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Three Sleeps Until Hamilton Island Race Week

In just three sleeps, the Oatley family will throw open the doors to Hamilton Island Yacht Club at Saturday night’s official welcome party for Hamilton Island Race Week, the 36th edition of the annual sailing series in the Whitsundays that has drawn 224 starters.
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Q4 Participation report

Australian Sailing's Q4 participation report is out. Congratulations to all centres on their program delivery this quarter and the centres leading the way. Notably this quarter there’s been a good increase in people attaining Instructor, Coach and Officiating qualifications, we wish the workforce well in their roles in supporting new sailors and club members in the season ahead. 
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Airlie Beach Race Week: Pioneer Bay Race today

With another light on for breeze weather forecast today, the record fleet of 178 boats competing at the 34th Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) will shift gears as the much anticipated Bay Race, which normally occurs on the final day, has been moved up to today. 
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Marketing with Australian Sailing: Welcome to our Playground

In the coming weeks, Australian Sailing will be providing clubs and classes with information on what marketing resources and templates they have at their disposal to promote participation at your club or class association. In the first installment we will be looking at our ongoing promotional campaign – ‘Welcome to our Playground’.
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Airlie Beach Race Week: Team Hollywood makes it two from two

Following an hour’s delay in racing at Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) today as officials waited for the breeze to fill in, Ray Roberts and his Team Hollywood (NSW) added a further win to their Day 1 victory to take command of IRC/ORC Division 1 of the Whitsunday Sailing Club’s 34th regatta.
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Airlie Beach Race Week: Wind gods make call - racing abandoned

On Day 2 of Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), competitors in the record fleet of 178 boats were initially held ashore, as organisers Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) monitored a very light and variable breeze, but eventually all headed out to Pioneer Bay and waited and waited until there was no choice but to abandon racing for the day at around 1pm.
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Families soak up sailing and celebrate at Airlie Beach Race

Families that sail together stay together - just ask those whose enthusiasm for sailing has rubbed off on the younger generation and other family members at Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) - among them is Geoff Dews, whose family have joined him for a special celebration.
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Airlie Beach Race Week: Mass start enthralls onlookers

A stunning day for the Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) opener, a mass start of 178 boats on Pioneer Bay, in winds of 15 knots from the south-east blowing down on those taking part in the Whitsunday Sailing Club’s marquee event in the scenic Whitsunday Islands – then petering out for the second line – making for an interesting day and some surprise results. 
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