Offshore Race Management One Perspective. October 2017 Sail Canada 1

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1 Offshore Race Management One Perspective October 2017 Sail Canada 1

2 Purpose Explain what s meant by Offshore Explain major tipping points Provide high level overview of key items involved in this type of racing Answer questions October 2017 Sail Canada 2

3 What s Offshore Racing? Sailboat Racing Dinghy Course Racing Solo Around the world Racing Other names include; Point-to-Point, Coastal, Distance, etc. Basic feature is that course is set to fixed points and not to the wind May or may not have minimum winds for starts May or may not time limits October 2017 Sail Canada 3

4 Basic job and tasks of the Race Officer remains the same October 2017 Sail Canada 4

5 SAFETY is (still) paramount! The planning and focus is different! October 2017 Sail Canada 5

6 Lake Ontario Offshore Racing LOOR Run under the auspices of Port Credit Yacht Club (PCYC) OA composed of members from over 10 other yachts in Ontario Runs a series of events LO300 annually & LO600 bi-annually Co-OA is Great Lakes Singlehanded Society (GLSS) Susan Hood Trophy Race Overnight Lake Ontario Short Handed Series Course, middle distance and overnight October 2017 Sail Canada 6

7 LO300 Long Course October 2017 Sail Canada 7

8 Tipping Points Physical area of operations; when it expands beyond the ability or capability of race committee, including safety team, to manage Length of continuous operations and supervision (During the Race); when it expands to needing multiple shifts Especially when no time limits Overnight races Sharing the water with other vessels, especially commercial October 2017 Sail Canada 8

9 Make Friends! October 2017 Sail Canada 9

10 Determine Restrictions in all Waters (What you think you can do, you can t) Determine who has jurisdiction over all the waters in the race. And the land you might need to use! Determine their idiosyncrasies, you may be surprised! Especially overnight Determine the paperwork they require and file it Keep them informed Determine what mechanisms are available to keep other stakeholders informed October 2017 Sail Canada 10

11 The Paper work! October 2017 Sail Canada 11

12 Keeping Stakeholders Informed CCG & USCG NOTSHIP Continuous broadcast on marine VHF-FM radio service Web sites October 2017 Sail Canada 12

13 World Sail s Offshore Special Regulations (OSR) October 2017 Sail Canada 13

14 Using the OSR Issued on a two year cycle Undergoing process to make it more understandable USS, as in US Sailing, needed to take its own path Need to understand the reasons behind the specific requirements or find some one who does Determining which category applies Determining whether certain requirements can be relaxed as compensatory elements exist in area October 2017 Sail Canada 14

15 The Alphabet Soup Things you may need to know about Many of issues, concerns and practices around cruising come into play October 2017 Sail Canada 15

16 Communicating with the Competitors More about competitors contacting the Race Committee Radio - VHF, SSB, Amateur Radio Via Coast Radio Station Phone , SMS Knowing where the competitors are? Tracking via Satellite Cell Phone AIS October 2017 Sail Canada 16

17 Race Management Considerations NOR & SIs Need to comply with requirements for NOR & SIs Follow Appendices J,K & L Need items specific to event Safety, Inspections, etc. Invoking last sentence of Preamble to RRS Part 2 to replace Part 2 by International Regulations for Preventing Collisions (IRPCAS) Often done during darkness Implications on protests RRS 44.3 Scoring Penalty Often used October 2017 Sail Canada 17

18 Emergency Incident & Crisis Plan Much of what happens and who responses is outside of your control Mostly government with their own practices with dealing with the incident and policies with dealing with the media As the biggest fish in the incident you wear it all the incident in the media October 2017 Sail Canada 18

19 USCG Press Release Mobile Bay Incident 2015 October 2017 Sail Canada 19

20 My Biggest Concern Losing track of a racer who is then involved in an incident and because we have lost track of them, the alarm wasn t raised. October 2017 Sail Canada 20

21 Questions? October 2017 Sail Canada 21

22 For More Information Graham Dougall Sail Canada Offshore Committee October 2017 Sail Canada 22

23 References Great Lakes Singlehanded Society - Sail Canada Offshore Committee US Sailing Offshore - World Sailing Offshore - php World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations - October 2017 Sail Canada 23