The Notice of Race for the 2020 Rolex Sydney Hobart, the 76th Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, encouraging entrants in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s famous blue-ribbon event, has been released.
The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) is remaining proactive during the Coronavirus and is now presenting a rare opportunity to take part in three online navigation courses by the world-renowned navigator, Will Oxley, and respected Melbourne double-handed sailor, Rod Smallman.
After taking the National Championship crown we catch up with Josh from Sandringham Yacht Club in Victoria who now prepares to represent Australia in the Trans Tasman e-sailing showdown this Sunday 7 June.
It was a Victorian 1-2 in the Zhik Australian eSailing National Challenge Final last night, with 17-year-old Josh Griffith from Sandringham Yacht Club and Matt Blakey from Port Melbourne Yacht Club taking out top honours.
With restrictions around the country beginning to relax and clubs preparing to re-open, Australian Sailing has developed a guide to help clubs identify and manage the risks in a COVID-19 environment.
Australian Sailing is looking to develop a broader base of people to help on working parties and committees in the Oceania region and World Sailing are inviting expressions of interest from appropriately qualified persons.
The 2019/20 Port Phillip Women’s Championship saw its eighth season shortened by the shutdown of competitive sailing due to COVID-19, but was able to achieve a series score from the first three of five scheduled race days with four of ten races completed.
Following a big weekend of virtual regattas the line-up for the National Challenge has now been set with the top e-sailors ready to battle it out at the Nationals this Thursday
World Sailing has cancelled the 2020 Offshore World Championship, due to be held alongside October’s Rolex Middle Sea Race in Valletta, Malta, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Australian Sailing Awards are set to go virtual in 2020, with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic forcing a shake-up of how the Awards will be delivered this year.
With sailing clubs around Australia focused on attempting to restart operations as COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift, Australian Sailing has made the decision to delay the implementation of the change to Rule 46 until 1 January 2022.
Virtual sailing Club Champions from around the country have secured their places in this weekend’s Zhik Australian e-Sailing State Championship regattas.
To mark National Volunteers Week 2020 Australian Sailing would like to say thank you to all the volunteers around the country that give up their time to help at their local club. Â
Australian Sailing has been working with state government agencies to clarify what the restrictions at various levels mean for sailing in each jurisdiction, what activities are permitted and how this impacts clubs.