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Safety and Liability Risks under Rule 46

Safety and liability risks are amongst the biggest challenges facing sailing clubs around Australia. How club office bearers approach these risks is of critical importance. The pending changes to Rule 46 will play an important role in the mitigation of these risks.
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Firefighter family day a success on the water

Hundreds of volunteer firefighters and their families from brigades around Australia turned out for a fantastic day on the water with members of the boating community. Families arrived at event hubs for a BBQ in the morning before they stepped onboard a variety of boats, including active and cruising sailing vessels, and motor cruisers.
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New look Airlie Beach Race Week 2020

The Whitsunday Sailing Club has announced that its hallmark regatta, now in its 32nd year, will be held from 6-13 August, again featuring some of the most scenic courses on offer in the world.
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Dutch Continue To Dominate RS:X Class

The 2020 RS:X World Championships being held in Sorrento, Australia, came to a showdown during the morning’s medal races which were held in a light 8 knot breeze with a strong ebb tide flowing. The volunteers and staff of the Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club had promised that it would be sailable in the morning only, and for the ten men and ten women sailors competing, this would be their last shot at claiming a spot on the podium for this event.
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RS:X Worlds ready to launch in Sorrento

A fleet of 116 sailors from 31 nations have gathered in Melbourne, Australia, to challenge for the last remaining World Championship titles of this Olympic cycle before heading to Tokyo 2020. The event is being hosted by Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club, located on the south side of Port Philip Bay, in what has to be one of the most idyllic venues that the RS:X Class has visited in its time as the Olympic Windsurfer Class.
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Firefighter day on the water update

Australian Sailing are proud to be supporting The Above and Beyond Boating Firefighter Day which has received tremendous support from the Australian boating community and industry.
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Para Sailing Update

Following on from Australian Para Sailing Championships held in conjunction with Sail Melbourne in January, there a number of important Australian Para Sailing events coming up.
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