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Instructors in Focus: Dinghy Instructors

Becoming a Dinghy Instructor is an exciting opportunity to enjoy sailing and contribute to grow our sport community. Discover more information on their role, perks and how to become one yourself!

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Tue 13 Jul 2021

Officials in Focus: Umpires

Umpires play an important role as the on-water arbiters of the sport and ensure adherence with the intricacies and interpretations associated with the Racing Rules of Sailing.

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Mon 12 Jul 2021

At the core of sailing competition is the Racing Rules of Sailing which all participants abide by. Judges play an important role within sailing, ensuring on water adherence to these rules and in their capacity as members of protest committees to settle disputes off the water.

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Mon 12 Jul 2021

2021 Australian Sailing Awards - Nominations Now Open

Nominations for the 2021 Australian Sailing Awards have now opened, giving clubs and club members the opportunity to be recognised for outstanding achievements and contributions to the sailing community across the past year.

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Mon 05 Jul 2021

Australian Sailing opt out of 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships

Australian Sailing have made the difficult decision to not select or send an Australian Sailing Youth Team to the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships.

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Wed 23 Jun 2021

Youth Sail events ready to make a splash this Spring!

Preparation for Youth Sail events around the country are now in full swing with WA, QLD, NSW and TAS all set to host events this September – October.

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Tue 15 Jun 2021

Introducing Sarah Ogilvie – National Club Pathway Lead

Sarah Ogilvie joined the Australian Sailing team in January 2021, in an exciting new role; National Club Pathway Lead. Sarah has been working with clubs, coaches and stakeholders across the nation; listening to their concerns and implementing their insights into development of a club pathway structure and is about to enter the next phase of the process.

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Tue 15 Jun 2021

2021/ 22 Discover Sailing Centre Accreditation renewal

Australian Sailing would like to thank all accredited Centres for enduring and delivering another successful year of Sailing, Powerboat, Windsurfing and Safety & Sea Survival courses despite the COVID pandemic. The 2021/22 Centre accreditation process…

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Tue 15 Jun 2021

Steering the Course in Australia with SheSails National Leadership Conference

Australian Sailing is officially launching its inaugural SheSails National Leadership Conference event to coincide with World Sailing’s first ever women’s sailing celebration, Steering the Course.

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Thu 27 May 2021

Sport4All

The Sport4All pilot program exists to give people with a disability the opportunity to participate in sport at both a club and school level when, where and how they choose.

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Thu 20 May 2021

AusPlay Survey: Sailing & Other Olympic Sports

AusPlay commenced in October 2015 and is the largest and most comprehensive survey of its kind ever conducted in Australia. Each year, 20,000 adults aged 15+ complete the survey. Apart from providing information about their own participation, parents/guardians of children under the age of 15 are asked about organised physical activities undertaken by one of their children outside of school hours.

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Tue 11 May 2021

Australian Sailing Q3 - Quarterly Report:

The third quarterly report for the year brings us closer to the end of the season. Pleasingly membership numbers across the country seem to be holding steady and we continue to work with Clubs to ensure the data in their revSPORT portals is accurate. Our aim is to continue to decrease the ‘Unpaid or Not Categorised’ people within the system, to ensure that we have the most accurate figures.

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Tue 11 May 2021

Olympic opportunity! Bring your sailing club community together and attract new members.

The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to commence with the opening ceremony just over three months away. Sailing will commence on the 25th of July, with medal races taking place from 31 July to 4 August.

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Tue 11 May 2021

Club Conferences return for 2021

Australian Sailing’s annual Club Conferences are quickly approaching. This year’s conferences will focus on assisting clubs to think strategically and prepare for a strong future of sailing; which aligns with the imminent release of Australian Sailing’s new Strategic Plan.

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Mon 10 May 2021

Judge Reaccreditation Information

With the introduction of the new Australian Sailing Judges Accreditation Policy the requirements for accrediting and reaccrediting have changed.

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Mon 15 Mar 2021

2021 Whitworths’ Tackers Boat Scheme

Australian Sailing is thrilled to announce the opening of the 2021 Whitworths Tackers Boat Scheme. Thanks to our sponsor Whitworths, Discover Sailing Centres have the opportunity to purchase Tackers boats through OziOpti at a 50% discount. OziOpti is also granting a further 7.5% discount which results in a total price of $1,156.25 per Tackers boat payable by Discover Sailing Centres.

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Mon 15 Mar 2021

Social media research and recommendations for Sailing Clubs

Shunt Applied Creative an authority and thought leader in social media analytics for the Australian sports industry have just published research and recommendations around optimum social posting for Sailing Clubs in Australia.

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Thu 11 Mar 2021

Winners are grinners with Maui Jim and OutThere Sailing

To celebrate reaching the halfway mark of our 12 month long social post competition we showcase the winners thus far and remind everyone associated with OutThere Sailing to get a happy snap in for a chance to WIN over the coming 6 months before competition end.

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Tue 09 Mar 2021