November 2011 Submissions

November 11, 2011 at 9:19 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

ISAF Council went through a number of the November 2011 Submissions today and here is a run down of some of the approvals. (Click on the Submission name to view its entirety)

Submission 001-11 (ISAF Council agreed to an amended version) – The Development and Youth Committee will be responsible for appointing a team of ‘Nominated Experts’ to run International Training Courses for Coaches.

Submission 009-11 – ISAF have better means to accommodate specific commercial and sponsors needs for special events and on a case by case basis.

Submission 012-11 – Introduction of a new category of boat length relevant to Event Advertising spaces.

Submission 037-11 – Kiteboarding will be added to the list of existing disciplines in the ISAF Learn to Sailing Training Programme Document

Submission 039-11 – ISAF will recognise National Kiteboard Training programmes through the ISAF Recognised Training accreditation inspections.

Submissions 043-11, 044-11 and 045-11 – Deferred by ISAF Council on the basis that ISAF are to organise a training symposium in early 2012 and consult MNAs with existing yacht training programmes in order to gather together criteria for use in accreditation inspections for ISAF recognised training status of MNA yacht training programmes. These details should then be submitted for final ratification at the mid-year meeting in 2012.

To close out the day ISAF President Göran Petersson ruled that Submission 052-11 was not in order with regulations and could therefore not be voted on.

ISAF Council will resume tomorrow at 09:30 local time.