
Publicity Officer
Henning Faas
Who am I
I work as an IT Manager for a globally active family-owned group of companies. Its 16 business units operate in various markets and a wide variety of industry sectors. There, I specialize specifically in corporate communications and online communications (Intranet / Internet / Social Media). In addition, I regularly coordinate a number of global projects together with international teams: Global Network, Corporate Directory and Global Recruiting. I am married and have a son.
Experience in sailing
I started radio sailing in the 1980s, at first in M-and X-class. My first international event was the 1982 "Wolfgangsee Regatta" in Austria, at that time under the control of Naviga. After a short break, due to my university studies, I started radio sailing again in 1994, now in Germany with connections to the ISAF. Over the last 30 years I have participated in a large number of national and international events in Germany, UK, France, Netherlands and Switzerland. At several German championships I volunteered as Race Officer, Umpire or Jury Chairman. Most prominent events in the recent years were the UK and NED championships for M-Class, the UK IOM and A-Class championship and finally the 2012 M-Class World Championships in Ploermel.
Experience in administration in radio sailing
I am the chairman of the largest German radio sailing club VdMYS with about 200 members. In 2002 I was co-opted as DNM Secretary for GER for the last 3 years together with Nigel Winkley who is the Chairman of the DNM German Sailing Federation (DSV). In addition to the normal duties of a secretary I am responsible for the publishing of the annual DSV RC sailing magazine and for all communications e.g. websites and the DSV online forum. Over the last two years, we completely rebuilt the structures in Germany and therefore are seeing a substantial improvement in the organization of our sport. We established a German radio sailing Class Association in addition to the German Sailing Association which is closely connected to the chairman of the Sailing Federation. We have elected a class secretary for each connected class M, 10R, IOM and Mini40 in order for the classes to be better supported and to spread all the work over more heads.
Objectives for IRSA
Within my work I would also like to internationally promote our common sport. As I have experience in many discussions with friends in Europe there are more and more concerns about the activities of international institutions to be constantly informed. The key is communication and transparency. An organization more geared to the individual classes is a proven concept in many countries and should therefore be used for the IRSA as a guide. In addition, especially international events in the various classes therefore lead to growing interest and should be promoted on the agenda for the coming years.
Statement of commercial interest
I am currently a CEO of BOATSetc with responsibility for overall management. BOATSetc is a source for high performance pre-preg carbon RC sail boats.
IRSA News
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General Assembly 2020
25 Apr 2020 (Executive Committee)
Our 2020 GA has come to a close.Thank you Selywn for preparing everything for us. You make it look easy!Thanks to Graham Bantock for running for...
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World Championship 2020 West Kirby
01 Mar 2020 (IRSA)
There is now a news/reports page on the site that will be home to all info updates up to and including the event....
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In Memorium – Barry Fox
19 Feb 2020 (IRSA)
It is with a heavy heart that I am notifying fellow sailors of the recent passing of Mr. Barry Fox on Sunday morning February 16th after a year long...
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Variation to the 10R Certificate Software
26 Jan 2020 (Technical Committee)
Please Note: An error in validity check calculation has been found in 10R MFs and certificate Excel file - Version V6a. It has been corrected in 10R...
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World Championship Announcement: 10 Rater and Marblehead
15 Dec 2019 (IRSA)
The NOR and Allocation of Places documents are now available for viewing at the WC site here: ...
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10R Class Rules update notification, December 2019
12 Dec 2019 (Technical Committee)
The Technical Committee of the IRSA has made some updates to the 10R Class Rules to clarify some points. These changes are outlined, along with the...
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Release of the new Single Page International 10R Certificate is to be delayed until 1st January, 2020
08 Oct 2019 (Technical Committee)
An IRSA TC review is currently being carried out on better ways to measure and event check 10Rs. It is obvious now that the proposed changes may...
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Prohibited Events Policy documents have been rescinded (removed)
11 Apr 2019 (Executive Committee)
The IRSA Executive Committee voted for the removal of the Prohibited Events Policy and associated documents. This policy had been set up by the...
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The Left Coast Marblehead Class Update
27 Jan 2019 (Marblehead Committee)
AN ERRATIC FREE DIGITAL NEWSLETTER CELEBRATING M RADIO SAILING IN AMYA REGION 6 Left Coast M Update -DEC_2018.pdf3.77 MB received from Bob...
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Portugal announces its National 65 Class Championship
27 Jan 2019 (IRSA)
Portugal becomes the second nation after Germany to develop a National 65 Class Championship. They have taken advantage of the new IRSA...