Race Management

Race Management Committee

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The Race Management Committee is composed of people actively involved in various aspects of local, regional, national and international race management. The Committee's responsibilities include:

administering the US SAILING certification programs for Club, Regional and National Race Officers
recommending (to the Racing Rules Committee) changes in the racing rules related to race management
developing standard sailing instructions and notices of race, including those for the US SAILING Championships
evaluating automated scoring programs
maintaining a database of sources of race committee equipment
promoting and running the annual St. Petersburg Yacht Club Trophy competition
creating and maintaining the content of the race management portion of the US SAILING web site

Race Management Committee
Operating Documents:

Charter

Guidelines of Operation

Terms of Reference

The Race Management Committee is one part of the Race Administration Committee. The rest of Race Administration consists of:

The Web Liaison is
Chris Luppens
The Committee Chair is
Robin Wallace

Please contact these individuals for further information or questions about this content

Race Management Committee

Name	Role
Robin Wallace	Chair
Carole Y Bardes	Member at Large
John Strassman	Secretary
John C Luppens	Member at Large
Mark G Murphy	Member at Large
Thomas Duggan	Member at Large
Jeff H Johnson	Member at Large
Thomas H Farquhar	Member at Large
Hank Stuart	Member at Large
Taran Teague	Member at Large
Patricia Seidenspinner	Member at Large
Bill Stump	Member at Large
Stephen B Jeffries	Member at Large
For list maintenance:
Staff Contact:
Volunteer Contact:	Robin Wallace
Web Liaison Contact:	John C Luppens

Area Race Officers (Click for Contact Information)

Chair Mark G Murphy

Area A - Robin Wallace

Area B - William E Kirkpatrick

Area C - Taran Teague

Area D - Carole Y Bardes

Area E - Hank Stuart

Area F - Shannon M Bush

Area G - William D Gage

Area H - Guy S Fleming

Area J - Bruce Greene

Area K - John Strassman

Area L - Leslie Keller

Race Officer Training & Certification Sub-Committee (Click here for member list)

Harman Hawkins Trophy The Harman Hawkins Trophy will be awarded yearly (the first award was presented at the 2005 Spring Meeting) to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the sport of sailing in the field of Race Administration (Judging, Race Management, Appeals and Racing Rules). Click here for additional information.