Sailing Duties
As a Club run entirely by its members, we depend on all our active sailors volunteering for the duties needed to provide a safe and enjoyable sailing programme. We understand that not every member may be able to undertake on-the-water duties, so our approach is:
- To encourage all members who are fit and able to volunteer for at least 1 Club duty. This may be a race or junior event duty (like the Assistant Race Officer or a Safety Boat role) or any other duties the Club sets up on the Roster.
- To expect members who race regularly themselves or have children who are racers to volunteer for at least 3 Club duties. Regular racers over 18 years should aim to become competent in the Race Officer role and the Club will facilitate this by providing training and a mentor", if requested.
Please sign up using
the online duty roster on our website. A description of the roles we need to fill is shown below. We've a web page explaining how to use the online Roster or if you want more detail there's a downloadable guide. Don't hesitate to contact the Sailing Team if you want advice before signing up.
All regular race helms should feel able to progress to volunteering as Race Officers and we have a pool of "mentor ROs" to support to anyone tackling the role for the first time. Just contact the
Sailing Team.
Role
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Experience Required
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Useful Documents to Download
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Race Officer
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Understand principles of club racing and has previously acted as an Assistant RO
Familiar with WWSC's procedures including basic knowledge of Radio use and disciplines
Competent to drive WWSC Committee Boat
Aged 18+
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RO Checklists (2023), Radio Instructions (2021), Committee Boat Flags, Committee Boat Instructions, Sailing Instructions (2024), Course Suggestions List 2021, Incidents & Emergencies, Chart of AEDs Accessible in Chichester Harbour (2024) and How to Run Sprints
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Assistant Race Officer
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No previous experience required
Aged 12+
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RO Checklists (2023), Radio Instructions (2021), Committee Boat Flags, Committee Boat Instructions, Sailing Instructions (2024), Course Suggestions List 2021, Incidents & Emergencies and How to Run Sprints
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Safety Boat Driver
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Competent to drive a RIB (i.e. has RYA qualification, WWSC training, or equivalent experience. You record this online via our website
here.
Familiar with WWSC's procedures
including basic knowledge of Radio use and disciplines
Aged 18+
(or suitably qualified 16 & 17 year olds if accompanied by an adult)
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Safety Boat Check Card, Notes for Safety Boat Crews, Radio Instructions (2021), Instructions for using Club Ribs, Deploying Inflatable Marks, Using Lima or Lisette as a Safety Boat, Incidents & Emergencies, How to Run Sprints, Chart of AEDs Accessible in Chichester Harbour (2024), and Safety Boat Refresher video.
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Safety Assistant
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Reasonable level of fitness
Capable and prepared to enter the water to provide assistance if necessary
Aged 16+
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Safety Boat Check Card, Notes for Safety Boat Crews, Radio Instructions (2021), Instructions for using Club Ribs, Deploying Inflatable Marks, Using Lima or Lisette as a Safety Boat, Incidents & Emergencies, How to Run Sprints, Chart of AEDs Accessible in Chichester Harbour (2024), and Safety Boat Refresher video.
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It's really important that volunteers for all roles report to the club house a minimum of 90 minutes before the advertised start time for racing.
Instructions for all of these roles can be downloaded via the links shown in the Table above.
Chart of Automatic Emergency Defibrillators (AEDs)
A laminated copy of the chart below is kept in the Race Officer's bag and shows locations and access arrangements for AEDs located within reach of the water. You can download it here.
Last updated 22:25 on 4 April 2024
