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Call Goes out on 'International Volunteers Day' to Join the Team at the 2024 Festival of Sails
They’re the heartbeat and the backbone of almost every event and today, on International Volunteer’s Day, the Royal Geelong Yacht Club has put out the call for their crucial volunteers to sign up for the 2024 Festival of Sails, coming up in January.
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Club in Focus – Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Established in 1875, alongside Brighton Pier on picturesque Port Phillip, is the Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC). RBYC joins other clubs around the Bay in promoting the sport of sailing with active programs in racing, cruising, women’s, youth and junior sailing. Whether you are a complete beginner, experienced sailor, or if you merely wish to enjoy the club’s hospitality and facilities on a social basis, you will receive a warm welcome at RBYC.
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Sensational New and Favourite Aussie Bands Set to Rock the Stage at 2024 Festival of Sails
Hailed as currently one of Australia’s best live acts and with critics around the world stamping their hit record as ‘one of the finest of the year’, rock band ‘Body Type’ is set to take centre stage as the headline act for the 2024 Festival of Sails.
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Local Geelong Sailing Star, Evie McDonald Appointed Festival of Sails First Youth Ambassador
Young local sailing star, 17-year-old Evie McDonald from Geelong has been appointed the Festival of Sails’ inaugural Youth Ambassador.
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Discover Sailing with Portarlington Sailing Club
Portarlington Sailing Club (PSC) is a friendly and welcoming club and accredited Discover Sailing Centre that offers numerous learn to sail courses throughout the season.
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Popular Emerging Music Artists Competition Returning to 2024 Festival of Sails
The popular emerging music artists’ competition presented by Forte Magazine will be making a return to the 2024 Festival of Sails and the call is now out for aspiring artists to register.
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Expression of Interest for Coaching Support Staff - 2024 Youth Squad and International Competition
In line with the commitment to support development of youth sailors in collaboration with class associations, Australian Sailing is calling for expressions of interest for Coaching Support Staff for Youth Squad Camp and international regattas in 2024.
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'Sailor Girl’ Back on Board for 2024 Festival of Sails
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club is proud to announce that Australian sailing personality Nic Douglass has signed on to continue as Ambassador and Master of Ceremonies for the 2024 for Festival of Sails 2024, and her company Adventures of a Sailor Girl will officially become the media partner of the event.
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Victorian ILCA Laser sailors busy Spring and Summer
The Victorian ILCA Laser sailors are out in good numbers with training sessions and regattas leading into the Australian and World ILCA Championships and World ILCA Masters championships in Adelaide in January and February 2024.
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Patriot pulls out all stops to win Melbourne to Devonport Rudder Cup
Patriot, Jason Close’s J/133 has won the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) 195 nautical mile Melbourne to Devonport Yacht Race for the Rudder Cup in which ’J’ boats were successful across the board.
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Olympic and America’s Cup legends among Hall of Fame 2023 class
Four Australian sailing legends are set receive the sport’s highest accolade, with Iain Murray AM, Tom Slingsby OAM and the team of Elise Rechichi OAM and Tessa Parkinson OAM to be inducted into the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame at a gala dinner in Sydney tonight.
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2023 Female Sailor of the Year Finalists Announced
After an outstanding international season, it is a clean sweep for the Australian Sailing Team ILCA 6 squad in the Female Sailor of the Year category with Casey Imeneo (VIC), Mara Stransky (QLD) and Zoe Thomson (WA) being announced as the three finalists.
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