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B World Sailing International Judges Program

B.1 World Sailing Race Officials B 1
B.2 Application for Appointment B 1
B.3 Reference Forms B 2

B.1 World Sailing Race Officials

World Sailing created the International Judges program in 1981 to meet three
perceived needs of competitors: First, the need to identify knowledgeable and
experienced individuals to sit on protest committees at world championships
and other high profile events; second, the need to ensure that a protest
committee at these international events reflects the diverse nationalities and
sailing cultures of the competitors; and third, the need to determine the results
at the end of the regatta.

Since then, World Sailing has expanded from the judge training and certification
program to include measurers, umpires, race officers, technical delegates and
classifiers. Training and certification of race officials for sailing and
administrating the Racing Rules of Sailing are recognized as the core purpose
of World Sailing.

World Sailing Race Officials Administration is governed by Section 3 of the
World Sailing Regulations (regulations 31 - 34). Race Officials programs are
administered under the authority of the Race Officials Committee. The
International Judges program is administered through its Sub-committee, the
International Judges Sub-committee. Its responsibilities are stated in World
Sailing Regulation 6.10.7.3. They are available, along with current updates at
http://www.sailing.org/documents/regulations/regulations.php

B.2 Applications for Appointment and Re-appointment

World Sailing Race Officials Administration is governed by Section 3 of the
World Sailing Regulations. The requirements for appointment as an
international judge, along with the application procedure are presented in World
Sailing Regulation 31 and in the publication, World Sailing Race Official Roles,
Qualifications and Competences, Application Document for World Sailing
International Race Officials.

Resource papers for becoming an International Judge are available at

http://www.sailing.org/raceofficials/internationaljudge/become_a_judge.php

The specific requirements for a candidate applying to become an International
Judge are in the resource. In general:

• have attended a World Sailing International Judges Seminar in the last four
years;

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