1. Sunliner Boats become title sponsor of the 2021 Australian Sailing Queensland Club Conference.

Australian Sailing is pleased to announce a new partnership with Sunliner Boats as the title sponsor of the 2021 Queensland Clubs Conference. The 2021 Sunliner Boats Queensland Clubs Conference will be held on the 24^th & 25^th July at the Brisbane Sailing Squadron. The event is a must attend for all club and class association officials and decision makers.

For all the information and to register to attend the 2021 Sunliner Boats Queensland Clubs Conference, please click here.

For the full article on the Sunliner Boats Sponsorship, please click here.

The Club Conference schedule has been expanded to include the following events:

• 2021 QLD She Sails Networking Evening – Friday 23^rd July, starting at 6pm.
  • This is an open invitation to all of the sailing community interested in finding out more or showing your support for inclusion in the sport of sailing. Join a high quality panel and hear how sailing has positively impacted their life, any challenges and success they have experienced and what the future holds.
• 2021 QLD Clubs Conference – Saturday 24^th and Sunday 25^th July, starting at 9am.
  • We invite and encourage all club and class association committee members to attend. The conference will touch on a range of topics including child safety, retention, the new Australian Sailing Strategic Plan and provide opportunities for networking, workshops and discussion.
• 2021 QLD Club safety Forum – Sunday 25^th July, starting at 9am.
  • Included as day two of the club conference, this forum will focus on safety initiatives and discussions for clubs. Some of the topics will include Equipment Auditing, Special Regulations and safety Category Selection and critical incident response.

All events will be conducted at the Brisbane Sailing Squadron.

To register and to be kept informed please click on this link.

If you have any questions or require more information, please contact Ben Callard on ben.callard@sailing.org.au

Action item for clubs:

1. Please share this information with your committee members.
2. Please select and encourage the most appropriate club or class representative to attend.

2. Queensland Academy of Sport Head Coach Shane Smith leads a stellar lineup of coaches for Youth Sail Qld!

The Coaching Clinic as part of Youth Sail Qld is shaping up to be a fabulous opportunity to rub shoulders and learn from some exceptional coaches.  Australian Sailing Team member Joel Turner who sails the 49er and Fast Track Nacra 17’s Australian Coach Carolijn Brouwer are joining us this year.  Their experience in sailing and coaching is extensive and we welcome them to the Coaching Team for 2021.

Please click here for the full article.

Action item for clubs:

1. Please promote and encourage your junior and youth sailors to attend.

3. New child sex offence laws for sporting clubs Failure to Report and Failure to Protect.

Article by Mullins Lawyers.

Strengthened child sexual offence reporting and protection laws come into effect on 5 July 2021.

These laws, which emerged from the 'Child Abuse Royal Commission' will apply to schools, churches and sporting clubs. 

There are two relevant changes to the law which affect sport and create new criminal offences.

1. Failure to protect a child from, or take steps to remove the risk of, a sexual offence;
2. Failure to report a belief of a child sexual offence (either current or past).

Please click here for full article

Action item for clubs:

• Please check your club polices and procedures.

4. Clubs Promoting Safety – Cruising Yacht Club of Hamilton Island.

The Cruising Yacht Club of Hamilton Island have an initiative in place to include a ‘Safety Hint’ their electronic newsletter each month.

The CYCHI have enlisted the help of their club’s safety committee to write an article for each month’s newsletter, giving its members information around a specific safety topic.

For the month of March 2021, the topic was around First Aid Essentials and what extra kit may be a good idea to carry onboard over and above what is required for the Special Regulations per category of racing. They also talked about the importance of a crew briefing ensuring all crew are familiar with using the technology on board to call for help in an emergency situation.

This a great initiative, ensuring that the topic of safety is always at the forefront of boat owners thinking.

Safety resources for clubs can be found at https://www.sailingresources.org.au/safety/risk-management/

Please click here for the full article.

5.  Safety in Focus

Australian Sailing provide updates to clubs on items relating to safety through an electronic news articles, “Safety in Focus”. To review these article please click here.

COVID Safe Sailing

For all the information on the current restrictions and requirements please visit the links below.

Australian Sailing COVID-19 Information Hub.

Queensland, Industry plans for sport, recreation and fitness organisations.

Action item for clubs:

• Remain vigilant. Strong emphasis on personal hygiene and collection of contact tracing details.
• If you are unwell, stay home.

If you have any questions about these items or more, please contact one of our Queensland team members below.

Contact:

Ben Callard – Regional Manager                P: 02 91706928                               E: ben.callard@sailing.org.au

Annie Watson – Club Services Officer      P: 02 91706929                               E: annie.watson@sailing.org.au

Grant Willmott – Club Services Officer    P: 02 91706930                 E: grant.willmott@sailing.org.au

Alison Turner – Club Services Officer (P/T)  P: 02 91706931           E: alison.turner@sailing.org.au