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General Manager - Queensland Monthly Update February 2022

Published Mon 14 Feb 2022

The latest updates from Australian Sailing's Queensland Regional Manager - Ben Callard.

Please click this link to find a copy of all past Queensland Regional Managers Updates.

What does your club need? Up to $100,000 up for grabs!

The Gambling Community Benefit Fund is about to kick off it’s “Super Round” offering grants of up to $100,000 for Queensland Organisations and Clubs.

The Super round opens 21st February and closes 31st March.

Applications are prioritised by the committee in this order, where 1 has the highest priority:

Items/facilities directly affected, damaged or destroyed by a declared natural disaster in the last 2 years
Equipment or facility improvements
Buses, cars, caravans, boats, tractors, trailers, large mowers, motorbikes and similar items
Community events, training, workshops, festivals, publications and website development
Organisations that have received more than $15,000 from the GCBF within the last 2 years

Click here to read the full article.

Discounts on Instructor, Coach and Officials Courses

With the support of the Queensland Government, Australian Sailing is pleased to announce that Queensland Clubs who are Discover Sailing Centres are be able to receive the following courses at a discounted rate.

Australian Sailing Instructor Courses for the Dinghy, Keelboat, Powerboat and Windsurfing programs will be reduced by $100 to $300/participant.
Australian Sailing Sailing Coach Course will be discounted by $100 to $300/participant.

Further to this, all Clubs are able to receive discounts on enrolment into the following courses:

Australian Sailing Powerboat Course will be discounted by $100 to $100/participant.
Australian Sailing Safety Boat Operators Course will be discounted by $100 to $120/participant.
Australian Sailing Regional and National Officials Courses will be discounted by $50 to $100/participant.

Places are limited. Click here to find course availability and location.

All prerequisites must be met before enrolling in the course. For further information, please contact Alison Turner on alison.turner@sailing.org.au

Have your say – Club Survey on the 2032 Brisbane Olympics

The announcement of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics is extremely exciting and paves the way for a once in a generation opportunity for Queensland sport to benefit by leveraging the focus on sport that hosting an Olympic games will generate. Australian Sailing will work with clubs and class associations to identify opportunities and define how together we can maximise beneficial outcomes for the whole sailing community both now and well beyond 2032.

Winning Gold medals is not the purpose of this conversation- those strategies are in place and already have good traction. The theme of this conversation will revolve around marketing and promotion, instructor/coach/officials’ development, sailor pathways, creating lifelong sailors, retention of youth, club capacity building, mass participation programs, inclusion, etc. We would love to hear your views.

If you could please complete the survey below, it will provide great insights for Australian Sailing to commence consultation, develop and jointly deliver our strategy to ensure best outcomes and a legacy we can be proud of.

It would be appreciated if you could please take the time to consider as a Club/Class Committee and provide a unified response.

Survey Closes 18th March 2022.

Please click here to complete the survey.

We need your help - Club and Class Association Owned Sailing Vessel survey

Australian Sailing is seeking the support of Clubs and Class Associations to gather data around the number of sailing vessels and types owned by Clubs and Classes across Queensland. We are looking for all sailing craft, dinghies, keelboats, yachts, windsurfers, catamarans. etc.

The reason for this information is to provide assistance in developing opportunities for future events, promotion opportunities, development of resources to provide assistance as well as the possible bulk purchasing opportunities and identification of funding requirements and needs. This information will be used in discussions with State Government and Australian Sailing on the previously mentioned themes.
Your assistance to provide accurate data will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact your Club Services Officer.

Survey Closes 18th March 2022.

Please click here to complete the survey.

Career Opportunities – Work in Sailing.

Never before have I experienced a time where there are so many positions available to work within the sailing community. There are currently positions available in almost every Australian State and Territory ranging from Sailing Instructors, Sailing Administrators, Boson, Sailing Managers, Discover Sailing Centre Principals, Race Officers and Coaches and more.

To assist clubs in their recruitment and individuals on their job hunt, Australian Sailing has established a new page on our website - https://www.sailing.org.au/about/careeropportunities/

Feel free to share with those that may be interested and if you have a job to post please send it through to your Australian Sailing Club Services Officer or Regional Manager.

All Competitors as Club Members from January 2022

Clubs are reminded that from 1 January 2022 all competitors in any race are required to be a member of a club.

Extensive work was done in early 2020 on communicating a change in policy that all competitors participating in races are required to be a member of an affiliated club and registered with Australian Sailing. Clubs planning their calendar and race documents for next season are reminded of this change. The position is expressed in the Australian Sailing Prescription to rule 46.

The reasons for the change relate to Sailing’s future strength; sustainability of clubs, and also safety. Clubs want a strong membership base and people competing in their races should be a member of a club in some way. Being a member of a club and registered with Australian Sailing gives clubs information of who is racing which is an important part of their approach to safety. Being registered with Australian Sailing also provides a basic insurance which serves as a safety net to people who, through injury or accident, incur financial loss.

Australian Sailing have made systems available to clubs who want to provide short term, introductory or other flexible membership arrangements to competitors. The system is SailPass and it has been rolled out nationally and enthusiastically taken up by many clubs. The system provides flexibility for clubs to make competitors members for any appropriate terms. Membership under SailPass is considered by Australian Sailing to be membership of a club and provides for registration of the crew with Australian Sailing. A significant amount of work has been done in the SailPass system and it is proving itself as a valuable tool for clubs wanting to offer flexible and attractive membership options.

This strategic priority is completely compatible and in line with the priorities of any affiliated club. Clubs want competitors to be members and if not be a member with them, support the network of clubs and become a member elsewhere.
To answer any further questions on the changes to rule 46, we have created a list of FAQs which will give you information on what SailPass is, how it integrates with clubs and how it can benefit casual racing. You will find it here