I must start with mentioning Mersey Yacht Club having their 100th Opening Day on Saturday 13th October. Something to be proud of and well worth celebrating! MYC have a display of memorabilia in their clubhouse for people to visit and learn about the history of the Club and are interested in getting in touch with any past members.

On the same weekend, but in the south of the state, AS held their Zhik Youth Sail TAS event held at The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania from 12th-15th. Over a four-day period we had more than 70 sailors participate in the two day coaching clinic, followed by a two day Championship. Unfortunately, the weather was not on our side, and we had to contend with blustery winds and rain from all directions. This made racing tricky (and particularly annoying for the Race Officer and Mark Layers) and limited the races completed. However, our coaching days were productive and enjoyed and sailors were coached by some of the best in the country.  A highlight of the coaching clinic was having Olympian sailor, Tom Squires, and Australian Sailing Team member, Luke Elliott, giving talks that inspired every sailor listening. Overall, the event was very successful, and I would like to personally thank the RYCT for hosting the event and all the volunteers involved. TAS Youth Sail Results

October 2023

•    Sporting Clubs Online Forums for Working with Young People
•    GRANT ALERT 
•    Discover Sailing Month – November
•    Courses in TAS – FULL!
•    Club Participation Resources
•    Learn to Wing
•    E-Learning courses
•    Updating Club Contacts
•    Keep in touch
 

Important Sporting Club information about working with children and young people has been emailed to all Sailing Clubs in Tasmania about the changes that will be introduced next July. There will be two online forums being held focusing on the changes and what sporting clubs need to do. Here is the website to learn more and signup for the forums: ONLINE FORUMS

• Child and Youth Safe Standards forum (clubs and associations specific)
  Date: Monday, 23 October 2023
  Time: 5:00 pm till 6:00 pm
• Reportable Conduct Scheme forum (clubs and associations specific)
  Date: Tuesday, 14 November 2023
  Time: 5:00 pm till 6:00 pm

CLUB ACTION – Share with Committee and register for forum

GRANT ALERT - 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 – Shre information with your Committee and submit application.
 

November is Discover Sailing Month 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.

A Discover Sailing Day is a great initiative for all clubs to grow participation and membership. Designed to both attract participants to the club on the day, and to send a strong message to the local community throughout the year that clubs are open and ready to welcome new participants!To continue in our commitment to increasing participation in clubs, 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.

AS Course in Tasmania

Our Dinghy Instructor courses are full! New courses will be organised soon for 2024 and promoted to all clubs.

Our Club Participation Hub is stacked with resources for clubs and classes to increase participation and enhance your activities. Please get in touch if you want guidance on how to utilise these resources for your club.

Click here for more information

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   

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?

• 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/