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RACE AND REGATTA MANAGEMENT

CLUB MANAGEMENT

CLASS ASSOCIATION

Class Association

Class-based sailing forms the backbone of activity at a vast majority of clubs.

Class associations represent the interests of a particular type of boat that can range from organising competitions, working with clubs, communications, building of boats, maintenance of moulds and upholding rules through a system of measurement controls.

Class associations are diverse and cover all types of sailing from boardsports to multihulls, dinghies and yachts and caters for ‘open’ classes that encourage development through to strict ‘one design’ classes with narrow tolerances. Some are sailed locally in small numbers through to international and Olympic classes that are sailed worldwide.

Affiliation with SA Sailing

The way classes affiliates with SA Sailing is as follows:

  • Only one entity per class is required to affiliate with SA Sailing
  • Minimum affiliation requirements have been simplified
  • Services available to classes standardised

To be affiliated, classes must have the minimum affiliation requirements below:

  • National Class Association that represents all related regions or fleets
  • Only one region/ fleet association will be recognised as a proxy if no national body exists
  • Class Constitution
  • Incorporated Association
  • Keep class office bearer’s registration current i.e. org chart.
  • Representative team selection policies to follow Sa Sailing guidelines and be approved by SA Sailing

Summary of benefits of affiliation:

  • Assistance with sourcing juries and race officers for major events
  • Approval of national level jury applications
  • Review race documentation (Notices of Race and Sailing Instructions)
  • Training of Measurers through SA Sailing and World Sailing courses
  • Approval of Championships
  • Support for Funding and Grant applications (i.e. letters of endorsement)
  • Access to class websites (T&C's apply)
  • List of affiliated classes on SA Sailing website
  • Access to myClass database (to be rolled out in the future - T&C's will apply)
  • Issue and securely store measurement forms
     
 

One Design Class Registration and Measurement Certificates
It is a World Sailing requirement in the RRS and the Equipment Rules of Sailing that the National federation be the authority to issue Class registration and measurement certificates and administer the process of issuing national sail numbers. Change of ownership invalidates the vessels current Measurement Certificate and a new certificate needs to be issued in the current owners name. It also ensures the National class registers are up to date and the vessels meet the requirements of the current class rules.