This is a course consisting of 6 lesson (2.5 hours) specifically designed for junior and youth sailors aged 12 to 18 years old. With a heavy focus on the kite and general water safety our aim is to ensure our students become independent kiters in the best way possible.
The change to Rule 46 in the Racing Rules of Sailing is scheduled to be implemented from 1 January 2022, which will now requires all competitors in any race to be a member of a club.
Australian Sailing CEO and Commonwealth Games President, Ben Houston and Vice-President of World Sailing and Chair of the Sport Integrity Advisory Council, Sarah Kenny, have joined a team of sporting directors and governance experts to help develop a new free online resource launched by Sport Australia, the ‘Start Line’.
SailGP’s next instalment of its Inspire Careers and Racing programmes is set to provide 42 young people with once-in-a lifetime opportunities, both onshore and on the water. The league’s purpose-driven community outreach programmes continue to build a more inclusive talent pool – increasing diversity and accessibility to the sport – for SailGP and the wider sailing industry as it uses sport for good in its Race for the Future.
After a two-year Covid-related hiatus, Victoria’s historic Festival of Sails will be roaring back into life from Saturday, January 22 to Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
Australian Sailing affiliated clubs and their members will be offered the opportunity to purchase Nutricare products as of this month, with part of the proceeds being returned to the clubs to help fund future participation.
The 2021 Sail Sydney regatta is shaping up to provide quality sailing action with a large fleet of sailors keen to hit the water and compete after another disrupted year of racing.
The Couta Boat Association is about to launch a 430 page hard cover Coffee Table Book: The Tradition lives On – A Register of the Historic Couta Boats featuring the history of 200 Couta Boats.
After missing out in 2021, the largest gathering of classic wooden dinghies in Australia converges on Inverloch in February 2022 as the Regatta returns for an 8th year.
Australia’s Tom Slingsby has won the male 2021 Rolex World Sailor of the Year in celebration of his achievements in three competitive classes over the past two years.