SailHQ for Commodores

For commodores

SailHQ for Commodores

Use one view of members, duties, events and officer access. This edition is written for Canadian sailing clubs.

Sail Canada delivers many club programmes through ten provincial sailing associations. Clubs join through their province, so national and provincial records need clear owners.

Reviewed 21 August 2026

Duty roster

Keep oversight without taking every admin job

Each officer manages their area while the club record stays connected.

Club status

Check member numbers, duty gaps and the next events.

Officer access

Review who can see and change each part of the system.

Clear limits

Keep accounts, race results and formal advice in the right specialist place.

Related pages: club roles and permissions, club branding controls and SailHQ for club secretaries.

Checked country guidance

Keep the provincial route visible.

Sail Canada sets national programmes and prescriptions. Provincial associations handle club membership and many local services.

Record the route through Sail Canada.

Canadian clubs become Sail Canada members through their provincial sailing association. Sail Canada programmes and services are delivered through those provincial bodies.

What the club record should hold.

Keep the PSA name, membership return status, member categories and board owner in the club record.

Open the official source

Use Sail Canada prescriptions.

Canadian race documents should identify Sail Canada Prescriptions for the current World Sailing cycle. Offshore organizers also review the Special Regulations.

What the club record should hold.

Store the rules edition, Canadian prescriptions, event category and approved notice and instructions.

Open the official source

Follow Sail Canada Safe Sport rules.

Sail Canada applies the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport. Screening and criminal record checks can be required.

What the club record should hold.

Track the screening level, check date, Safe Sport training and independent complaint route for each role.

Open the official source

Check GST and HST treatment.

Memberships and other club supplies can have different GST or HST treatment. A qualifying nonprofit may also claim a public service body rebate.

What the club record should hold.

Keep the registration status, province, rebate decision and filing owner with the finance handover.

Open the official source
Product scope

Know what SailHQ does today

SailHQ stores the national, provincial and club record without treating one layer as legal advice for another.

In SailHQ now

Members, households, duty roster, race series, boats, roles, weather and the club portal.

Kept in specialist systems

Race scoring, fee collection, formal accounts and advice from official or professional sources.

Common questions

Canadian club questions

Yes. Keep the PSA, club membership return and responsible board member with the Sail Canada relationship.

No. Federal and provincial coverage varies. SailHQ records the club decision, access rules and review date.

No. SailHQ manages club records. Race scoring, fee collection and formal accounts stay in specialist systems.

Yes. The board can set local roles and record the training the club accepts.

The main app and database are hosted in the UK. Clubs abroad should include this in their privacy review.

SailHQ records payment status but does not collect fees. Clubs can keep using pre-authorized debit or their current provider.

Map your Canadian club structure in the demo

The walkthrough can map the PSA relationship, CANSail history and PAD authorizations already managed by your board.