Sailing Club Duty Management

Duty management

Sailing Club Duty Management

Match roles to members, training and availability before the event starts. This edition is written for Irish sailing clubs.

Irish Sailing is Ireland's national body and World Sailing authority. It helps clubs with race rules, training, Garda vetting and safeguarding.

Reviewed 21 August 2026

Duty roster

See gaps and limits early

Organisers can check cover while members see their own work and swap options.

Role rules

Set the training, age or club approval needed for a role.

Fair assignments

Review past work, exemptions and gaps before publishing.

Clear changes

Keep offers, swaps and organiser changes in the same record.

Related pages: the sailing club duty software overview, SailHQ for race officers and duty access and permissions.

Checked country guidance

Keep Irish Sailing records ready for review.

Affiliation connects club governance, national prescriptions, recognised training and safeguarding support.

Keep Irish Sailing affiliation clear.

Irish Sailing is the national body and World Sailing authority. It helps member clubs with rules, training, safeguarding and governance.

What the club record should hold.

Record affiliation status, the club or training-centre relationship and the committee owner for national returns.

Open the official source

Track Irish Sailing qualifications.

Irish Sailing accredited Training Centres offer courses across sailing and powerboating. Clubs should store the course, provider and completion details.

What the club record should hold.

Record the Irish Sailing scheme, course level, training centre, completion date and any revalidation.

Open the official source

Meet Irish safeguarding duties.

Irish Sailing guidance follows Children First and Sport Ireland requirements. Clubs need a risk assessment, a Child Safeguarding Statement and working procedures.

What the club record should hold.

Track the safeguarding statement, risk review, children's officer, Garda vetting and required training.

Open the official source
Product scope

Know what SailHQ does today

SailHQ records the club action. Irish Sailing, the Data Protection Commission and Revenue remain the official sources.

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

Irish club questions

Yes. Keep the status, review date and role that requires it. Sensitive case details should stay in the proper reporting process.

No. Keep the official training record in Irish Sailing systems. SailHQ stores the qualification needed for club access and duties.

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

Yes. The committee 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 SEPA Direct Debit or their current provider.

Use your Irish club process in the demo

Bring Irish Sailing qualification names, safeguarding owners and a sample SEPA payment state.