It shall be the duty of the Rear Commodore to assist the
Commodore and the Vice Commodore and in their absence to act in
their stead. The Rear Commodore shall arrange and superintend all
official races and regattas of the club. The Rear Commodore shall
appoint members of the Race Committee
Or .. when a club owns and/or maintains a pier/marina, the Rear
Commodore serves as the Dock Master. Many Yacht Clubs have a Fleet
Captain that manages races and Race Committees. Since only about
15% of sailors race, the management of a race is often assigned to
someone who races and is knowledgeable of racing rules. 85% of
sailors have no need to know anything about racing rules.
