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2023 HARKEN International Youth Match Racing Championship Brings Thrilling Sailing Action to Pittwater

The HARKEN International Youth Match Racing Championship is the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) most prestigious youth sailing event, which brings together talented youth sailors from around the world, for 4 days of hotly contested Match Racing. The event provides a platform for aspiring sailors to showcase their skills and engage in a high-level competition. Competitors started arriving at RPAYC on Monday 4 December to partake in on water practice sessions followed by the Official Even
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Club in Focus – Royal Brighton Yacht Club

Established in 1875, alongside Brighton Pier on picturesque Port Phillip, is the Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC). RBYC joins other clubs around the Bay in promoting the sport of sailing with active programs in racing, cruising, women’s, youth and junior sailing. Whether you are a complete beginner, experienced sailor, or if you merely wish to enjoy the club’s hospitality and facilities on a social basis, you will receive a warm welcome at RBYC.
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Top Tips for Getting Started with the Wing Program

Darwin Sailing Club has just finished its Dry Season which is their main sailing season. So, we asked Alanna Field the Training Manager at Darwin Sailing Club how they went being one of the first clubs to introduce the wing program into their sailing activities. The Learn to Wing Program is a new program for Discover Sailing Centres (DSCs), designed to introduce participants to the exciting discipline of wing-surfing.
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Instructor and Coach of the year 2023

The Australian Sailing Awards have been the premier off-water celebration nation-wide for several decades. In 2014, the categories of, Instructor of the Year and Coach of the Year, were added with nominations being given by State Associations.
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Alignment of accreditation dates for multi-qualification holders

We recently changed how we recognise and support instructors and coaches who hold multiple accreditations. We hope the change described below reduces barriers cited by many instructors and coaches to remaining accredited in multiple sailing disciplines. The change enables a simpler process to reaccreditation and saves you time and costs associated in the 5 yearly reaccreditation process. 
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Sailing Safely in Tasmania

Australian Sailing Tasmania, has worked closely with MAST to develop a document to support sailing clubs to ensure that our sailors stay safe. The Sailing Safely In Tasmania document gives yacht clubs around the state information about safety equipment for coach boats, navigation light requirements for coach boats and sailing dinghies, and the rights of piloted vessels and pilot-exempt vessels.
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