Chief Judge
Elizabeth Rouget is a World Sailing International Judge and serves on the Sail Canada Racing Rules Committee.
Elizabeth is a regular member of international juries at high-level events, including, most recently, the 2025 Junior Pan Am Games, the 2025 ILCA 4 and 6 Youth World Championships, and the 2024 ORC World Championship.
She recently moved back to Halifax for a postdoctoral research position at Dalhousie.
Principle Race Officer | PHRF-NS B Course
Luke is the Race Director at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, a position he’s held since 2014. In that time, he ran innumerable races, including World, North American, and Canadian Championships, all while supporting the largest yacht club in Atlantic Canada.
Luke maintains a Regional Race Officer and Regional Judge certification with Sail Canada.
Race Officer | One Design Course
Paula is a Vice Commodore at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron and an active racer.
Paula has raced at or been on the Signal vessel for about 25 Chester Race Weeks and often volunteers as a race officer at CYC during the regular season.
Paula started as a timer with the Nova Scotia Match Racing Championships in the late 1990s and has been contributing to racing in Nova Scotia ever since, in just about every role. She has served as PRO and CRO at numerous youth and CICSA events. She has assisted at several national and world events, including the 2012 Laser Worlds, the 2022 North American and World Nacra, 49er, and 49erFX Championships.
Paula maintains a Regional Race Officer certification with Sail Canada.
Race Officer | PHRF-NS A Course
Daniel is a Regional Race Officer with Sail Canada and a former chair of the Sail Canada Race Management subcommittee.
Dan is a familiar face to the waters of Chester and will be celebrating his 20th year of Race Management at Race Week in 2026.
Race Officer | Bluenose Course
Peter van Muyden, from Alberta, is returning as the race officer for the Bluenose class.
As an International Race Officer with extensive international race management experience over the last 30 years, he will bring his knowledge of high-level races to the Bluenose racing circle.
Peter is a member of the World Sailing Race Management Sub Committee and has run three world championships in Nova Scotia during his race management career.
Race Officer | Pursuit Course
Henry currently holds a Regional Race Officer certification with Sail Canada and has been an active race officer since 2018. He is a lifelong sailor, having won a Canadian National Championship in the 29er class and competed in many World, North American, South American & National championships.
Chester Race Week is a summer highlight for Henry, and he is excited to be a part of the Chester Race Week Race Management team!