Ray Shaw has served on the ORCV Committee for 10 years and still plays important roles for the ORCV including: Membership of the Australian Sailing National Safety Committee. Expert assistance with Measurement and Stability requirements. Vetting all yachts that compete in ORCV races for compliance. Conducting Pre-Race Sign-On schedules and managing the starts for our ocean races that start from Queenscliff along with various training activities. ​

Valuable resource to the club as with his sailing and engineering knowledge. Ray has served on General committee, then as a Flag Officer positions and was for a long time Sailing Captain. He was the Chairman of joint-venture company Melbourne to Osaka Double-Handed Yacht Race Ltd for the 2018 Osaka race and successfully managed that difficult role. Ray was instrumental in the approval of Satellite Phones in Lieu of HF Radio and was also a Yachting Victoria Board Member. Ray was the Race Directory during the 2012 Port Fairy race and managed the very difficult yacht sinking incident that occurred.​