News - Australian Sailing

What does your club need? Up to $100,000 up for grabs!

If you have an asset wish list for your club, and haven’t been awarded any GCBF funding last year, this is the funding round to be in!

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Sun 16 Jan 2022

COVID-19 Impact on Sport and Recreation

Please find below an overview of updates on the current restrictions in place due to COVID-19. This continues to be an ever-changing environment; the below information is current as of 12 January 2022.

QLD QLD Club News COVID-19

Fri 14 Jan 2022

Maritime Safety Queensland launches summer crackdown on lifejackets

Boaties are warned to vest up as Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) cracks down on lifejackets this summer.

QLD QLD Club News

Tue 21 Dec 2021

Queensland Sport Recreation COVID Update - 17th December 2021

Updated resources and Public Health advice from the Queensland Government's Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport

QLD QLD Club News Covid-19

Fri 17 Dec 2021

Discover Dinghy Sailing!

Dinghies courses are tailored for both teenagers and adults and involve sailing on small exhilarating boats (one, two or three crew vessels). Read the full article to discover more information about the Dinghy program, Instructors and Centres.

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Mon 15 Nov 2021

Club and Class Association Owned Sailing Vessel survey

Australian Sailing is seeking the support of Clubs and Class Associations to gather data around the number of sailing vessels and types owned by Clubs and Classes across Queensland.

QLD QLD Club News

Mon 15 Nov 2021

2032 Brisbane Olympics – Leverage Opportunities

Australian Sailing is working with clubs and class associations to identify opportunities that will arise from the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games and define how we can maximise beneficial outcomes for the sailing community both now and beyond 2032.

QLD QLD Club News

Mon 15 Nov 2021

Yacht Syndications Comes to the Whitsundays with Yacht Share Mariner and Dream Yacht

Yacht Share Mariner and Dream Yacht Charter will offer the yacht share service under the tagline: ‘Share the yacht, live the dream’.

QLD

Fri 15 Oct 2021

Queensland Covid Update - 1st October 2021

Queensland Covid restrictions update as of 1st October

QLD QLD Club News Covid-19

Fri 01 Oct 2021

QOIN SAIL PARADISE 2022 - Docking on Millionaire’s Row

Southport Yacht Club’s magnificent new, multi-million-dollar floating megayacht dock is destined to become the centrepiece for Qoin Sail Paradise which will be staged from January 3-6, 2022.

QLD

Thu 09 Sep 2021

SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week wraps for another year

The 14th SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) was over too quickly, the week flying by as it does when you are in such a beautiful tropical location at the beginning of spring and the conditions are conducive – but that is how it is, and this afternoon the winners were decided.

QLD

Thu 09 Sep 2021

Hansa Class Queensland Champs Proceeding but Skud 18 Nationals Cancelled

The 2021 Hansa Class Queensland Championships will still be going ahead from Friday 8th October to Sunday 10th October 2021, hosted by Southport Yacht Club, Hollywell.

QLD

Tue 31 Aug 2021

Airlie Beach Race Week’s penultimate day

Two days of racing remain at Whitsunday Sailing Club’s Airlie Beach Race Week, which continues today with a mix of windward/leewards and passage racing, all starting on Pioneer Bay in the stunning Whitsunday Islands – or Paradise, as it is known to those who live there and visitors to the region.

QLD

Wed 18 Aug 2021

SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week returns in September

SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) returns to the sailing calendar in September, and Townsville Yacht Club (TYC) and its organising committee are looking forward to hosting this essential event for the community, and those entrants who are able to join in this year.

QLD

Tue 17 Aug 2021

Hairy blokes have their day at Airlie Beach Race Week

Tim McCall and the Hairy McClary crew from the Capricornia Cruising Yacht Club in Queensland had their day in the sun at Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sailing, their race win taking Tim McCall’s Trailable yacht to a one point lead overall

QLD

Tue 17 Aug 2021

Southport Yacht Club - Qoin Sail Paradise Race Week Trailer Released

Southport Yacht Club has released a short preview for their upcoming 2022 Qoin Sail Paradise Race Week. The 3-minute trailer undoubtedly captures what an exciting event this premier sailing regatta has become for sailing in Australia as it enters its 13th year.

QLD

Wed 28 Jul 2021

Magnetic Island launches ‘Charm Offensive’ on Race Week entrants

Magnetic Island has turned heads for eons, but since SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week was added to the northern sailing regattas in 2007, competitors from far and wide have been captivated. James Permezel's Hanse 445 ‘Charm Offensive’, now based in the picturesque Picnic Bay, is set to join Race Week.

QLD

Wed 14 Jul 2021

Mass Exodus as Boaties Head to Airlie Beach Race Week

Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) officials and members are looking forward to welcoming a record number of competitors and their supporters to the 33rd running of Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), to be held from 12-19 August in the stunning Whitsunday islands.

QLD

Wed 14 Jul 2021