Sandy Bay Sailing Club (SBSC) will host the International Cadet Class and International 29er Class State Championships and hold the annual PJ Super Series Regatta over the weekend 27-28 November 2021
Australian Sailing is currently seeking expressions of interest to host the 2022 Tasmanian Schools Teams Racing State Championships. This regatta is a 2-day event.
On Saturday evening, the 2021 Australian Sailing State Awards evening was held at Bellerive Yacht Club. The Australian Sailing Awards, for Tasmania, recognise the outstanding contributions and achievements by clubs and individuals in the Tasmanian sailing community. As well as recognising our sports people, the awards acknowledge the huge contribution made by volunteers and media representatives.
Over the coming months, Australian Sailing in conjunction with local clubs are hosting a number of Officials, Sailing Coach and Instructor and Assistant Instructor courses, giving yourself and your club members the opportunity to up skill and obtain Australian Sailing qualifications.
In response to our ever-growing list of Tasmanian Sailing Events, we have created an online calendar for Club Officials to use when planning their future calendar of events. Our overall events policy is to increase participation at already existing events and not overcrowd the calendar with new events.
Applications for the 2021-22 Improving the Playing Field Program are now open. The $10 million Program provides financial assistance to upgrade amenities at sporting facilities around Tasmania, allowing them to cater for all participants. There is $10 million in funding available under this program in 2021-22. Applicants can apply for funding of between $25 000 and $500 000 per project.
July 2021 update from Chris Jones; Tasmanian Regional Manager. This update details the recent Club Conference, upcoming Awards, Youth Sail and upcoming training courses.
On Saturday 3rd July Australian Sailing hosted the annual Tasmanian Club Conference at the Derwent Sailing Squadron. With an attendance of 37 club personnel, the day was filled with several insightful presentations from various parts of the sporting community. Thank you to all who attended and those who took the time to speak, it was a great day.
This year’s conference will focus on assisting Tasmanian clubs to think strategically and prepare for a strong future of sailing; which aligns with the imminent release of Australian Sailing’s new Strategic Plan.
With the deregistration of Yachting TAS in 2020, the Australian Sailing board established a TAS Regional Advisory Committee to take its place. This Regional Advisory Committee is a committee of Australian Sailing and is elected by TAS clubs.
The Director of Public Health has determined that, from 1 May 2021, the free Check in TAS app will be the only system used for collecting contact tracing information in Tasmania.