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Leven Yacht Club making sailing more accessible for women
The Leven Yacht Club will do their bit in trying to improve the base of female sailors on the North-West Coast by holding a Try Sailing program for women on February 16 and 23.
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Tasmania
Para Sailing Update
Following on from Australian Para Sailing Championships held in conjunction with Sail Melbourne in January, there a number of important Australian Para Sailing events coming up.
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Scouts get OutThere
The annual National Scouts Camp got OutThere!
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Love the Bay! Batemans Bay Regatta April 2020
The South Coast of NSW had a terrible summer but Batemans Bay Sailing Club is gearing up again for its annual regatta for off-the-beach dinghies and multihulls. This year the regatta will be held over on the weekend of Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April.
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Concierge Traveller joins as Australian Sailing’s newest partner
Australian Sailing is pleased to welcome Concierge Traveller as their newest corporate partner.
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'Sail of the century' – BSYC to host iconic centenary event
The sailing community in southern Adelaide will get together this weekend to celebrate 100 years of history, when the Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club hosts its Centenary Regatta on Saturday and Sunday to culminate a successful 100th anniversary season.
South Australia
SA
FAQ - Changes to Rule 46
As announced on the Australian Sailing website, from 1 January 2022 all crew in any race will be required to be a member of an affiliated club and registered with Australian Sailing. Australian Sailing has received many enquiries, and as a result has prepared the following to address the frequently asked questions.
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Challenge Kids Take To The Water
Children attending the Challenge Camp had a day on the water at Blairgowrie. They swam with the dolphins and then after lunch sailed in the Hansa 303s at BYS and rode in Patrol Boats.
Victoria
CLUB IN FOCUS: Gosford Sailing Club (GSC)
Gosford Sailing Club is located on the North Eastern foreshore of Brisbane Waters at 28 Masons Parade Gosford. Brisbane Waters are fed by the Hawkesbury River with its entrance opposite the Pittwater which is to the South. GSC is also home to World Champion sailor and Olympic Gold Medalist Tom Slingsby.
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Feisty first act of MC38 2020 season goes to Lightspeed
The MC38s are back at it and the new season began with fireworks, Lightspeed struck hard by Lazy Dog in a port/starboard incident in fresh conditions on Saturday February 1 and unable to finish the day, but ultimately returning to claim top regatta honours.
NSW
Anniversary Sydney Harbour Regatta open for business
In 2020, Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s longstanding Sydney Harbour Regatta celebrates 15 years as Sydney’s premier keelboat series across the weekend of March 7-8.
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Sailing and its impact on wellbeing
We all know there are several key factors that can have a positive impact on a teenager’s well-being. Specific societal, emotional and physical factors can help develop our kids in to thriving young adults, and the sport of sailing is recognised as one of the leading activities to help foster these outcomes.
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Class culture on display as Kiwis dominate 2020 Australian WASZP Championships
An epic four days of WASZP racing went right down to the wire in Port Stephens over the Australia Day long weekend, as a group of talented young Kiwis took the first three places in the Australian Championship.
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2020 Sydney 38 OD Australian Championship heads to Pittwater
The Sydney 38 One-Design Australian Championship will be hosted by Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) over three days, from 14 to 16 February, and an exceptional field means the competition will be wide open with a number of Australia’s most talented one design sailors taking part.
NSW
2020 Flying Fifteen Australian Championship
A fleet of 20 Flying Fifteens made the long journey from all over Australia to compete at the 2020 Flying Fifteen Australian Championship held in Waterloo Bay just south of the Brisbane River in Queensland. Some competitors had a long journey navigating around a host of bush fires still plaguing the country. Visitors came from as far as England, Darwin, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney.
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Tasmanians dominate SAILING Champions League - Asia Pacific Southern Qualifier
Tasmania dominated the SAILING Champions League Asia Pacific Southern Qualifier, the
state’s two heavyweight teams making the four-boat final and finishing first and second after a
thrilling last race that broke a four-way deadlock.
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