The Department of Transport Oil Spill Response Team (MEER) have designed an oil spill prevention sign for recreational boat users and small commercial vessel operators.
The Mornington Yacht Club has qualified to represent Australia in the SAILING Champions League Finals in Germany later this year after clinching an incredible victory in both the U22 and Open divisions of the Asia Pacific Final in Newcastle this past weekend.
On 10 Feb 2022, the McGowan Government launched its $77 million Safe Transition Industry Support Package to support businesses and individuals in sectors most affected by the decision to delay the full reopening of WA’s borders. The package includes nine support programs for the international education, tourism, aviation and events sectors.
SportWest Member organisations can nominate individuals from the WA sporting community, recognising outstanding performances in social/community sport level participation.
There are many reasons why an individual would want to become a sailing instructor. It is a fun, outdoors job teaching people the sport you love and can offer flexible working hours to fit around study.
The program aims to increase participation in sport and recreation, with an emphasis on physical activity, through rational development of sustainable, good quality, well-designed and well-utilised facilities.
Australian Sailing has listened to clubs, coaches and sailors and have begun to develop FOILING programs, tailored specifically for delivery at your club.
Australian Sailing have teamed up with Australian-owned natural health care company Nutricare to help promote the importance of sustainability in sailing clubs through Nutricare’s flagship brands PATCH and STRAP.
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries invites members of the sport and recreation industry to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) form to attend the ‘Managing Conflict and Difficult People Workshops’. Please note all workshops are now online.
SportWest, in conjunction with the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, has developed an information centre on COVID-19 focused on how restrictions and regulations impact sport.
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.
In late 2020, members from Christmas Island were successful in the application for a $3,000 grant from Christmas Island Phosphates to deliver a Recreational Skippers Ticket training course to young residents on the island.
Western Australia’s annual Westsail Coaching Clinic was held from 25 to 28 September at Hillarys Yacht Club. Participant numbers in 2021 were up in comparison to 2020, with 89 sailors across seven fleets participating in the four-day training program. The great turn out, lead to 12 high level coaches providing outstanding coaching to the youth sailors.