Q. Who is entitled to use and register as a sailor?

A. Anybody can register as a World Sailing Sailor, whether a top international sailor who wishes to utilise all the services offered, or an individual who just wants to subscribe to receive email services, or an individual who wishes to just complete the initial World Sailing Sailor registration to keep informed of Word Sailing Sailor developments. It is a service aimed at all levels – and you subscribe to what you want.

Q. What information that I submit will be published by World Sailing?

A. The Terms and Conditions clearly set out what information will be published for each part of the World Sailing Sailor. As part of the process of registering to World Sailing Sailor you agreed to accept these Terms and Conditions.

Q. Do profile images need to be a specific size?

A. Images should be either .jpg, .gif of .png format and no larger than 5MB in size. The image (which appears to the left of your name) should be of square proportion. All uploads will be held in pending from appearing on sailing.org until approved by a World Sailing administrator.

Please note that you can only upload images with the consent of the the originating photographer and which are royalty free.

Q. Can I submit a written biography to my profile?

A. Yes, you can write and upload a biography to accompany your sailor profile, as with uploaded images, biographies will be held in pending until approved by a World Sailing administrator.

Q. Somebody has registered using my name and is pretending to be me

A. World Sailing is unable to stop anybody registering under a false name, or another person’s name, although such action is clearly in contravention of the Sailor Terms and Conditions. However, if such behaviour is taking place, then World Sailing will take every step to stop it. If you believe somebody is registered on World Sailing Sailor and using your identity, please click here to contact World Sailing giving details and World Sailing will respond within three business days.

Q. World Sailing Sailor sounds pretty good, what’s the catch?

A. There is no catch. World Sailing’s aim is to provide a service to sailing, and we hope that the World Sailing Sailor, both now and as its services expand, will provide a beneficial service, to sailors, event organisers, media and all persons interested in the sport of sailing.

Q. Further Information

A. We regularly update the answers to the most frequent questions asked. If you are sure your question is not answered above, have a query about SailorID Terms and Conditions, or would like to make a suggestion to improve the service, please click here to contact the World Sailing Sailor support team. We aim to answer your query within three business days.

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