On Saturday 9th September 2023, the Tasmanian sailing community came together at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania for the announcement of the winners for the 2023 Tasmanian Sailing Awards. It was a well-attended event with over 80 people celebrating the finalists and winners of each award. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners! 

A list of all the winners can be found HERE.

There were so many stories shared, and in particular, we celebrated our Barranjoey Pin recipient, Peter Attrill. Peter is now 93 years young and was delighted to be part of the evening bringing his family to help share his award. Peter spoke of his love of sailing for life and how it has been an important part of his family. 

Our Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to well-known Tasmanian sailor, Don Calvert. Don is known for his boat, Intrigue, and a lifetime of achievements, sailing commitments and ongoing support to new sailors.
 
Thank you to all who attended the evening and made it so enjoyable. Celebrating our sailing community is a way to bring us all together!

We recently held our Training in Focus LIVE Instructor Conference. With over 40 attendees and many clubs represented from around the state, there were Instructors who participated in both onshore and onwater activities. This was a great way to prepare for the sailing season, refresh our teaching skills while learning new ideas.

Last month all Commodores were sent a link to a ballot to vote for the new Tasmanian Regional Advisory Committee members. I am delighted to announce the 2023/24 Tasmanian Regional Advisory Committee – Richard Bevan RYCT (Chair), Chris Symonds WYC, Jenny Graney KBSC, Danny Cunningham BYC, Barrie McIndoe PDYC, Stephen Miller MPYC and Brent McKay DSS/KYC. The Committee will meet several times a year to discuss ways of better supporting sailing in Tasmania.

Over the last few months, Australian Sailing Tasmania, has worked closely with MAST to develop a document to support sailing clubs to ensure that our sailors stay safe. The Sailing Safely In Tasmania document gives yacht clubs around the state information about safety equipment for coach boats, navigation light requirements for coach boats and sailing dinghies, and the rights of piloted vessels and pilot-exempt vessels.  It also addresses protocols around berthing vessels, how to contact VTS and what information they require for all areas of the state. This is a document that provides all the necessary safety information for Tasmania in one area.
Australian Sailing would like to thank Tasports and MAST for their input and for supporting our clubs. 

 

SEPTEMBER, 2023

•    Zhik Youth Sail TAS 2023 – 12th -15th October, RYCT(Green Fleet included)
•    SheSails Leadership Conference
•    Discover Sailing Month – November
•    Courses in TAS
•    Learn to Wing
•    E-Learning courses
•    Updating Club Contacts
•    Keep in touch

 

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

Sailors from around the state are invited to take part in the 2023 Zhik Youth Sail TAS event taking place between October 12-15 at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania. We have sensational coaches for this event - Tom Squires - Foiling, Luke Elliott (ASS) - ILCA and Amelia Catt just to name a few. We are also offering a Green Fleet coaching clinic with supported racing in the Championship. This is a great way to boost your sailing skills early on in the season!

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

SheSails

Registrations are now open for the highly anticipated 2023 SheSails Leadership Conference, which is set to feature an incredible lineup of keynote speakers from the Australian Sailing Team (AST), America’s Cup 2024 Team Australia Challenge (TAC) and Emirates Team New Zealand – America’s Cup (ETNZ).

Scheduled to coincide with World Sailing’s global women’s sailing festival, Steering the Course 2023, the third edition of the SheSails Leadership Conference will be delivered via webinar at 6pm (AEDT) on Tuesday 3rd October 2023. 
 
 

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 Courses in TASMANIA

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

 

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/