The latest updates from Australian Sailing's General Manager – Tasmania – Felicity Allison 

Please click this link to find a copy of all past Tasmania General Managers Updates. 

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Congratulations to all the clubs, volunteers and sailors who organised and participated in sailing events in the last couple of months. There have been many events happening around the state and interstate for all classes of boats. Recently, I was present at the Sydney Hobart Village with a Discover Sailing display promoting your clubs and sailing in general. It was a pleasure to chat with sailors, past and present, about their sailing journeys and engage with people who are interested in how and where to learn to sail.

Adventures of a Sailor Girl, Nic Douglass, was at the SheSails event held at the RYCT on December 31st where we celebrated women in sailing and acknowledged the women who had completed their first major offshore race. It was well attended, however, with the devastating loss of two sailors during the Sydney Hobart Race, it was a time to also reflect and remember.

At the recent Regional Advisory Committee Meeting, safety when sailing and the dreaded ‘hit by the boom’ situation, were discussed. Some Tasmanian Clubs have made the decision to introduce compulsory wearing of helmets for learn to sail participants. This is not mandated by Australian Sailing but may be something to consider and discuss with your Class and Club.  Here is a link to an Australian Sailing article visiting this topic - Concussion.

This Month’s Update:

• Save the Dates: TAS AS Events 2025
• Exciting Updates to Australian Sailing’s Education & Training Programs
• Sport Integrity Australia webinars
• Courses in TAS 2025
• Grant Opportunities
• TAS Sailing Calendar
• Club and Class Resources
• Keep in Touch 

Exciting Updates to Australian Sailing’s Education & Training Programs

Sport Integrity Australia Webinars

Sport Integrity Australia have announced a new series of Integrity webinars which your club may find useful. The webinars are:

• Tuesday 11 February, 12:30pm AEDT - Managing High Risk Activities
• Thursday 13 March, 7:30pm AEDT - Practical Implementation of Child Safe Principles in Sport
• Tuesday 8 April, 7:30pm AEST - I’m a Grassroots Coach, What’s My Role in Integrity?
• Thursday 15 May, 7:30pm AEST - Sport Integrity 101 for Community Club Volunteers
• Thursday 5 June, 12:30pm AEST - Identifying and Addressing Inappropriate Behaviour

Registration is free here. Recordings will be available from that link as well.

  CLUB ACTION: Share with your Committee and register online

Courses in TAS 2025

AS is redeveloping their courses for Instructors, Coaches and Officials. Updates will be ready in March.

The following links are for Expressions of Interest for courses:

• Dinghy Instructor - HERE
• Assistant Dinghy Instructor - HERE
• Sailing Coach - HERE

TAS Sailing Calendar 

(All Clubs have been emailed access to this. Classes to go through the hosting club)

Have you put your Club/Class events on the TAS Sailing Calendar so that everyone knows they are on? Excellent communication is the key to supporting our sailing community and this is how we can make it easier for everyone. If you require support for adding an event, please email felicity.allison@sailing.org.au

Club and Class Resources

AS has a massive number of resources that you can access to assist club and class committees. The information will assist clubs and classes to run more effectively, deliver safe quality activities, become sustainable and ultimately contribute towards growing membership and participation. 

  CLUB ACTION: Visit the site today!  AS RESOURCES