CHIEF RACE SKIPPER / RACE CAMPAIGN MANAGER
Hampshire
Salary: TBD
Job Reference: 2427
The Chief Race Skipper will take charge of yacht and keelboat racing, which represents one third of the company's products. The role involves skippering various race events in the UK, the Caribbean and elsewhere and managing the race yachts and race campaign logistics.
The Chief Race Skipper will be overall responsible for race product development, IRC optimisation, race yacht preparation, the race programmes and managing other race skippers and mates.
Stormforce Racing is the racing arm of Stormforce Coaching, a successful RYA Training Centre. The Racing department competes in various national and international events in the UK and Caribbean. Crew buy into a results orientated product.
The Chief Race Skipper will have a proven background skippering race yachts at the front of the fleet (both inshore and offshore) and of delivering a high level of customer service. He/she will work alongside the Chief Instructor and the Chief Bosun who fulfil similar roles in their own departments.
Responsibilities will include;
- Develop the "Stormforce Racing" brand/product
- Recruit, select and manage race skippers and mates
- Source and negotiate sponsorship for race yachts/campaigns and events
- Secure "whole boat" race charter and corporate racing sales
- Overall responsibility for IRC and CSA ratings for the company's yachts
- Overall responsibility for compliance with ISAF regulations and RRS
- Manage the preparation of race yachts
- Produce and monitor the annual budget for race products
- Manage the operational delivery of racing and race training
- Skipper various race events and deliver race training as required
- Handle any customer complaints relating to racing products
It is an essential part of this role that the post holder skippers race events and campaigns with paying crew on board. He/she will be expected to race at the front of the fleet and develop the crews he/she sails with.
Apply – Full details and to apply are at http://www.stormforce.biz/information-pages/working-with-stormforce/chief-race-skipper-race-campaign-manager.html
Location: Shamrock Quay, Southampton, UK
Salary/Rate: Negotiable, dependent on experience
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