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.
School Sport WA delivered the inaugural Teachers’ Games 2021 from, 5 to 7 October 2021 at Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club. Australian Sailing was pleased to be involved with training and delivery of Recreational Skippers Tickets (RSTs) and a Discover Sailing experience for teachers.
The Paralympics Australia Multi-Sport Come and Try day was held on Sunday 3 October at the Bendat Basketball Centre where participants got to experience and gather knowledge on 15 different sports.
Peli Powerup has finished for another year with twenty boats, and 40 sailors aged 7 to 14 coming to East Fremantle Yacht Club ready to learn and have fun. Sailors flocked from Geraldton, Busselton, Esperance and East Fremantle.
The WA State Government has released the Recreational Vessel Safety Equipment Review Final Position Paper, accepting 23 proposals to simplify laws and keep people safe on the water.
The board of Yachting Western Australia would like to announce the host venue and partner club for Westsail and the WA Youth Championships in 2022 as Mounts Bay Sailing Club. The events will run from the 24 - 29 September.
The Western Australian Sailing community gathered at Hillarys Yacht Club on Thursdays 30 September for the 2021 Australian Sailing – Western Australian Awards. The Australian Sailing awards recognises the outstanding contributions and achievements by clubs and individuals in all aspects of the Western Australian Sailing community who administrate, volunteer and compete.
Who can participate? Young, energetic people with some sailing experience are invited to apply. Those selected will sail beside some of the best in the world.
In sports where ACTAS does not have a squad program, athletes may apply for an individual scholarship. The Individual Athlete Program currently supports ACT and regional elite athletes from a variety of Olympic, Paralympic and non-Olympic sports.
Sandy Bay Sailing Club (SBSC) is a volunteer junior club situated on the picturesque Derwent River in Hobart, Tasmania. Formed on 1 March 1948, SBSC has grown to accommodate a wide range of dinghy classes including International Optimist, International Cadet, Lasers, 29ers, Waszp’s and Windsurfer fleets.
Southport Yacht Club is pleased to announce that South-East Queensland’s largest Sailing Regatta, Qoin Sail Paradise, is partnering with Major Events Gold Coast.
The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) has scooped the 2021 Australian Sailing Victoria Awards, being named Victorian Club of Year, receiving the Sport Promotion award, while ORCV Life member Robin Hewitt received the Lifetime Achievement award.
The inaugural SheSails National Leadership Conference last night was a great success, with the largest SheSails gathering to date (albeit virtually) seeing close to 200 participants dialing in from sailing clubs across Australia.