Fair Sailing for all
GHYC are trying to “level the playing field for all competitors” when you take part in our racing events throughout the year, racing is effectively a self policing environment and it is up to the sailors to be aware of the rules etc, only you can make that decision to get better equipped to fully understand the Rules of Racing, but as a Committee we feel we should be able to help you in achieving this goal.
Within GHYC in 2018 we will investigate the possibility of introducing the “FairSailing for All”. This is an initiative we believe was started by the Inland Lake Yachting Association of the USA, take a look at this article which will give you a better insight into the objectives etc.
Simply put it is about education, education and education about the Rules of Racing and to that end they issue a Rule per Week with examples (Video clips) of how those rules should be interpreted under certain conditions and there is also a quiz associated with the Rule per Week.
At this time GHYC is making contact with the ILYA to see if we can “tag onto their program” in some way
One of their objectives is “We expect to see more sailors exonerating themselves on the water. We expect to see more use of the protest…. etc etc….”
If you want to take a look now at what the Rule per Week looks like and the sort of facilities they offer to help sailors understand the rule take a look at their FairSailing page on their web site, and try the simple video demos in Full screen to assist you in understanding the interpretation of the rule
Think you know the Rules, then why don’t you try the Quiz it is online and can accessed here on the SailZing Fair Sailing for All The ILYA have confirmed to GHYC that if any of our Club Members reach their required Pass rate they will be recognized.
As part of the process we are also starting to log all Protests within the GHYC racing calendar for 2018, this will be a useful tool for all and hopefully it should be part of the learning process. In the past within GHYC Protest have been discouraged, but in reality they should be viewed positively as a means to make all sailors more aware and appreciative of the Rules of Racing.
When you are out on the water and you honestly feel you have been “wronged” then try and put it “right” you owe it to yourself, raise a protest, you will learn through the experience, and so will others.
Each Protest will be logged under the respective League or Event as below.
If you wish to download a Protest Form
| Dragon Golden Sail | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| At Home | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Squib Early League | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Dragon Summer League | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Squib Evening League | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Dragon Evening League | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Celtic Challenge | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Dragon Derby | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Squib Derby | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Squib Summer League | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Castletownshend | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Mixed Dinghy Racing | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Squib Summer Cup | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Gordon Cup | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Glandore Regatta for Dinghies | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Lar Casey Cup | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Regatta Cup | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |
| Rose Bowl | |||||
| Case # | Race Date & Number | Protestor | Protestee | Type | Decision/Remarks |