Racing Rules Committee Working Group Members

Job role: Working Group Members
Posted: 14 March 2025
Closing date: 31 March 2025
Term of Appointment: Varies; 12 months to 4 years
Salary Range:  Voluntary Role but all reasonable travel and subsistence expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with World Sailing expenses policy. 
How to apply: Nominations should be sent to rules@sailing.org by 31 March 2025.

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Call Books Working Group

• 4 year appointment
• Create Call Book for Fleet Racing (with Common calls)
  Manage MR and TR Call Books.
  Review Rule Opinions/Q&As and liaise with Rule Opinion Working Group

Case Book Working Group

• 4 year appointment
• Update Case Book as per rules cycle
  Initiate possible changes to the Cases and, if appropriate, write Proposals
  Prepare Case Book Supplements
  Work with the Rule Opinion WG/Q&A Panel to find those Q&As that merit to become Cases

Digital Officiating Rules Working Group

• 2 year appointment (initial)
• To work with ROC and provide support on developing rules to support digitial officiating

High Speed Rules Working Group

• 12 month appointment
• Review HS rules and move from a Development Rule to a formal Appendix

Match Racing Working Group

• 4 year appointment
• Initiate Appendix C changes and, if appropriate, write Proposals.
  Review Rapid Response Calls published and liaise with Call Books WG on updating Call Book
  Advise RRC on MR Rules and Calls proposed by others
  Advise RRC on any other MR rules matters.
  Implement other decisions of RRC, as appropriate.

Proposals Working Group

• 4 year appointment
• Co-ordinate Proposals to be submitted, in consultation with the different RRC working parties.
  Manage the Proposals received by WS to which the RRC is the reporting committee or deciding committee and organise them for the RRC to work in an efficient way.
  Compilate the approved changes to the RRS and keep an update draft of the 2029-2032 RRS containing the approved changes.

Rule 86.2 Working Group

• 4 year appointment
• Review the applications submitted by OAs under rule 86.2
  Engage with the submitter in case of a reason for the request not to be approved
  Issue approvals on behalf of the Committee or refer to the Board in controversial cases

Rule Opinion Working Group (Q&A Panel)

• 4 year appointment
• Joint WG with ROC
  Provides opinions of experienced race officials.
  Covers old Q&A and Rapid Response Call process.
  Must liaise with Call Book WG, MR WG and TR WG where appropriate.
  Refers questions to other WS bodies if more appropriate for their consideration

Team Racing Working Group

• 4 year appointment
• Initiate Appendix D changes and, if appropriate, write Proposals.
  Review Rapid Response Calls published and liaise with Call Books WG on updating Call Book
  Advise RRC on TR Rules and Calls proposed by others
  Advise RRC on any other TR rules matters.
  Implement other decisions of RRC, as appropriate.

Umpired Fleet Racing Working Group

• 4 year appointment
• Initiate Appendix MR and UF changes and, if appropriate, write Proposals.
  Review Rapid Response Calls published and liaise with Call Books WG on updating Call Book
  Advise RRC on FR Rules and Calls proposed by others
  Advise RRC on any other FR rules matters.
  Implement other decisions of RRC, as appropriate.