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ISAF Regulations

ISAF Regulations concerning working parties:

5.5.1 (a) A Committee may appoint working parties to deal with particular subjects.
(b) The appointing committee shall assign members of the committee to the working party, but may include any other
person where it needs specific expertise.
(c) Council may appoint a joint working party from two or more committees with the consent of the Chairmen of
those Committees.
(d) The appointing Committee shall select the working party for a set project or period. Unless dismissed earlier,
membership of working parties automatically finishes in line with the term of appointment of the appointing
committee.
(e) Working parties shall work under a standard terms of reference as follows:
(i) members of the working party may work by e-mail;
(ii) where meetings are necessary, working parties will use the offices of the ISAF Secretariat;
(iii) at the first meeting of the appointing committee after the working party's appointment, the members will present
a defined set of objectives for their work; and
(iv) the working party will present a record of its work at each subsequent meeting of the appointing committee

5.5.2 Sub-Committee and working parties shall not be entitled to financial or extra-ordinary assistance from the Secretariat
without prior approval by the Executive Committee.

Current Working Parties

Working Party Reporting Committee Members

Case Book

Racing Rules Committee

Dick Rose (USA) - Chairman
Bill Bentsen (USA)
Josje Hofland-Dominicus (NED)
Trevor Lewis (GBR)
Bo Samuelsson (SWE)
Class Competition Rules Equipment Committee Bill Abbott (CAN) - Chairman
Members TBC

Conflict of Interest

Race Officials Committee

Josje Hofland-Dominicus (NED) - Chairman
Dimitris Dimou (GRE)
Christopher Gowers (GBR)
Balazs Hajdu (HUN)
Jack Lloyd (NZL)
Flavio Naveira (ARG)
Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
David Sprague (CAN)
Ross Wilson (AUS)

Regulation 10 & 25 - ISAF Equipment and Events

Equipment Committee / Events Committee / Oceanic and Offshore Committee / ISAF Classes Committee

Chris Atkins (GBR) (Chairman)
Dick Batt (GBR)
Zvi Ziblat (ISR)
Nadine Stegenalner (GER)
Bruno Finzi (Oceanic & Offshore Committee Representative)
Colin Smith (ISAF Classes Committee Representative)
Stephen Parry (ISAF Classes Committee Representative)
Jason Smithwick (ISAF Secretariat)

Crotch Strap

Oceanic and Offshore Committee

Ken Kershaw (GBR) - Chairman
Sten Edholm (SWE)
Nils Nordenstrom (NOR)
Stuart Carruthers (GBR)

Equipment Rules of Sailing

Equipment Control Sub-Committee

Jan Dejmo (SWE) - Chairman
Ken Kershaw (GBR)
Dina Kowalyshyn (USA)
Dick Rose (USA)

Events Calendar Working Group

Events Committee

Malav Shroff (IND) - Chairman
Pablo Masseroni (ARG)
Bill O'Hara (IRL)
Pauline Ward (ISAF Secretariat)

Events Working Party

Events Committee

Gary Bodie (USA) - Chairman
Tomasz Chamera (POL)
Corinne McKenzie (FRA)
Bill O'Hara (IRL)
Nadine Stegenwalner (GER)
Alastair Fox (ISAF Secretariat)

International Measurers for Rating Systems

Oceanic and Offshore Committee

Ken Kershaw (GBR) (Chairman)
Boris Hepp (GER)
Nicola Sironi (ITA)
James Dadd (GBR)

IOC Youth Olympics

Executive Committee

Development and Youth - Olivier Bovyn (FRA)
Equipment - Dick Batt (GBR)
Events - Fiona Kidd (CAN)
Executive - Teo-Ping Low (SIN)

Legal Advisory

Secretary General

Jack Caldwell (USA) - Chairman
Arturo Delgado (ESP)
Carlos Diehl (ARG)
Robert Lane (USA)
Manfred Piso (AUT)
David Tillett (AUS)
John Tinker (CAN)
Giuseppe Masini (ITA)
Egil Wold (NOR)
Thomas Olrog (SWE)

Marketing and Media Liaison Working Group

Events Committee

Fiona Kidd (CAN) - Chairman
Henri van der Aat (NED)
Kim Anderson (DEN)
Phil Jones (AUS)
Takao Otani (JPN)
Claire Frost/Tamsin Rand (ISAF Secretariat)

MR Format Working Group

Events Committee

Gary Bodie (USA) - Chairman
+ 3 TBC
Alastair Fox (ISAF Secretariat)

MR Olympic Preparations

Match Racing Committee

Henry Menin (ISV) - Chairman
Miguel Allen (POR)
Liz Baylis (USA)
Yana Dobzhitskaya (RUS)
Annie Lush (GBR)
Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
Nadine Stegenwalner (GER)

MR Nations Cup

Match Racing Committee

Michael O'Connor (IRL) - Chairman
Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
Liz Baylis (USA)
Flavio Naviera (ARG)
Yana Dobzhitskya (RUS)
Sara Roberts (NZL)

MR Race Officials

Match Racing Committee

Michael O'Connor (IRL) - Chairman
Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
Liz Baylis (USA)
Flavio Naviera (ARG)
Yana Dobzhitskaya (RUS)
Sara Roberts (NZL)

MR Youth Development

Match Racing Committee

Gerard Bosse (FRA) - Chairman
Miguel Allen (POR)
Lis Baylis (USA)
Jane Correia (BER)
Nadine Stegenwalner (GER)

MR World Tour

Match Racing Committee

Shane Borrell (NZL) - Chairman
Jane Correia (BER)
Gerard Bosse (FRA)

Match and Team Racing Rules (Match Racing Group)

Racing Rules Committee

Marianne Middelthon (NOR) - Chairman
Shane Borrell (NZL)
Jim Capron (USA)
Ricardo Lobato (BRA)
Jack Lloyd (NZL)
Henry Menin (ISV)
David Tallis (AUS)

Match and Team Racing Rules (Team Racing Group)

Racing Rules Committee

Marianne Middelthon (NOR) - Chairman
Bruce Hebbert (GBR)
Rob Overton (USA)
Marina Psichogiou (GRE)
John Standley (AUS)
Richard Thompson (GBR)

Olympic Format Qualification

Events Committee

Alastair Fox - Chairman (ISAF Secretariat)
Chris Atkins (GBR)
Gary Bodie (USA)
Zvi Ziblat (ISR)

Q & A Panel

Racing Rules Committee / Race Officials Committee

Ana Maria Sanchez
del Campo Ferrer (ESP) - Chairman
Bjorn Anker-Moller (DEN)
Mats Bjorklund (FIN)
Jorge (Coco) Barreda (PER)
David de Vries (AHO)
Rick Hatch (CAN)
Trevor Lewis (GBR)
Marianne Middelthon (NOR)
Jangyeon Moon (KOR)
Takao Otani (JPN)
John Parrish (NZL)
Marina Psichogiou (GRE)
Richard Slater (AUS)
Leo Pieter Stoel (NED)

Racing Rules

Racing Rules Committee

Dick Rose (USA) Chairman
Bernard Bonneau (FRA)
Kamen Fillyov (BUL) - Windsurfing Consultant
Jack Lloyd (NZL)
Marianne Middelthon (NOR)
Richard Thompson (GBR)

Rapid Response Match Racing Call Group






Racing Rules Committee







Marianne Middelthon (NOR) - Chairman
Shane Borrell (NZL)
Jim Capron (USA)
Jack Lloyd (NZL)
Flavio Naveira (ARG)
John Standley (AUS)
Maria Torrijo (ESP)
David Tallis (AUS)

Rapid Response Team Racing Call Group

Racing Rules Committee

Marianne Middelthon (NOR) - Chairman
Andrew Baglin (AUS)
Bruce Hebbert (GBR)
Peter Johnson (GBR)
Rob Overton (USA)
Dave Pyron (USA)
Jan Stage (DEN)

Redress Working Group

Events Committee / Race Officials Committee

Zvi Ziblat (ISR) - Chairman
Tomasz Chamera (POL)
Josje Hofland (NED)
Jan Stage (DEN)

Rule 42

Race Officials Committee / Racing Rules Committee

Zofia Truchanowicz (POL) - Chairman
Jim Capron (USA)
Jack LLoyd (NZL)
Bill O'Hara (IRL)

RRS 50.4 and other ERS within RRS Equipment Committee Jan Dejmo (SWE)
Dina Kowalyshyn (USA)
Dick Rose (USA)
Small Catamaran Handicap System Equipment Committee Olivier Bovyn (FRA)
Jason Smithwick (ISAF Secretariat)

Stability Data

Oceanic and Offshore Committee

Mike Urwin (GBR) - Chairman
Sten Edholm (SWE)
Jean-Louis Conti (FRA)
Dan Nowlan (USA)
Nicola Sironi (ITA)
Standard Class Rules Equipment Committee Georg Tallberg (FIN)
Henry Thorpe (ISAF Secretariat)

Strategy Working Party

Events Committee

Chris Atkins (GBR) - Chairman
Oleg Ilyin (RUS)
Phil Jones (AUS)
Fiona Kidd (CAN)
Malav Shroff (IND)
Karel Bauer (CZE)
Alastair Fox (ISAF Secretariat)

Technology Working Party

Race Officials Committee

Patrick Bergmans (BEL) - Chairman
Jim Capron (USA)
Stan Honey (USA)
Paul Pascoe (AUS)
Adrian Stogall (GBR)
Alastair Fox (ISAF Secretariat)
2015 ISAF Sailing World Championships Venue Selection Working Group

Events Committee

George Wossala (HUN) - Chairman
Corinne McKenzie (FRA)
Bill O'Hara (IRL)
Alastair Fox (ISAF Secretariat)
Windsurfing Olympic Windsurfing Committee Mike Dempsey (GBR)
Yacht Structures

Oceanic and Offshore Committee

Ken Kershaw (GBR) - Chairman
Gregoire Dolto (FRA)
David Lyons (AUS)
Paul Miller (USA)
David Pedrick (USA)

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