*The US SAILING Umpire Committee is pleased to announce the scheduling of the following Umpire Seminars. These are sanctioned seminars and include the test required for initial certification and re-certification as a US SAILING Umpire. For those not currently certified Umpires, some protest committee experience is recommended, but not required. Complete information, about the US SAILING umpire program, including certification requirements can be found here: **http://raceadmin.ussailing.org/Umpires/Certfication.htm*<http://raceadmin.ussailing.org/Umpires/Certfication.htm>
** <http://raceadmin.ussailing.org/Umpires/Certfication.htm>** *Participants at the seminar will be required to bring the current Racing Rules of Sailing, and a copy of the appropriate ISAF Call Book. Call books (Team racing and Match Racing) can be purchased here: **bit.ly/djpiaW * <http://bit.ly/djpiaW>** *May 6 Boston, MA (location Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Team Race Focus* The seminar will begin at 0800 and last until 1700. This seminar will focus primarily on team race umpiring and will cover topics including the mechanics of umpiring; effective “umpirespeak”; umpire boat positioning; handling protests and requests for redress. The instructor for this workshop will be Steve Wrigley. Steve is an ISAF International Umpire and Judge; and a US SAILING Umpire, and Senior Judge and is Chairman of the US SAILING Championship Committee. Registration is $50 for US SAILING members and $90 for non-members. Assessments at the NEISA Team Race Championships may be available on May 7-8. *REGISTRATION*<https://secure.ussailing.org/ussis/register/index.asp?eventid=585607> *July 14-15 Oyster Bay, NY (Location Oakcliff Sailing Center) Match Race Focus* The seminar will begin at 1700 and last until 2200 each day. This seminar will focus primarily on match race umpiring and will cover topics including the mechanics of umpiring; effective “umpirespeak”; umpire and wing boat positioning; handling protests and requests for redress. The instructor for this workshop will be Bruce Cook. Bruce is an ISAF International Umpire and Judge; and a US SAILING Umpire, and Senior Judge and is Chairman of the US SAILING Umpire Committee and US Sailing Match Racing Championship Committee. Registration is $80 for US SAILING members and $120 for non-members. Assessments at the Oakcliff Youth Clinegatta may be available on July 16-17. *REGISTRATION*<https://secure.ussailing.org/ussis/register/index.asp?eventid=585609> *July 16 Houston, TX (location Houston Yacht Club) Team Race Focus* The seminar will begin at 0800 and last until 1700. This seminar will focus primarily on team race umpiring and will cover topics including the mechanics of umpiring; effective “umpirespeak”; umpire boat positioning; handling protests and requests for redress. The instructor for this workshop will be John Pratt. John is an ISAF International Umpire and a US SAILING Umpire and Senior Judge. He is also a National Umpire Assessor. Registration is $80 for US SAILING members and $120 for Non-members. Assessments at the USODA National Team Race Championship may be available on July 17-19. Please contact the Chief Umpire Peter Wilson<[email protected]>. *REGISTRATION*<https://secure.ussailing.org/ussis/register/index.asp?eventid=585610> Attendees under the age of 35 are able to apply for a Race Officialships<http://donations.ussailing.org/Race_Officialships.htm>to reimburse the cost of this seminar. Race Officialships are available to US SAILING members only. Non-members may take advantage of the College Membership Program or SIM. The SIM is one year US SAILNG membership for $45. The College Membership program is for 4 years and is $95. Questions? Please email [email protected] ________________________________________________ icsa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa Unsubscribe: Send a blank email to [email protected]
