Understanding Roles
Sailboat Racing uses a role-based permission system. Each user can have one or more roles that determine what they can do.
Role Types
Race Officer
The most common role for club volunteers. Race officers can:
- View the organisation dashboard and race schedule
- Create and edit races within a series
- Add and manage race entries
- Record start times, finish times, and lap times
- Set race entry circumstances (DNF, DNC, etc.)
- Import entries from previous races
- Change race status (start, complete, abandon, postpone)
- Create or configure series
- Access handicap list management
Race officers cannot: - Manage organisation settings or members
Organisation Admin
Full control over the organisation. Organisation admins can do everything a race officer can, plus:
- Manage organisation settings (name, description, cover image, etc.)
- Invite new members and manage existing memberships
- Approve or reject membership requests
- Grant and revoke roles for other members
- Export PY returns for RYA submission
How Roles Are Assigned
- When your membership request is approved, the approving admin chooses your initial role
- Organisation admins can change roles at any time - see Managing Roles & Permissions
- You can hold roles in multiple organisations simultaneously