Race Committee & Boats

Without race committee there would be no sailboat races.  Please do your part in promoting our sport by helping on race committee. 

Race Committee Duty for Spring & Fall Sunday Series 

Click here to see who is signed up already and to add your name.   If every skipper, associate, and crew signed up for one task for one event, we might be able to fill all the slots.   Otherwise, we'll have to sign up for two slots. 

Generally, the procedure is to fill the PRO slots first followed by the driver slots.  Along the way, those individuals recruit and fill in helper slots. 

Running Race Committee

An explanation of each aspect of running race committee is provided here

Information for RC Volunteers

Guidance for new RC volunteers is provided here.

Sailing Instructions

To see the current sets of PRSA Sailing Instructions, click here.

Care and Use of PRSA's RC Boats

Beginning and End of day:  It is critical that each boat driver review and complete the check-in sheet at the beginning of the day and the check-out sheet at the end of the day. They are responsible for their boat!  These sheets are in the RC packet in the shed and it is the PRO's responsibility to give each boat driver their sheets. 

Where are the keys?  The PRO should be getting an email from the Vice or Rear Commodore with this info.  If not, email them (wkleysteuber@earthlink.net and tom.ballantine@stanfordalumni.org). 

Do the boats have gas?  Refueling policy

A checklist of the things you must know to safely operate our RC boats is provided at the links below:

Post Race Reports on Boats 

Please report problems, issues, etc. that you had or see coming up with each of the RC boats.  Go here to post those reports.

Registry & Race Results

The registration and race results need to get to Russ Roberts (Russell.A.Roberts@juno.com or 703-593-4102) or Nabeel Alsalam (nabeel.alsalam@gmail.com or 703 786-1967)   If you do not find one or the other after the races, please type out the registration list (skipper, hull #, sail #) of all competitors that day (see note below), the finish order for each race, and email it to both of them.  Don't try to compile the results -- the scoring program will do that.

The registration sheet is very important to the scorers and they need it if they are going to get the results posted quickly.  The scorers have the names of the skippers (who are PRSA members) and their hull numbers, but if those skippers are using sails with a different numbers the scorers probably don't have that information.  Also, they probably don't have the name, hull number, and sail number of new members or guests.   A simple form should be available in the RC packet.

Training for RC Management and Operating the PRSA Boats

For hands on training see the Training & Social Events calendar

DC Harbor Patrol Race Permits

All Marine Events on the Potomac River, including PRSA series races and regattas, must have a Marine Event Permit, issued by the DC Metropolitan Police Department Harbor Patrol. Click here for more information.