Darling Point Sailing Squadron will host the much-anticipated return to Queensland of the MG14 National Championship from 1- 5 January 2024 on Waterloo Bay, Manly.
Portarlington Sailing Club (PSC) is a friendly and welcoming club and accredited Discover Sailing Centre that offers numerous learn to sail courses throughout the season.
In line with the commitment to support development of youth sailors in collaboration with class associations, Australian Sailing is calling for expressions of interest for Coaching Support Staff for Youth Squad Camp and international regattas in 2024.
Speers Point Amateur Sailing Club (SPASC) is a friendly, family-oriented club situated at the northern end of the beautiful Lake Macquarie in New South Wales.
The WASZP Queensland State Championships were held over the weekend of 28-29 Oct. Expertly hosted by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, the event was a great success with 16 year old North Queensland sailor, Nicholas Dunne, winning and retaining his state championship title.
Four Australian sailing legends are set receive the sport’s highest accolade, with Iain Murray AM, Tom Slingsby OAM and the team of Elise Rechichi OAM and Tessa Parkinson OAM to be inducted into the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame at a gala dinner in Sydney tonight.
After an outstanding international season, it is a clean sweep for the Australian Sailing Team ILCA 6 squad in the Female Sailor of the Year category with Casey Imeneo (VIC), Mara Stransky (QLD) and Zoe Thomson (WA) being announced as the three finalists.
Since Jock Sturrock won Yachtsman of the Year in 1963 for his role as Skipper of the America’s Cup challenger Gretel, no person has won the award more times than Tom Slingsby and his five gongs.
2023 saw a shake-up to the Award categories at the Australian Sailing Awards, with changes including the addition of the Team of the Year Award. The award recognises a crew of two or more sailors, from any category of sailing, who performed outstandingly in a sailing event(s) or other activity in the nomination period.
The Volunteer of the Year Award is one of the most competitive and sought-after awards at the Australian Sailing Awards each year. Volunteers are the lifeblood of our sport, and this is one way the community can actively celebrate just a small section of our 11,000-strong sailing volunteer community.
Three top-performing clubs from around the country have been announced as finalists for the coveted Club of the Year – Category A Award at this year’s Australian Sailing Awards.
With larger Category A clubs with professional management dominating the Club of the Year winners list over the past ten years, it was decided to create a new category intended to give smaller clubs the opportunity to be recognised for their work growing the sport in their local communities.