Like most sports, Australian Sailing (AS) provides Whole-of-Sport Personal Accident insurance coverage for members of affiliated clubs, Discover Sailing Centre students and SailPass holders.
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries invites members of the sport and recreation industry to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) form to attend the ‘Managing Conflict and Difficult People Workshops’. Please note all workshops are now online.
SportWest, in conjunction with the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, has developed an information centre on COVID-19 focused on how restrictions and regulations impact sport.
The change to Rule 46 in the Racing Rules of Sailing is scheduled to be implemented from 1 January 2022, which will now requires all competitors in any race to be a member of a club.
Australian Sailing affiliated clubs and their members will be offered the opportunity to purchase Nutricare products as of this month, with part of the proceeds being returned to the clubs to help fund future participation.
In late 2020, members from Christmas Island were successful in the application for a $3,000 grant from Christmas Island Phosphates to deliver a Recreational Skippers Ticket training course to young residents on the island.
Western Australia’s annual Westsail Coaching Clinic was held from 25 to 28 September at Hillarys Yacht Club. Participant numbers in 2021 were up in comparison to 2020, with 89 sailors across seven fleets participating in the four-day training program. The great turn out, lead to 12 high level coaches providing outstanding coaching to the youth sailors.
The Paralympics Australia Multi-Sport Come and Try day was held on Sunday 3 October at the Bendat Basketball Centre where participants got to experience and gather knowledge on 15 different sports.
Peli Powerup has finished for another year with twenty boats, and 40 sailors aged 7 to 14 coming to East Fremantle Yacht Club ready to learn and have fun. Sailors flocked from Geraldton, Busselton, Esperance and East Fremantle.
The WA State Government has released the Recreational Vessel Safety Equipment Review Final Position Paper, accepting 23 proposals to simplify laws and keep people safe on the water.
The board of Yachting Western Australia would like to announce the host venue and partner club for Westsail and the WA Youth Championships in 2022 as Mounts Bay Sailing Club. The events will run from the 24 - 29 September.
The Western Australian Sailing community gathered at Hillarys Yacht Club on Thursdays 30 September for the 2021 Australian Sailing – Western Australian Awards. The Australian Sailing awards recognises the outstanding contributions and achievements by clubs and individuals in all aspects of the Western Australian Sailing community who administrate, volunteer and compete.
The Western Australian Government's Department of Transport has released an announcement regarding new mooring laws. Reforms to the State’s boating laws will provide a fairer, more equitable system to allocate moorings in sought after areas and prevent individuals from profiting by selling a mooring.
Congratulations to the overall winners of the Australian Sailing WA Awards for 2021! The winners of the state awards will be put forward as nominees for the national Australian Sailing Awards.
The 2021 Australian Sailing Awards – Western Australian Awards night will be held on the evening of Thursday 30th of September 2021 at Hillarys Yacht Club from 6pm.