Club status
Check member numbers, duty gaps and the next events.
For commodores
SailHQ for Commodores
Use one view of members, duties, events and officer access. 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
Keep oversight without taking every admin job
Each officer manages their area while the club record stays connected.
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 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 sourceUse Irish Sailing prescriptions.
Irish Sailing publishes national prescriptions for World Sailing rules during the 2025-2028 cycle. Race teams apply them to notices, instructions and protests.
What the club record should hold.
Store the rules edition, Irish prescriptions, notice, sailing instructions and race-official approval.
Open the official sourceMeet 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 sourceCheck sports body tax exemption.
Revenue may grant tax exemption to a qualifying sports body. The exemption does not remove PAYE, DIRT or VAT duties.
What the club record should hold.
Keep the exemption reference, PAYE and VAT decisions, filing dates and adviser handover with the treasurer.
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.