US SAILING JUDGES WORKSHOP
Hosted by Fishing Bay Yacht Club and held at
The New Community School, Richmond, Virginia
4211 Hermitage Road
Richmond, Virginia 23227
November 20 & 21, 2010

This is a sanctioned US SAILING JUDGES WORKSHOP and Test required for initial certification and re-certification as a US Sailing Judge. For those that are not currently certified Judges, some protest committee experience is recommended but not required. The event is on the US Sailing Calendar at http://www.ussailing.org/calendar/results.asp. The official PDF announcement is at http://raceadmin.ussailing.org/AssetFactory.aspx?vid=11644.

The workshop will begin at 0800 each day and last until approximately 1700. It will cover topics involved in successful judging: rules and requirements for handling protests and requests for redress, techniques involved in running good hearings, writing up protest committee decisions, handling open hearings and arbitration.

The instructors for this work shop will be Joseph Krolak (SJ, IJ, JC- Sec.) and T. David Pyron (SJ, Umpire, IU).

When: November 20 & 21, 2010

Where: The New Community School, 4211 Hermitage Road, Richmond, VA 23227 (Junction of I-64 and I-95).

Time: Registration - 0800 Saturday
Class - 0830 - 1700 Saturday, and 0800 - 1700 Sunday

Cost: Cost of the workshop and test is $80.00. This includes continental breakfast, lunch, beverages, and handout materials, and test processing. US SAILING membership is not required to attend this workshop but the cost for a non-member is $110.00.

What to Bring: You should to bring the current editions of The Racing Rules of Sailing, US SAILING Judges Manual, and the US SAILING Appeals and ISAF Case Book.

Additional Information:
Study Questions are available from the US Sailing website on the Judges Workshop page at http://raceadmin.ussailing.org/Assets/Race+Admin/Judges/2009-2012/2009+-+2012+Judge$!27s+Seminar+Study+Questions.pdf.

We strongly recommend that you study and answer each question, and write down the relevant rule cites prior to attending the workshop.

Advanced registration at US Sailing - https://secure.ussailing.org/ussis/register/index.asp?eventid=517945 - is required. The deadline for registration is 15 November 2010. Registration must be complete to reserve.