King George Sailing Club

Duties

To sign up to duties, head to the membership webpage, login and then select ‘portal’. On the menu, select ‘Duty Roster’. You can then filter by duty type and event type. Select the ‘Volunteer’ button when you have chosen a duty. As simple as that.

The current duties include Race Officer, Race Officer Assistant, Rescue Leader and Rescue Helper.

Race Officers should be competent to run a race, knowing the ins and outs of the starting sequences and how to finish.

Race Officer Assistants are there to assist the Race Officer with their activities, including mapping out the course, raising and lowering flags and noting down lap/finish times.

There is a great resource from the RYA on running club racing. A short course giving an introduction to racing, how to lay a course, the start, controlling the race and the finish. I strongly urge all to take a look.

https://www.rya.org.uk/assets/rya/apps/racing/crm/index.html#/

Rescue Leader, should be someone competent to drive a rescue boat (ideally with RYA Powerboat Level 2) and should know how to rescue boats and other craft, such as windsurfers. Other duties include moving racing marks, cleaning jetties and rescue boats, and potentially assisting with the race starts and finishes.

Rescue Helpers are there to assist the Rescue Leader, preparing the rescue boats and equipment, assisting with rescues and cleaning rescue equipment.

BOTH OF THESE RESCUE ROLES WILL INVOLVE GETTING WET. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU ARE PREPARED TO GET WET.

If you have not performed a duty at King George Sailing Club before, we recommend that you put yourself down for Assistant Race Officer or Rescue Helper.