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Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club is very proud to be the Organising Authority for the Etchells World Championship in March, 2024
Along with their event partners, Fremantle Sailing Club (host venue) and Royal Perth Yacht Club (supporting club), the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club are pleased to provide our event flyer for Clubs to promote to their members.
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WA
NSW Performance Pathways Youth Training Sessions
Throughout April and May 2023, the NSW Performance Pathways team facilitated three training weekends in targeted youth classes aligned to the Performance Pathway.
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RPAYC to celebrate 20th anniversary of Admiral’s Cup victory
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) is to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Australian team winning the 2003 Admiral’s Cup in the UK and has registered interest in defending the Cup following the recent announcement that the prestigious biannual event will return to the international yachting calendar in 2025.
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NSW Child Safeguarding for Clubs
Here are the recordings of the recent child safeguarding in sport and recreation webinars from the Office of the Children’s Guardian. You are welcome to share the links to the videos and pdf handout with anyone who you think would find them helpful.
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YouthSail Registrations Now Open for QLD and NSW, Coming Soon in WA
Registrations are now open for the 2023 Youth Sail events in Queensland and New South Wales, and with registration opening soon for the Western Australian event, the 2023 summer is shaping up to be an exciting sailing season for young sailors around the country.
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Club in Focus: Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club
Situated on the beautiful Noosa River in south-east Queensland, the Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club (LCSC) is completely owned and operated by volunteers and is widely regarded as a friendly, family-orientated club at which visitors are most welcome.
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Royal Geelong Yacht Club Vice Commodore Wins Ocean Racer of The Year 2023
Ocean Racing Club of Victoria awards long time member Paul Buchholz the 2023 Ocean Racer of the Year award.
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How to Start Your Sailing Journey Today - Discover Sailing
Are you interested in sailing but don’t know where to start? Been wanting to get involved but not sure who to contact? There’s no better time to start your sailing journey, with clubs around Australia waiting to welcome you into their local communities.
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Success for Sailing Clubs in Round 3 Active Clubs Funding
Great to see the successful grant applications for the sailing community. Congratulations to the 16 sailing organisations who were the recipients of the Queensland Government Active Clubs grant in the third round.
QLD Club News
Participation Month to Highlight the best of Grassroots Sailing
Throughout 2023 Australian Sailing is spotlighting specific themes that are integral to the fabric of the sailing community across our nation. This July, Australian Sailing is proud to shine the spotlight on participation at every level and is excited to highlight the tireless work of clubs, class associations and Discover Sailing Centres nation-wide.
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Incident Reports Published
Two incident reports have been published by Australian Sailing. The first incident concerns the loss of rudders in the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and the second, an incident at the 2023 Teakle Classic Lincoln Week Regatta resulting in the death of a person.
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Ponant Sydney Noumea Yacht Race Returns In 2024
The much-anticipated 1,064 nautical mile, Category 1 passage race from Sydney to Noumea returns next year after a six-year hiatus and will start on Sydney Harbour on Saturday, 25 May 2024. The race is organised and conducted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA), with the co-operation of Race Finishing Partner, Cercle Nautique Calédonien (CNC).
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QLD SheSails Up-Skilling Opportunity
Having received a Queensland Government grant, Australian Sailing Qld offered a package opportunity where, depending on current age and qualifications, young women could attend either an Instructor or Sailing Coach course, as well as a Race Management Day for a discounted price.
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Funding Opportunities for Clubs In Queensland
Here is a list of current funding opportunities opening soon. A good chance to have a look to see if there is anything to suit your club.
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Learn about child safeguarding
Sailing clubs, class associations and Discover Sailing Centres all share a responsibility to keep Children safe from abuse and neglect. There are ample resources to help understand what the responsibilities entail.
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2023 SheSails Leadership Conference – Save the Date!
Australian Sailing is excited to announce the return of the highly anticipated 2023 SheSails Leadership Conference, with this year’s event set to make waves by becoming the first ever SheSails event with an international lineup of industry speakers.
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Learn to Wing program – Coming Soon
Australian Sailing will shortly be launching our latest Discover Sailing program – Learn to Wing. The program will be ready to launch at accredited Discover Sailing Centres in time for the summer season, and in preparation we will shortly be announcing Instructor Training to ensure your instructors are trained and ready to deliver this exciting new program.
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