Australian Sailing is proud to announce this year’s Annual Instructor Conferences will be presented at nine locations throughout Australia.   Hosting the conferences locally provides instructors who may not have previously been able to attend the national conference the chance to update their skills and meet other instructors closer to home. 

The emphasis of each Conference is to develop your instructing skills, network with other instructors from other clubs and to update you on various aspects of the Discover Sailing program.

Your Regional Team of Australian Sailing staff, local Senior Instructors and an Australian Sailing Chief Instructor will deliver the Conference in your area. The topics and activities for the practical on-water skills development sessions have been designed by Chief Instructors with the aim of ensuring all skills are being delivered to the highest quality, consistently and safely within all our learn to sail (and powerboat) programs.  

 
Head of Programs and People at Australian Sailing, Chris Tate, explains, “Our aim is to encourage more instructors to join the conferences around the country.  Providing our accredited Australian Sailing instructors with the chance to continue to develop their skills and knowledge, will consequently increase the standard and participation numbers of students around Australia.  It’s also a great opportunity for our instructors to meet others from the region, both to share experiences and learn from each other.” 

Registration for the Instructor Conference is free with the additional opportunity (in selected regions) to attend a re-validation session.  Dates and locations below:

• 21 March – NT @ Darwin Sailing Club
• 16 May – VIC @ Sandringham Yacht Club 
• 23 - 24 May – QLD @ Southport Yacht Club
• 21 June – WA @ Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club
• 19 July – NSW (1) @ Middle Harbour Yacht Club
• 2 August – NSW (2) @ Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
• 16 August – TAS @ Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania
• 29 August – ACT @ YMCA Canberra
• 12 September – SA @ Adelaide Sailing Club

For further details and to register to attend, click here.