Candidates for initial appointment by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) as an International Umpire (IU) with a United States country designation must be nominated by US SAILING through a recommendation of the Executive Committee based on the recommendation of the Umpires Committee. 

Candidates for re-appointment may be reviewed by the Umpires Committee at ISAF’s request. 

In order to request a nomination from US SAILING for initial appointment as an International Umpire, an application must:

1. be a US SAILING Umpire and US SAILING Judge;

2. send a copy of their completed International Umpire application (PDF) to US SAILING;

3. meet all of the requirements for International Umpire as described in the ISAF Regulations (PDF);

4. have at least three favorable references. At least one must be from a US SAILING Umpire Evaluator, and at least one must be from an IU outside the United States with whom the candidate has served at major events within the past four years. All copies of the candidate' s ISAF evaluations must also accompany the application.

5. have his/her principal place of residence in the United States;

6. accept ISAF "country" listing as the United States for service as an International Umpire.

Pat Sheehan, is the US SAILING Umpires Committee Staff Liaison, and should be used as the lead contact person with US SAILING.

Process for Requesting Nomination for International Umpire

• Applications for ISAF appointments must sent to US SAILING by June 1 (and preferably earlier) for consideration at that year's November ISAF Annual Meeting.

• US SAILING will forward an Application for Nomination form to the applicant and request contact information for references.

• The Umpire Committee will contact the references named in the Application for Nomination and obtain from them confidential reference forms.  References will also be contacted by phone or in person.  Additional input may be received.

• Applications that have been fully completed and received by US SAILING (including all required reference forms) will be reviewed by the Umpires Committee.  Their recommendations will be forwarded to the US SAILING Executive Committee for final approval.

For candidates receiving a US SAILING nomination, US SAILING will forward the application to ISAF in accordance with the deadlines stated in the ISAF Regulations.