FYI: for the National Sailing Series here in Philippines for last Season3, to proactively accommodate Organizing Authority / Host Club budget limitations (many smaller Clubs around the world currently ‘feeling the pinch’ too of course), we applied the following model (all were activated on the RRS online Events platform):

1.    For the first two (2) regattas, hosted by smaller Clubs: single NJ on the ground (single-person-jury…yours truly), with a senior IJ online for any support required.

2.    Third (3rd) regatta (larger Host Club): IJ + NJ on the ground, with a senior IJ online for any support.

3.    Final fourth (4th) premier regatta in the series: full International Jury present, for those protests arising and also to hear any appeals from the former regattas (there were none).

4.    Since then, for three (3) local club off-season regattas. 1. above has now been chosen (ahead of National Season4 start).

While there are obvious limitations associated with such a one-person-Jury mode or reduced PC member mode, we feel that responding proactively to such OA / local Club sensitivities, with some degree of flexibility, delivers our services and helps to foster World Sailing / RRS – perhaps this is more acute in developing nation sailing (?).