News - Australian Sailing

Getting More involved in your Sailing Club as a Young Person

Joining a Youth committee provides you with the opportunity to have your say in club life, develop your leadership skills, provides a chance for you to meet new people, as well as have fun and organise the events that you want.

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Tue 31 Jan 2023

Sailing Summits replace Club Conferences in 2023

The 2023 Sailing Summit dates are now set and registrations are open for Club and Class Association committee members to attend.

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Mon 16 Jan 2023

Marketing with Australian Sailing: SheSails

SheSails is designed to recognise all the amazing female contributors to our sport, and to encourage women of all ages to get involved in the sport of sailing through organised activities at their local sailing club.

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Thu 01 Dec 2022

Coaching and instructing those with an Intellectual Disability

Following on from last month’s article where we looked at autism we are now focusing on sailors and participants who might have an Intellectual disability and what coaching and instruction techniques will help you in teaching someone with an intellectual disability.

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Tue 22 Nov 2022

Advanced Fleet Coaching

Are you a Coach delivering Advanced-fleet programs at your club, or with your class Association? Australian Sailing has a range of resources available to assist you with preparing sailors in any class of boat or board for State and National championships.

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Mon 21 Nov 2022

Top Tips for Keelboat Instructors – Nickie Jones

In each Training in Focus edition, we will provide some bite-sized, practical, easy to implement ‘Top-Tips’ from experienced instructors and coaches from around the country, that you can incorporate into your session planning and delivery throughout the season.  In this edition, is Nickie Jones’s Top-Tips for Keel Boat instructors!

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Mon 21 Nov 2022

Tackers - Why games are important

Why bring games and play into learning? We often think of play as something children do outside of the formal learning environment, just for fun. However, the use of games in learning to sail, is a valuable activity, children of all ages have better engagement, better retention, and learn quicker.

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Mon 21 Nov 2022

Reflection and Self-Evaluation

We all want to be the best coaches we can, and in turn, create the best environments and opportunities for the development of the sailors we coach.

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Mon 21 Nov 2022

Expected standards of behaviour

The Member Protection Policy sets out the standards of behaviour expected of people involved in sailing and ensures everyone is aware of their rights and responsibilities.

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Tue 25 Oct 2022

Why integrity matters

Integrity is simply defined as the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. Integrity matters because the firm adherence to a moral code makes sailing whole and undivided.

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Tue 30 Aug 2022

The benefits of induction training for your club, its instructors, and coaches

With the sailing season just around the corner we encourage clubs to provide instructor and coach induction training day as an effective and efficient means to plan for fun, enjoyable, and safe delivery of training and coaching programs at your club.

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Fri 12 Aug 2022

What isn’t in the National Integrity Framework?

The are some things that are not covered by the National Integrity Framework and get handled elsewhere, such as matters concerning selection disputes, breaches of a code of conduct or misconduct during a race.

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Wed 03 Aug 2022

QOIN Sail Paradise 2023 & The Summer Of Sailing Series Australia

Southport Yacht Club announces the Summer of Sailing Series Australia! A premier Sailing Series jointly hosted by Southport Yacht Club, Queensland Cruising Yacht Club and Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. The Series will be headlined by Southport Yacht Clubs ‘Premier Flagship Event’ Qoin Sail Paradise 2023 Regatta, which will run from Monday 2nd January to Friday 6th January.

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Fri 22 Jul 2022

2022 Club Conference Series a Welcome Success

Growing club membership, our new 10-year Strategy and female participation were all on the agenda as Australian Sailing’s Club Conferences toured the country over the past month.

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Thu 07 Jul 2022

Child safeguarding when appointing volunteers and staff

Your club’s committee can lead the way by implementing child safe screening and Working With Children Checks when appointing volunteers and employees.

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Wed 06 Jul 2022

Changes to Public Liability Insurance coverage

Australian Sailing has recently renewed its various insurance policies, including Public liability.

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Tue 05 Jul 2022

Changes to Australian Sailing's Personal Accident Insurance

Australian Sailing provides a whole-of-sport Personal Accident insurance program that covers financial members of affiliated clubs, Discover Sailing Centre students and SailPass holders, primarily when participating in sailing races and training activities.

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Tue 05 Jul 2022

Nominations Open for 2022 Australian Sailing Awards

Nominations for the 2022 Australian Sailing Awards are now open, with the annual event set to recognise clubs and members for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the sailing community over the past year.

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Mon 27 Jun 2022