As the opening of the sailing season gets closer, sailing committees are busy organising their calendars and events. This is the perfect opportunity to share that information with Australian Sailing so that we can help promote and support you with your club’s sailing. I am seeing in Tasmania positive discussions between clubs and interest in working together with the intention to build a stronger sailing community where new sailors will want to be involved in the sport of sailing. 

With many AS courses being held in Tasmania over the quieter and colder months, there are numerous new Instructors, Coaches and soon to be Senior Instructors, Race Officers and Umpires. I congratulate those people who have taken on their new qualifications and thank the people who helped run these courses.

As the Tasmanian General Manager, I am fully aware of the difficulty that many clubs are having with aging infrastructure and the need for funds to improve buildings. I have recently met with other GM’s from various sports who are also dealing with the same issue. We have requested a meeting with Nick Street, Minister of Sport, for a meeting to express our concerns. As a collaborative group, we are hoping that our concerns will more likely be heard, and that in the future we will see better support for sporting communities. This week, I have also sent an email to all clubs about the recent grants that are now open for submission and suggest that if anyone requires support, please ask.

On Friday 11th August, all Commodores were sent a link to a ballot to vote for the new Tasmanian Regional Advisory Committee members. With only one submission per club, please follow up to ensure that your club has voted by COB Friday 18th August.

With many recent AGM’s being held, please ensure that your club contact details are up to date in revSPORT to ensure that there are current email addresses for ongoing communication. As clubs are now organising their calendars for the next season, please can you ensure that the following information is considered and included in your calendar. Any of the information below can be copied into your club newsletters to be shared with your members so that they know what is happening in Tasmania. Good communication is vital to our sport!

Please promote the Australian Sailing – Tasmania Facebook page, as this also includes all the up to date AS News, both State and Nationally.

 

AUGUST, 2023
•    TAS Sailing Awards – 9th September RYCT 5.30pm
•    Training in Focus – LIVE! (Instructor’s Conference) 10th September, RYCT
•    TAS Youth Sail – 12th -15th October, RYCT(Green Fleet included)
•    Upcoming Courses in TAS – TAS COURSES
•    Learn to Wing
•    Discover Sailing Month - November
•    E-Learning courses
•    Updating Club Contacts
•    Keep in touch

TAS Sailing Awards - Saturday 9th September at RYCT 5.30pm

All sailors are invited to attend the Awards evening. Register here - TAS AWARDS 

Refreshments will be provided. 

Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate. It was very much appreciated. I invite all sailors to the Awards evening to participate in the exciting event of seeing who will win each category and celebrating the nominations, achievements and our great sailing community. If you would like to attend, please register with the following link – TAS AWARDS 

CLUB ACTION – Promote and share link for the TAS Awards in your club newsletter.

Training in Focus – LIVE! – Sunday 10th Sept, Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania

Accredited Instructors who attend the event this year, will automatically have their qualifications extended for a further 12 months!

The 2023 Training in Focus - Live event will provide a great opportunity for Instructors, Discover Sailing Centre Principles and Training administrators to receive hands-on learning via workshops and practical on water activities, with plenty of time to share ideas and best practice amongst peers. Register here -Training in Focus – LIVE

CLUB ACTION – Promote in club newsletter and encourage all Instructors and Discover Sailing Centre Principles to attend.

TAS Youth Sail 2023 – Registration is open! REGISTER HERE – TAS Youths

Sailors from around the state are invited to take part in the 2023 Youth Sail TAS event taking place between October 12-15 at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania. There will be great Coaches for all sailors and we are offering a Green Fleet coaching clinic with supported racing in the Championship.

CLUB ACTION – Promote in your club newsletter and add to club sailing calendar to encourage sailors to enter.

AS Courses in TASMANIA – Registration link - TAS COURSES

Race Officer Course 26th and 27th August at RYCT
Does your club require a Race Officer? The Regional and National Race Officer Seminar is aimed at educating Australian Sailing members in principles to conduct consistent, fair and safe racing. Race Officers play an important role in sailing by enabling competition at all levels. They do this through assisting the regatta planning process and conducting quality racing for club through to championship events.  
Registration link – Race Officer Course 

Club Umpires Course 26 and 27th August at DSS 
Have you always enjoyed Teams Racing and Match Racing? This is your chance to step into the role as Umpire and is also a great way to meet new people and learn about the rules of sailing.  
Registration link – Club Umpire Course 

Keelboat Instructor Course September 7&8 at Derwent Sailing Squadron 
Do you need a Keelboat Instructor at your club? This course aims to teach instructors how to deliver the introductory courses of the Keelboat Program including Start Crewing and Start Helming. Participants will learn and practise effective techniques for theory and practical instructing with continuous feedback and support.  
Registration link – Keelboat Instructor Course 

Assistant Dinghy Instructor October 28&29 at RYCT
This course focuses on the skills that an Assistant Instructor will need to assist a qualified Australian Sailing Instructor in delivering dinghy training courses (12 years or older).  
Registration link – Assistant Dinghy Instructor  

Dinghy Instructor Course October 28&29 at RYCT
Do you love sailing and want to teach people how to sail? This course aims to teach instructors how to deliver the first three courses of the Dinghy Program (16 years or older). 
Registration link – Dinghy Instructor

Reaccreditation Dinghy Instructor Course October 28&29 RYCT
The re-accreditation process aims to ensure quality instruction is occurring and provides participants an opportunity to be updated with the latest resources and information. 
Registration link - Reaccreditation 

Something new for Discover Sailing Centres – Learn to Wing Program

Australian Sailing is delighted to launch The Learn to Wing Program, the new program for Discover Sailing Centres (DSCs) which is designed to assist in introducing new participants to the exciting discipline. The Learn to Wing Experience, is essentially the first 3.5hrs of the full course, and can be delivered either as a stand-alone experience, or as part of an OutThere Sailing offering. It is completely up to your club or DSC how you wish to utilise the Experience in your environment.  To assist clubs and centres further with the delivery of the program, Australian sailing has sourced a 50% discount on equipment for DSC’s through a partnership with North Action Group. If your DSC would like to access the deal, please contact Sylvain Mitault direct at NAG, via email or phone, salesau@northasg.com / 0424 681 859. 

For more information about Learn to Wing, click on this link – Learn to Wing

Is your club thinking about having a Discover Sailing Day? We would love to support you! CLICK HERE to view the great Discover Sailing Day resources and please let us know if you would like us to be involved with organising and marketing. The beginning of the sailing season is the perfect time to have a Discover Sailing Day. Some clubs have already shown an interest and we will be supporting them to organise a successful day.

e-Learning Courses

The Australian Sailing myLearning portal has a catalogue of free and useful online courses created by Australian Sailing and Sport Integrity Australia that could benefit clubs, members, volunteers, administrators and instructors.

CLICK HERE to browse all courses from Australian Sailing, or CLICK HERE to browse all courses from Sport Integrity Australia.

How to access the e-learning platform once landed on the login page:

• Existing Users: enter your email address and password. If you don't remember your password click on 'Forgot your password?' to receive a password reset email (check your junk folder too).
• New Users: click on 'Register' and type your information in the sign up fields. Your login credentials will be sent to you via email. Use them to access online courses in the future.

Note that the e-learning platform logins are different from the revSPORT ones. If you require technical assistance please contact training@sailing.org.au.

We are pleased to announce the release of new Race Officer training for club and class volunteers. The entry level training is now via free online courses for Mark Layers and Committee and Finish boat volunteers.

To access AS free e-learning courses, simple register and login via the learning portal here.

Further details (Including policy) for Race Officer accreditation/reaccreditation is on the AS website here.

CLUB ACTION - Encourage your race management volunteers to do the e-learning courses and share link in the club newsletter.

revSPORT System Support

If you require support with revSPORT there are numerous support guides that you can access. Click HERE.

Updating Club Contacts - Have you had an AGM recently and need to update your contacts?

CLUB ACTION

• Check your Club’s contact details in the Account details section of revSPORT
• How to Update Club Contacts

Please keep in touch – We would love to visit your club, attend a Committee meeting or help you with organising an event, please contact us.

Laila and I are available to answer your queries by phone, face to face or to meet via Teams online.

Felicity Allison – TAS General Manager
Email: Felicity.allison@sailing.org.au
Mobile: 0438 279761 

Laila Grafton - TAS Club Support Officer  
Email: Laila.grafton@sailing.org.au
Mobile: 0487 403800

You can find a full list of Australian Sailing Contacts at the link below:
– https://www.sailing.org.au/about/ourstaff/