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Course Overview

The State Umpire Re-accreditation Seminar is aimed at educating Australian Sailing members in advanced principles to conduct consistent and fair Teams or Match Racing championships.

State Umpires play an important role in sailing by enabling higher level competition through leading umpiring teams and making quality on-water calls at championship events.

To become re-accredited as an Australian Sailing State Umpire you are required to:

• Be a member of an Australian Sailing affiliated club.
• Pass the Umpire Exam with a State level score or more.
• Provide a log showing you have acted as an Umpire in four or more National level Teams or Match racing events (or three State and Two National events), or
• Attend an Australian Sailing State Umpire Seminar, or
• Complete an Umpires Performance Assessment.

If you wish to re-accredit via submitting prior evidence that meets the above requirements please complete the State Umpire Re-accreditation Application Form. When completing the form please upload any Word, Excel or other documents in PDF format.

Registration at the top of this page allows you to enrol in an available Re-accreditation Seminar.

Attendees are asked to bring to the seminar:

• Their online edition of the 2021-2024 Racing Rules of Sailing.
• Notepad and pen (or lap top/notebook).

Course Prerequisites

Currently Qualified as an Australian Sailing State Umpire.

Course Price

The cost of the seminar is $150.00 (The Officials polo is no longer provided).

Who should do this course?

This course is for anyone looking to reaccredit their State Umpires qualification and continue to volunteer as an official at Club and State level events.

Course Outcome

Participants will become re-accredited as a State Umpire; an individual capable of being an Umpiring Team Leader, with an in depth knowledge of all facets of the game.

If you have further queries regarding this course please contact your Club Support Officer.