Course Overview

The Club Race Officer course is aimed at educating Australian Sailing members in the basics to conduct consistent, fair and safe club racing.

To become accredited as an Australian Sailing Club Race Officer you are required to:

• Be a member of an Australian Sailing affiliated club.
• Attend a Club Race Officer Seminar, or
• Supply to a Letter of Endorsement from your AS affiliated Club or class association.

If you wish to accredit via submitting evidence of prior seminar attendance or a Letter of Endorsement from your club or class association (within the last four years), please complete the Club Race Officer Accreditation Application Form. When completing the form please upload any Word, Excel or other documents in PDF format.

Registration at the top of this page allow you to enrol in an available Accreditation Seminar.

The cost of the seminar is $65.00 and includes all course materials and an Australian Sailing Officials long sleeved polo shirt (redeemable upon accreditation).

Attendees are asked to bring to the seminar:

• Their online edition of the 2017-2020 Racing Rules of Sailing.
• Notepad and pen (or lap top/notebook).

Course Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to attend this seminar.

Who should do this course?

People who have a keen interest in Sailing and want to participate in another facet of the sport. Those who may be interested in becoming a Race Officer include parents who may have limited experience with sailing and want to contribute to the sport, volunteers at yacht clubs and sailors who no longer actively participate in the sport.

Course Outcome

Participants will become accredited as a Club Race Officer; an individual in charge of all on water activities at club or singular club race course and manages all associated race officials and volunteers.

If you have further queries regarding this course please contact your Club Services Officer.