Click this link to go to all past NSW/ACT General Manager’s Updates
 
This month’s update:

• Save the Date
• Participation Programs and Resources
• Upcoming Courses
• Event Calendar
• Updating Club Contacts
• Keep in touch

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Save the Date
Sailing Summit NSW: 4th May @ Georges River Sailing Club
Sailing Summit ACT: 25th May @ Canberra Yacht Club
Training in Focus - Live: 2nd June @ Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
State Sailing Awards: 21st September @ Drummoyne Sailing Club
Zhik Youth Sail Series: 2nd - 7th October @ Venue TBC
 
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Participation Programs and Resources
Participation Programs are key to facilitating and growing membership, as they focus on retaining and developing sailors, coaches, and volunteers, and are designed with flexibility in mind, allowing clubs and class associations to adapt to how people choose to participate.

Read the Participation Program information
Our Club Participation Hub is stacked with resources for clubs and classes to increase participation and enhance your activities. Please get in touch if you want guidance on how to utilise these resources for your club.

Click here for more information
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Upcoming Courses

We have added new Dinghy Instructor, Keelboat Instructor, Windsurfing Instructor and Foil Lab Coach courses on our website. To find a course near you, use the course finder here.  
 
We have a Race Officer – Regional / National course on the 22-23rd of June at Belmont 16’s. You can register for this course here .

Instructor Courses
We have begun scheduling instructor, coach, and official’s courses for the next 12 months. You can find a course here - Course Finder

If your club is a Discover Sailing Centre and you’d be happy to host an instructor course, please email Jess.tames@sailing.org.au  
 
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NSW/ACT Event Calendar

We have refreshed the 2024 event calendar and are constantly adding new events.  If you would like to add your major events to the calendar, it helps sailors find your events and other clubs and Australian Sailing plan their events. The calendar can be found here

Action Item for Clubs: Add your events to the calendar, if your club doesn’t have the link to edit the calendar, please email Jess.tames@sailing.org.au

EVENTS to look out for:

April 5 - 7: Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NCYC) is hosting the prestigious Australian Yachting Championships in conjunction with the national sailing body, Australian Sailing. It will be embedded into the fast-growing SailFest Newcastle Regatta which was relaunched in 2019 but has a proud heritage dating back to 1845.

March 29 - April 1: Middle Harbour Yacht Club is hosting an Inclusive Classes Regatta. The Regatta program includes arrival, training and classification on the Friday followed by three races each day on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday.  An Inclusive Sailing Forum will also be held on the Sunday evening. In addition, the regatta will be the inaugural NSW Para Sailing Championships.  Results of eligible para sailors will be extracted from the open fleet results.
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Updating Club Contacts
Not Receiving Official AS Communications? When Flag Officers change roles your club account details need to be updated, without key contact details, Australian Sailing cannot contact the right people.

Action Item for Clubs: Check your Club’s contact details in the Account details section of revSPORT

How to Update Club Contacts
 
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Please get in touch

Craig, Jess, and I are available to answer your queries by phone, face to face or to meet via Teams online. The phone numbers below go to our mobiles.

John Douglas
General Manager - NSW/ACT
Direct Phone: (02) 9170 6959
EMAIL

Craig Ferris
Club Support Officer - NSW/ACT
Direct Phone: (02) 9170 6906
EMAIL

Jess Tames
Club Support Officer - NSW/ACT
Direct Phone: (02) 9170 6948
EMAIL

You can find a full list of Australian Sailing Contacts – here.