RACE

MANAGEMENT

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RACE OFFICER ROLES

Officials play a key role in the organisation and management of any sailing race or regatta! These officials are largely made up of volunteers who are trained by the HKSF or other national or international bodies. The HKSF provides training and certification programmes for Race Officers, Judges and Umpires from the Club to National level. Officiating is a fun way to volunteer, get involved and contribute to the running of sailing competition.

Event Volunteers are always in high demand! From helping out on site during an event to being a key member of the Organising Committee, there is a role for everyone! Below are descriptions of the key roles.

Race Officials

OFFICERS

UMPIRES

JUDGES

Race Officials

Race Officers

A Race Officer is ideally an on the water manager who is in charge of running the sailing race. Being a Race Officer places you at the heart of sailing competition. The role requires the ability to perform an entire day on-water, displaying a range of skills such as race equipment preparation, on water race management and monitoring course safety. The RO should have an overview of what is happening around the entire race course and should make decisions such as necessary course changes, postponements etc.

Race Officer Training & Certification:

List of Current Race Officers

Name	Status	Expiry date
Charlie Manzoni	IRO	13/07/2020
Barry Truhol	NRO	31/08/2021
Brenda Davies	NRO	31/08/2019
Cheng Ho Yan Bonnie	NRO	29/05/2022
David James Murfin NORTON	NRO	31/08/2021
Strompf-Jepsen, Inge	NRO	31/08/2021
CHAN Chi Wing Gaston	PNRO	30/06/2019
Chong Wing Hong Benjamin	PNRO	30/06/2019
DOWDING Mark Richard	PNRO	30/06/2019
FUSSING, Bo Mundt	PNRO	30/06/2019
KWAN Kwok Wah Patrick	PNRO	30/06/2019
Lesley Fiona Anderson	PNRO	30/06/2019
LEUNG Sai Yin	PNRO	30/06/2019
Li, Jennifer Yuk Kit	PNRO	30/06/2019
Suen Hoi Wai	PNRO	30/06/2019
Slattery, Nigel Patrick	Club	30/06/2019

Umpires

An Umpire is responsible for making decisions about the rules of sailing when asked to do so by competitors and will be present on the race course to monitor the action during events. Both Match and Team Racing use a system of umpiring, in which penalties are imposed during the race, avoiding, for the most part, the need for conventional protests.

Umpire Training & Certification:

List of Currently Approved National Umpires

Name	Status	Next renewal date
David Fan	IU	2022
Alain Choi Hok Lung	NU	31/05/2023

Judges

At the core of sailing competition is the Racing Rules of Sailing which all participants abide by. The work of a Judge includes a wide range of services to competitors and race organisers, including the hearing of protests and requests for redress, deciding questions of eligibility and boat measurement compliance, and being present on the water watching for rule infringements.

Judge Training & Certification:

List of Currently Approved National & Club Judges

Status	Name	Renewal Dates
IJ	Ben Harding
NJ/IJ	David Fan	28 Feb 2022
NJ	Cathy Delany-Hobbs	30 December 2020
NJ	Alain Choi Hok Lung	28 February 2022
NJ	Felix Ng	28 February 2022
NJ	Lesley Andersen	28 February 2022
NJ	Stephen Lam Yick Leung	30 November 2018
NJ	Howie Suen
PNJ	Howard Yam
PNJ	Vivian Ngan
PCJ	Ben Chong Wing Hong
PCJ	Bonnie Cheng
PCJ	David Norton
PCJ	Kwan Hoi Ling Michelle
PCJ	Ian Fleming
PCJ	Ken Ting
PCJ	Patrick Kwan
PCJ	Peter Hammond
PCJ	Tam Nguyen
PCJ	Bridget Chan
PCJ	Kenny On
PCJ	Kenneth Yan Hin Wah
PCJ	Wu Chun Nam Raymond
PCJ	Chris Pooley