hollowell Sailing Instructions

9. SERIOUS INCIDENT

Procedure

Duty Officer (Non-Race)

The Duty Officers (Non-race) will supervise the club on occasions when sailing is taking place and there is NO organised racing. This occurs on Tuesday evenings and sometimes on Bank Holidays.

This person will need to be PB2 qualified and is expected to patrol the water with a rescue boat. This is not a formal course - make contact and we will spend about 1 hour at the club going through the procedures at a mutual suitable time.
Contact Stewart Elder for more information about both roles