2008 WEDNESDAY NIGHT RACE COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS

***Please Note: If, for whatever reason, you can't make the date(s) you have selected below please make arrangements with someone else to cover your spot and then contact the Race Director (in person or via e-mail…) with the details. Thanks***

Date:	COURSE SETTER Set the Course and Set the Start Line Flags/Finish	TIMER RECORDERTimings/Sounds Record Results Guillotine Timing
SEASON OPENER April 30	Bob Shuttleworth
May 07	Nick Cox	Mike Chupricove
14	Bob S.	George E.
21	Tom Mae	Duke
28	Barry H.	Jerry C.
June 04	Bob S.	Mike Chupricove
11	Andrée Gauthier	George E.
18	Tom Mae	Stephanie Todd
25	Nick Cox	Bill Quantock
July 02	Tom Mae	John Darling
09	John Darling	Mike Cupricove
16	Ivan Dimic
23	Stephanie Todd	Masao Abe
30	Chris Hope	John Black
August 06	Dave Hayes	Masao Abe
13	Barry H.	Bill Q.
20	Ivan Dimic	Duke
27	Michael Keltz	Stephanie Todd
Sept. 03	John Darling	Eric
10	Bob S.	Bill Quantock
17	Nick Cox	George Eastman
24	Michael Keltz	Duke
Oct. 01	Andrée Gauthier	Eric

2008 COURSE SETTER/START LINE OBSERVER

-Set Course/ Set Start Line/Flags/Finish plus if needed

 -Timings/Sounds/Record Results/Guillotine

With Harbour License 

Andree Gautier (also general support)

Barry Holtzkener

Bill Quantock (also speed competition)

Bob Shuttleworth (also boat support)

Christopher Hope (also first substitute)

David Hayes

Duke Duyck

Ian Mathews

Ivan Dimic

John Darling (also general support)

Jon Mathews (may not be available in 2008)

Mike Tindall (also general support)

Nick Cox

Paul Carr

Paul Fish (may not be available in 2008)

Steve Hill

Tom Mae

Without Harbour License

Dan Les-License in 2008?

Masao Abe-License in 2008?

Mike Keltz-License in 2008?

Jerry Caplan-License in 2008?

2008 TIMER/RECORDERS

-Timings/Sounds/Record Results/Guillotine

With Harbour License

Milorad Krstic

Without Harbour License

George Eastman-License in 2008?

Nick Ledonne-License in 2008?

Stephanie Todd-License in 2008?

Joey Schooley-License in 2008?

Ian Caldwell ?? -License in 2008?

Eric O’Brien-License in 2008?

HARBOUR LICIENCE COURSE

Proposed Dates for Harbour license courses:

-Last Weekend in April? (For *Stephanie and friends?)

-3rd Weekend in May? (For Mike k and friends?)

RACE COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS’ DEFAULT RESPONSIBILITIES

BOTH VOLUNTEERS

Ideally you are expected to arrive at the beach by 5.00 pm. Your first task is to help prepare the buoys and the boat for a 5.20 pm departure. Please make sure you have a watch set to the atomic clock, whistle and a backup pen. If you are going to be late make sure the other volunteer knows.

On your return to the beach the race bag is returned to its hook in the boat trailer. The flags are clipped in their place. You are required to neatly coil the anchor rodes and hang up the buoys.

Your last task is to drain and clean the boat so as to leave it in mint condition for the next user.

COURSE SETTER/START LINE OBSERVER (Ideally should Have Current Harbour License)

Set Course/ Set Start Line/Flags/Finish +Timing/Sounds/Record Results/Guillotine

Ideally you are expected to arrive at the beach by 5.00 pm. Your first task is to help prepare the buoys and the boat for a 5.20 pm departure. Please make sure you have a watch set to the atomic clock, whistle and a backup pen.

You will be responsible for setting the windward and leeward marks.

You will be responsible for setting the start line by 5.45 pm ready for the 6.00pm start sequence.

You will be responsible for all flag signals co-coordinated with the sounds.

You will be responsible for observing the line at the start.

You will be responsible for the sounds associated with OCS (on course side-over earlies) and general recalls.

You be responsible for providing the jibe and finish information for to the recorder to record. You will provide the finish whistle.

You will help return the boat to the club house and help coiling the mark anchor rodes, hanging up the marks on the hooks and clipping the flags into their space. You will help drain and clean the boat so as to leave it in mint condition ready for the next user.

TIMER RECORDER (Ideally should Have Current Harbour License)

Timing/Sounds/Record Results/Guillotine

Ideally you are expected to arrive at the beach by 5.00 pm. Your first task is to help prepare the buoys and the boat for a 5.20 pm departure. Please make sure you have a watch set to the atomic clock, whistle and a backup pen.

On the water you are responsible for the timing of the start sequences and timing of the guillotine flag. The first race sequence starts at 6.00pm.

You will be responsible for the sounds associated with the start sequences and the guillotine flag.

You will be responsible for initiating the new start sequences. You will also be responsible for calculating the guillotine cutoff time. You

will be responsible for recording the jibe and finish times.

You will give the results to the Race Director Paul Carr. In the absence of the Race Director, the results will be left in the binder in the race bag.

You will help hanging the race bag on its hook in the boat trailer, clipping the flags in their place, coiling the anchor rodes and hanging up the buoys. You will help drain and clean the boat so as to leave it in mint condition.

COURSE SETTER/START LINE OBSERVER AND TIMER/RECORDER

There are 22 Wednesday night Regattas

The club needs 44 Volunteer nights to donate 31/2 hours from 5.00 pm to 8.30 pm to prepare the boat, run the races clean the boat and put away the equipment. Some Volunteers may have to volunteer more than once. There must be at least one volunteer in the boat with a harbour license. At least one volunteer must be comfortable with setting courses and starting lines.

RACE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON - CHRISTOPHER HOPE

Christopher Hope will either appoint a substitute or personally be responsible for filling in for either of the above positions should a substitute be required. He will be responsible for protest meetings. He reports to the race director -Paul Carr.

RACE DIRECTOR - PAUL CARR

Paul Carr has the overall responsibility for running Wednesday night races. However, Nick Cox will be responsible for posting race results on the TWC Website for 2008. Paul reports to the President and Directors of the TWC.