Committees

World Sailing committees are appointed by the World Sailing Council to advise on policy matters.

The World Sailing Council appoints Committees to consider Submissions for change in major policy areas.

Committees:

  • consist of up to 15 members and who are appointed at the General Assembly meeting, once every four years;
  • meet in person once a year the Annual Conference to discuss submissions for change which have been put forward by members (any individual who wishes to voice an opinion may do so through a World Sailing member);
  • make recommendations to the Council as to whether Submissions should be approved, rejected or deferred;
  • can have sub-committees to focus on specialist areas.

Athletes’ Committee

The role of the Athletes’ Committee is to act as the link between active Olympic sailors and World Sailing.

Members

  • David Hughes (USA) Mixed Dinghy – Chair
  • Lisa Darmanin (AUS) Mixed Multihull – Vice Chair
  • Kiran Badloe (NED) Men’s Windsurfing
  • Valentin Bontus (AUT) Men’s Kite
  • Maria Erdi (HUN) Women’s Dinghy
  • Alican Kaynar (TUR), Mixed Multihull
  • Pawel Kolodzinski (POL), Men’s Skiff
  • Pavlos Kontides (CYP) Men’s Dinghy
  • Henriette Smith (NOR)

Audit Committee

Members

  • Phillip Cotton (GBR) – Chairperson
  • Stephanie Lyons (AUS)
  • Marcus Spillane (IRL)

Constitution Committee

 

Members

  • David Tillett (AUS) – Chairperson
  • Sarah Treseder (GBR) – Vice-Chairperson
  • Juan Antonio Curbelo Cabrera (ESP)
  • Ana Jasna Gamulin (SLO)
  • Balazs Hajdu (HUN)
  • Peter Hall (CAN)
  • Andrie Kypridemou (CYP)
  • Weidong Lui (CHN)
  • Fabio Mazzoni (ITA)
  • Hiromu Mochizuki (JPN)
  • James Philips Daniels (RSA)
  • Ute Reisinger (AUT)
  • Jevan Tan (SGP)
  • Ashley Tobin (USA)

Development & Regions Committee

Members

  • Pinar Coşkuner Genç (TUR) – Chairperson
  • Irina Perez Leroux (DOM) – Vice-Chairperson
  • Mohamed Alobeidli (UAE)
  • Stratis Andreadis (GRE)
  • Mirco Babini (ITA)
  • David Covo (CAN)
  • Alberto Dana (MEX)
  • Ion Echave (ESP)
  • Ana Jasna Gamulin (SLO)
  • Charles Glover (GBR)
  • Polina Golovina (BLR)* temporarily suspended
  • Samuel Goncalves (BRA)
  • Raynor Haagh (NZL)
  • Inga Jakobsone (LAT)
  • Hocine Lali (ALG)
  • Weidong Liu (CHN)
  • Penny McIntyre (BAR)
  • Smadar Pintov (ISR)
  • Edward Russo (FRA)
  • Sachiko Sault (JPN)
  • Pavel Sobolev (RUS)* temporarily suspended
  • Maciej Szafran (POL)
  • Luis Fernando Velasco (ARG)
  • Malav Shroff (IND)

Regional Games Sub-Committee

Members

  • Luz Beatriz Gonzalez Luna (MEX) – Chairperson
  • Chun Qu (CHN) – Vice-Chairperson
  • Fabian Bach (GER)
  • Jorge Barreda (PER)
  • Lucia Bermudez (URU)
  • Chris Caldecoat (AUS)
  • Marianne Davis (CAN)
  • Hacene Djillali (ALG)
  • Fred Hagedorn (USA)
  • Sharon Hardwick (BIZ)
  • Simon James (THA)
  • Pablo Jose Leiro Murdoch (PAR)
  • Ricardo Navarro (BRA)
  • Fatih Özmen (TUR)
  • Sofia Papadopoulou (GRE)

Equipment Committee

Members

  • Cédric Fraboulet (FRA) – Chairperson
  • Shevaun Bruland (AUS) – Vice-Chairperson
  • Saskia Clark (GBR)
  • Roman Hagara (AUT)
  • Dina Kowalyshyn (USA)
  • Aileen Yam Hoon Loo (SGP)
  • Pablo Masseroni (ARG)
  • Matteo Plazzi (ITA)
  • Juan I. Sienra Castiglioni (BRA)
  • Jurgen Cluytmans (BEL)
  • Matt Allen (AUS) – Oceanic and Offshore Committee Representative
  • Helmut Czasny (AUT) – Racing Rules Committee Representative
  • Dimitris Dimou (GRE) – Equipment Rules Sub-Committee Representative
  • Eric Faust (USA) – World Sailing Classes Committee Representative
  • Sally Honey (USA) – SRSC Representative
  • Alfred Pelinka (AUT) – Para World Sailing Committee Representative
  • Pawel Kolodzinski (POL) – Athlete Commission Representative

Equipment Rules Sub-Committee

Members

  • Dimitris Dimou (GRE) – Chairperson
  • William Abbott (CAN) – Vice-Chairperson
  • Saskia Clark (GBR)
  • Alexander Finsterbusch (ARG)
  • Nelson Horn Ilha (BRA)
  • Barry Johnson (AUS)
  • Agnes Lill (EST)
  • Haluk Suntay (TUR)
  • Helmut Czasny (AUT) – Racing Rules Committee Representative
  • James Dadd (GBR) – SRSC representative
  • Alfred Pelinka (AUT) – Para World Sailing Committee Representative

Events Committee

Members

  • John Derbyshire (GBR) – Chairperson
  • Sofia Tedin (ARG) – Vice-Chairperson
  • David Abercrombie (NZL)
  • Daniel Belcher (AUS)
  • Graham Biehl (USA)
  • Walter Boddener (BRA)
  • Eliane Fierro (MEX)
  • Anna Holmdahl White (SWE)
  • Piotr Oleksiak (POL)
  • Marco Predieri (ITA)
  • Ben Remocker (CAN)
  • Aiko Saito (JPN)
  • Markus Schwendtner (GER)
  • Gelly Skarlatou (GRE)
  • Ke Su (CHN)

Match Racing Sub-Committee

Members

  • Michael Röllich (FIN) – Chairperson
  • Yana Dobzhitskaya (RUS) – Vice-Chairperson* temporarily suspended
  • Neven Baran (CRO)
  • William Canfield (ISV)
  • Annika Carlunger (SWE)
  • Russell Green (NZL)
  • Michael O’Connor (IRL)
  • Anne Malledant (FRA)
  • Ute Wagner (AUT)

Team Racing Sub-Committee

Members

  • Fiona Kidd (CAN) – Chairperson
  • Michael O’Connor – Vice-Chairperson
  • Ece Göksu Gök (TUR)
  • Arnaud Mante (FRA)
  • Wee Tee Teo (SGP)
  • Elspeth Weisberg (BER)
  • Diego Yubero Forcada (ESP)

Youth Events Sub-Committee

Members

  • Charles Glover (GBR) – Chairperson
  • Pei Ming Chung (SGP) – Vice-Chairperson
  • David Abercrombie (NZL)
  • Lucia Bermudez (URU)
  • Chris Caldecoat (AUS)
  • Marianne Davis (CAN)
  • Elizabeth Kratig (USA)
  • Anastasia Maletina (RUS)* temporarily suspended
  • Anne Malledant (FRA)
  • Fatih Özmen (TUR)
  • Sofia Papadopoulou (GRE)
  • Alessandra Sensini (ITA)

Oceanic & Offshore Committee

Members

  • Matt Allen (AUS) – Chairperson
  • Corinne Migraine (FRA) – Vice-Chairperson
  • Paddy Boyd (IRL)
  • Cuneyt Buyukucek (TUR)
  • Denise Caffari (GBR)
  • Bruno Finzi (ITA)
  • José Frers (ARG)
  • Yasutaka Funazawa (JPN)
  • Hylton Hale (RSA)
  • Sally Honey (USA)
  • Stan Honey (USA)
  • Simon James (THA)
  • Tatiana Kurbatova Lueders (RUS)* temporarily suspended
  • Alan Massey (GBR)
  • Diane Reid (CAN)
  • Claire Renou (FRA)
  • Glen Stanaway (AUS)
  • Kun (Vicky) Song (CHN)

Special Regulations Sub-Committee

Members

  • Sally Honey (USA) – Chairperson
  • James Dadd (GBR) – Vice-Chairperson
  • Per Boymo (NOR) – ORC Representative
  • Johannes Christophers (GER)
  • Sally Garrett (NZL)
  • Christophe Gaumont (FRA)
  • Richard Hinterhoeller (CAN)
  • Patrick Lindqvist (FIN)
  • Glen Stanaway (AUS)
  • Angus Willison (NZL)

Para World Sailing Committee

Members

  • Betsy Alison (USA) – Chairperson
  • David Staley (AUS) – Vice-Chairperson
  • Jenny Davie (CAN)
  • Abdelkarim Derouiche (TUN)
  • Bernard Destrubé (FRA)
  • Christian Frers (ARG)
  • Yukiko Hagiwara (JPN)
  • Emma Hallén (SWE)
  • Alfred Pelinka (AUT)
  • Hannah Stodel (GBR)

Race Officials Committee

Members

  • Ricardo Navarro (BRA) – Chairperson
  • Nino Shmueli (ISR) – Vice-Chairperson
  • Alan Baser (GBR)
  • David Brookes (AUS)
  • Jim Capron (USA)
  • Tatiana Ermakova (RUS)
  • Christophe Gaumont (FRA)
  • Russell Green (NZL)
  • Timo Hass (GER)
  • Francisco Jauregui (MEX)
  • Ewa Jodlowska (POL)
  • Chris Lindsay (IRL)
  • Aileen Yam Hoon Loo (SGP)
  • Elena Papazoglou (CYP)
  • Andrus Poksi (EST)
  • Chun Qu (CHN)

International Judges Sub-Committee

Members

  • Andrus Poksi (EST) – Chairperson
  • Gonzalo Herdia (ARG) – Vice-Chairperson
  • Neven Baran (CRO)
  • Lynne Beal (CAN)
  • Giorgio Davanzo (ITA)
  • Yana Dobzhitskaya (RUS)* temporarily suspended
  • Sylvie Harle (FRA)
  • Kevin Hawkins (USA)
  • Kai Masuda (JPN)
  • Christina Örtendhal (SWE)
  • Wee Lee Teo (CHN)

International Measurers Sub-Committee

Members

  • Aileen Yam Hoon Loo (SGP) – Chairperson
  • Alastair Deaves (NZL) – Vice-Chairperson
  • Jurgen Cluytmans (BEL)
  • Dimitris Dimou (GRE)
  • Alexander Finsterbusch (ARG)
  • Pilar López Fernández (ESP)
  • Agnes Lill (EST)
  • Haluk Suntay (TUR)

International Umpires Sub-Committee

Members

  • Chris Lindsay (IRL) – Chairperson
  • Natalia Chubenko (RUS) – Vice-Chairperson* temporarily suspended
  • Manuel Huensch (GER)
  • Kohei Imazu (JPN)
  • Jusso Leivonen (FIN)
  • Arnaud Mante (FRA)
  • David Pyron (USA)
  • Richard Slater (AUS)

Race Management Sub-Committee

Members

  • Ewa Jodlowska (POL) – Chairperson
  • David Brookes (AUS) – Vice-Chairperson
  • Hâkan Anderson (SWE)
  • Fabian Bach (GER)
  • Pinar Coşkuner Genç (TUR)
  • Francisco Jauregui (MEX)
  • Andreas Kuchler (DEN)
  • Qidong (Tony) Lu (CHN)
  • Anne Malledant (FRA)
  • Con Murphy (IRL)
  • Maria Torrijo Moll (ESP)
  • Peter Van den Bosche (BEL)
  • Peter Van Muyden (CAN)

Racing Rules Committee

6.11.7 The Racing Rules Committee shall:

(a) formulate, revise and approved Racing Rules on behalf of Council, in accordance with Regulation 28.;

(b) consider and decide submissions that propose or suggest changes in the Racing Rules in accordance with Regulation 28;

(c) consider recommendations from and decisions of other committees that might affect the Racing Rules;

(d) include in the Racing Rules the following:

  • (i) the authority given to national authorities, organising authorities, race committees, protest committees, umpires, technical committees, and other race officials in the conducting of races;
  • (ii) procedures to be used when conducting races;
  • (iii) the responsibilities of boats, competitors, support persons, and boat owners before, during and after racing;
  • (iv) rules that apply when boats meet;
  • (v) methods of dealing with breaches of rules (as defined in the RRS) and the imposition of penalties;
  • (vi) other disciplinary measures;
  • (vii) provisions for appealing decisions of protest committees; and
  • (viii) references to appropriate regulations, including the Eligibility, Advertising, Anti-Doping, Betting & Anti-Corruption, Disciplinary, Appeals and Review Codes.

(e) approve all authoritative interpretations made by World Sailing of the Racing Rules (including cases and calls) and reviewing all other educational material published by World Sailing concerning the Racing Rules;

(f) (working together with the Race Officials Committee) approve World Sailing Racing Rules Questions and Answers;

(g) publish on the World Sailing website the World Sailing Match Racing Rapid Response Calls and the World Sailing Team Racing Rapid Response Calls;

(h) communicate and cooperate with other committees on matters related to the Racing Rules;

(i) work for continued improvement of rule observance;

(j) work for standardisation and improvement of notices of race and sailing instructions;

(k) consider and debate other subjects related to the Racing Rules; and

(l) formulate and approve the Introductory Rules for Racing.

Members

  • Ana Sanchez del Campo (ESP)- Chairperson
  • Richard Slater (AUS) – Vice-Chairperson
  • Luigi Bertini (ITA)
  • Benard Bonneau (FRA)
  • Bence Böröcz (HUN)
  • Natalia Chubenko (RUS)* temporarily suspended
  • Helmut Czasny Bonomo (AUT)
  • Gonzalo Heredia (ARG)
  • Line Juhl (DEN)
  • Ricardo Lobato (BRA)
  • Finn Mrugalia (GER)
  • Jon Napier (GBR)
  • Christina Örtendhal (SWE)
  • Andrus Poksi (EST)
  • Chun Qu (CHN)
  • Dick Rose (USA)
  • Jamie Sutherland (NZL)

World Sailing Classes Committee

Members

  • Jan Martin Wilschut (NED) – Chairperson
  • Markus Schwendtner (GER) – Vice-Chairperson
  • Cary Byerley (AHO) – Women’s Forum Representative
  • Alistair Deaves (NZL) – WSCC representative, IMSC
  • Dimitris Dimou (GRE) – WSCC representative, ERSC
  • Eric Faust (USA) – WSCC representative, Equipment Committee
  • Markus Schwendtner (GER) – WSCC representative, Events Committee

The WSCC includes in addition, a representative of each of the 119+ World Sailing Classes.

Olympic Classes Sub-Committee

Members

  • Markus Schwendtner (GER) – Chairperson