Director:
Dave Cramb    sailjudge@telus.net

The CYA Judges program trains racers to become qualified, competent judges and protest committee chairs for club races, and significant regional, provincial and national events. Club Judges are certified by the BC Sailing Judge Certification Committee. Regional and National Judges are certified by the CYA National Judge Certification Committee.

Certification Levels

Club Judge - J1 - Participate in and/or chair club level protest committee.
Regional Judge - J2 - Chair interclub or regional protest committee.
National Judge - J3 - Chair national protest committee, and manage the pc/ jury(s) at national /international events.

It is recommended that interested individuals have an active involvement in racing and/or race management before applying to the program.

BC Sailing Judge Program

The BC Sailing Judge Program is a part of the CYA National Judge Program.  BC Sailing administers the first level of the National Program and trains and certifies judges at the Club Judge (J1) level for a four year period.  The J1 Club Judge is a person who participates in racing, has attended a sanctioned rules seminar, is involved with a club protest committee and is currently certified by BC Sailing.  An experienced Club Judge is a person who has served on protest committees for at least one year, has protest hearing experience in the current and/or previous season and is prepared to chair a club protest committee and serve on regional or higher level protest committees. 

Club Judge Certification Requirements

Certification is for the Club Judge (J1) level. The term "Club Judge Chair" is for the ease of Event Organizers in finding experienced judges who are willing and capable of chairing protest hearings. No further certification is required for this title. Write to us to update our records to list you as an Club Judge Chair.

Level	J1 - Club Judge	J1 - Club Judge Chair
Objective	Member of Protest Committee	Member or Chair Protest Committee
Jurisdiction	Local and Club Events	Local & Club, and participate in Regional
Membership	Member of CYA-Member Club	Member of CYA-Member Club
Education	Attend a Rules Seminar1 2	Attend a Rules Seminar1 2
Experience	Sit on three protest hearings Current racing, one full season	Protest Committee for one year Chaired Protest Committee with guidance
Nomination	Club Officer, or J2 (not req'd for recert.)	Club Officer, or J2 (not req'd for recert.)
Registration Fee	None	None
Re-certification3	RRS Seminar2 and all requirements above	RRS Seminar2 and all requirements above
Active Status4	Participate on Protest Committees annually Familiarity with current Policy and RRS	Chair Protest Committees annually, Familiarity with RRS, Policy and Appeals

Certification to level J1 Club Judge is granted at the discretion of BC Sailing upon review of the candidate's application.

Footnotes:
1. Seminar sanctioned by BC Sailing.
2. RRS seminar and test needs to be taken every four years, or earlier if the RRS has significant changes.
3. Certification period is four years including date of certification. Recertification is required by December 31.
4. To hold certification, Judges must maintain an active status annually.

On-the-water officiating often requires the use of a marine VHF radio and officials who are active on the water are advised that they must have their Restricted Radio Operators Certificate (Maritime) - ROC(M).

On-the-water officiating also involves operation of powered water-craft and operators must be certified and carry a Pleasure Craft Operator's Card.

Certification Clinics for race officials are available for groups of 8 people or more.  For further information contact sailjudge@telus.net 

Current Judge Clinics

Club Judge Clinic for certification / recertification - West Vancouver Yacht Club - Sat. February 25, 2012 - Details and Registration (click here).

Official Documents available to Download

CYA Judge Program (pdf)

Judge Application Form (word doc)

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