With the Sailing Season now in full swing, we are all busy with implementing programs, running races and generally living sailing. This is the perfect time to get in contact with Australian Sailing to see how we can support you. I have been sharing events and courses on the Australian Sailing Tasmania Facebook page and encourage you to follow our page to see what is happening. Please tag us in your posts so that we can help promote your club, class and event.

At the recent Australian Sailing Awards, held at the Maritime Museum in Sydney, Tasmania was very proud to be well represented. Sandy Bay Sailing Club was a finalist for Club of the Year Category B, Derwent Sailing Squadron for Media and Promotion, Chris Symonds for Para Sailor of the Year and Will Sargent a finalist for Male Sailor of the Year. Thank you to all the people who travelled interstate and helped celebrate sailing in Australia. Special mention and congratulations must go to Chris Symonds of Wynyard Yacht Club, who won Para Sailor of the Year and was then presented with the President’s Award. The President’s Award is to acknowledge the exceptional contribution to the sailing community that an individual has made, and Chris is definitely someone who has been an active, supportive and influential member of the sailing community.

Further news about the AS Awards can be found on the following sites.

AS Awards 2023

Hall of Fame 2023

It’s Discover Sailing Month at Australian Sailing, however, we all know that the weather takes a while to settle and warm up in Tassie, so if you want to have your DS Day in another month we are more than happy to help you organise and promote it. Please contact us if you have any questions. 

November, 2023
•    Sporting Clubs Online Forums for Working with Young People
•    GRANT ALERTS!
•    Discover Sailing Month – November
•    Game Plan for Clubs – assessment tool for clubs and classes
•    Australian Sailing Pulse Survey – Your opinion matters!
•    Courses in TAS – 2024 courses are currently being organised
•    E-Learning courses
•    revSPORT – Support and updating Club Contacts
•    Keep in touch

Sporting Club information about working with children and young people was emailed to all Sailing Clubs in Tasmania last month about the changes that will be introduced next July. If your club was unable to attend any of the online forums, here is a link to view the presentation. Child and Youth Safe Standards

CLUB ACTION – Share with Committee and implement by July 2024

GRANT ALERT – International Women's Day Small Grants Program 2024  - Closes at 2:00 pm on Friday, 8 December 2023

To celebrate and promote the contribution of Tasmanian women to their communities, the Tasmanian Government is funding a competitive grant program to support International Women’s Day (IWD) events run by local organisations across the State.

Organisations can apply for the grant to hold events that: 

• support women’s equality, including women’s economic security, leadership and participation, safety, and/or health and wellbeing.
• celebrate and promote the contribution of Tasmanian women to their communities.

The total funding pool is $20,000. Organisations can apply for grants of up to $2,000 for each application. For further information, please contact Community Grants by email at  grants@dpac.tas.gov.au or phone on 1800 204 224.

Youth Week Tasmania Grants Program 2024 - Closes 24 November 2023

• The Tasmanian Government has allocated $20 000 for the Youth Week Tasmania 2024 Grants Program.
• Grants of up to $2 000 are available to organisations to support Youth Week Tasmania 2024 events or activities, or projects.

CLUB ACTION – Share information with your Committee and submit application.
 

Discover Sailing Month is here at Australian Sailing, and there's no better time than the present to prepare your club or Discover Sailing Centre to host a Discover Sailing Day of your own. Find a Discover Sailing Day event - HERE

A Discover Sailing Day is a great initiative for all clubs to grow participation and membership. Australian Sailing have created a step-by-step guide to assist with the planning and delivery of your Discover Sailing Day. Click here to download the Discover Sailing Day guide

CLUB ACTION – Set a date for your Discover Sailing Day and get in contact with the TAS Club Support team to help.

Game Plan for Clubs - GAME PLAN is a self-assessment tool for clubs and class associations to review all aspects of your organisation and provide an improvement plan with links to resources and templates. Game Plan is provided in partnership with the Australian Sports Commission. This is a great place to start if your club is looking forward to new opportunities.  It is neatly set out in areas so that one person doesn’t have to complete the whole program.

Start today: https://www.sailingresources.org.au/clubresources/governance/

Australian Sailing Pulse Survey - Your opinion matters!

The Pulse Survey is your opportunity to provide live feedback as and when you desire. The responses will be checked regularly and a summary provided direct to the AS Senior Leadership Team and Board of Directors - Complete the Survey

Have you visited these sites? They are full of resources and information that can help your club and class.

• Club and Class Hub
• Game Plan
• Pulse Survey – Share your feedback direct with Australian Sailing
• Online Case Study Submission Form

Click here for more information

AS Course in Tasmania – New courses will be organised soon for 2024 and promoted to all clubs.

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.

To access AS free e-learning courses, simply 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 and volunteers to do the e-learning courses and share link in the club newsletter.
revSPORT System Support

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?

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

CLUB ACTION - Check your Club’s contact details in the Account details section of revSPORT

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/