It is important to start teaching the rules at a very early stage of learning sailing, so people learn to sail by the rules. Coaching Coaching is now established as a profession in racing sailing as a response to the increase in professional sailors. Coaches develop the character of sailors and set the level of rules compliance. They provide the continuity and consistency from one generation of sailors to another. Coaches need to work of increase the understanding of what they do and how important the job is with the powers that be.
Respect needs to be developed through debate and discussion.
There will be rogues in any profession, but the few can give the many a bad name. Coaches need to work to protect their profession. The coach plays a key role in educating sailors to win races fairly and decently. If Sportsmanship is learnt young it is taken onto major regattas later. The Association of Sailing Coaches has been set up.