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  • Recommend a Candidate to Be a Race Officer

    Please use this form to provide a reference for someone who is applying to be a race officer. Your reply will be held in strict confidence. The candidate will not see this reference unless you permit it.
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  • Personal Attributes

    US Sailing race officials are expected to have the highest personal standards of integrity and fairness in addition to suitable technical skills for the certification they seek.

    Do you have any knowledge that this candidate:

    • Lacks honesty, integrity or fairness
    • Is unable to maintain appropriate confidentiality
    • Has a record of misconduct
    • Has a record of serious criminal conviction(s) or is listed on a sex offender registry

  • If you are unable or unwilling to complete this section, please so answer above, answer the two questions below and submit the form.

  • Completing this form is voluntary. You should know the candidate well enough to evaluate his or her suitability, performance and preparation for the appointment he or she is seeking. If you answer "No" to either of the next two questions, please click "Next" and submit the form. Otherwise, please continue to complete the form. If you have questions, please feel free to contact the Race Administration Director for guidance.

  • Candidate's Performance as a Race Officer

    Please describe the most significant events at which you observed the applicant when he or she was the person in charge on the water (up to three in each category).

  • Your Evaluation of the Applicant's Skills

    For each category below, please choose a rating from "Excellent" to "Poor" or "Don't know/NA." Please make specific comments in each section, particularly in areas where the candidate has special strengths or would benefit from improvement. Please consider each answer carefully. An answer other than "Excellent" will not automatically disqualify a candidate.

  • A Club Race Officer's duties: "A Club Race Officer is expected to be able to properly run any race normally conducted at his or her local sailing organization, including organizing the race committee, writing sailing instructions and scoring the event."

    A Regional Race Officer's duties: "A Regional Race Officer is expected to be able to go anywhere in his or her Area and serve as the principal race officer with any race committee to properly run any race or regatta normally conducted in that Area, including regional championship events. This includes organizing the event and the race committee, writing correct sailing instructions, and doing the scoring."

    A National Race Officer's duties: "A National Race Officer is expected to be able to go anywhere in the country and serve as the principal race officer or race management consultant with any race committee to properly run any race or regatta, including national championship events. This includes organizing the event and the race committee, writing correct notices of race and sailing instructions, and doing the scoring."

  • Recommendation and Form Submission

  • Thank you for your time and effort in completing this recommendation. US Sailing appreciates your support of the certified officials program.

    If you need to discuss any information related to this recommendation, please feel free to contact the Race Administration Director at US Sailing.

    Please feel free to share your recommendation with the candidate if you wish by forwarding the emailed copy you will receive after pressing submit.

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