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Zhik Youth Sail TAS 2023 - Register Now!

Sailors under 23 years are invited to the 2023 Zhik Youth Sail TAS event taking place between October 12-15 at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania

TAS Youth

Wed 27 Sep 2023

SAIL PARADISE BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE REGATTA 2023 SETS SAIL WITH THRILLING YACHT RACING ON OUR DOORSTEP

Get ready for an adrenaline-packed spectacle as Southport Yacht Club presents the highly-anticipated Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta from Saturday, September 30th, 2023, to Monday, October 2nd, 2023, delivering an unforgettable experience with offshore sailing at its finest.

QLD

Wed 27 Sep 2023

Sustainable Practice with Double Bay Sailing Club

Double Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) is a club that is passionately leading the way with its sustainability practices. As well as implementing a range of energy efficient initiatives including power-saving light bulbs and timers for hot water, DBSC also has systems in place to separate waste streams and actively encourages and participates in recycling.

National Clubs in Focus ACT NSW QLD VIC TAS NT WA SA

Wed 27 Sep 2023

Coach Development at the Forefront of Zhik Youth Sail QLD

Coach development is a priority at Zhik Youth Sail events around the country, with the Zhik Youth Sail QLD event leading the charge and providing specialised support and professional development opportunities to 27 coaches from across QLD, NT and the Solomon Islands.

National Coach Participation and Growth

Fri 22 Sep 2023

Fireball Worlds - Early bird entry ending

The excitement for the upcoming 2024 Fireball Worlds, hosted at the prestigious Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) in February 2024, is steadily growing. As the event draws near, organisers have released some key updates for participants and enthusiasts to take note of:

VIC

Fri 22 Sep 2023

Inclusive Classes Regatta at Easter

An Inclusive Classes Regatta will be conducted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club from March 29 to April 1 (Easter weekend) 2024. The Notice of Race has now been published and online entry is open.

NSW

Fri 22 Sep 2023

Australian Sailing NSW/ACT - Awards Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the NSW/ACT Sailing Awards for 2023!

NSW ACT

Fri 22 Sep 2023

Making your own drill

As a coach having the ability to make your own drill can greatly improve your ability to provide versatile and engaging sailing experiences for your participants. Yes, there are plenty of amazing drills if you want to go searching for them.

Training Participation and Growth

Fri 22 Sep 2023

Delivering Quality Experiences to Convert participants to members as part of the role of an instructor

As the first point of contact for most of the public, part of the role as an instructor is to get the public excited about the sport of sailing through great quality experiences at your club. They can then become a larger part of your sailing community by joining your club as a member therefore contributing to your club and the love of sailing in general.

Training Instructor

Fri 22 Sep 2023

Top Tips for Powerboat Instructors – Craig Ferris

In each Training in Focus edition, we will provide some bite-sized, practical, easy to implement ‘Top-Tips’ from experienced instructors and coaches from around the country, that you can incorporate into your session planning and delivery throughout the season.

Training Instructors

Fri 22 Sep 2023

Bluey’s episode- Adaptability through a changing environment

Whether you have heard of the Kids TV program “Bluey’s” or not the lesson to be taken away from the 7 minute episode released in June called “Cricket” can actually be seen from a coaches perspective in a very practical way and from sailing community in general as a way to look at the sport as a whole.

Training Coach Instructor

Fri 22 Sep 2023

Become an Australian Sailing Wing instructor!

Australian Sailing has recently launched The Learn to Wing Program, a new program for Discover Sailing Centres (DSCs), designed to introduce participants to the exciting discipline of wing-surfing.

Training Instructor

Fri 22 Sep 2023

Australia ll’s 40th Anniversary a Cause for Celebration

Forty years ago this month, the crew of the Australia ll engraved their names firmly in Australian sporting legend when they won the prestigious America’s Cup off the coast of Rhode Island, USA. Australian Sailing encourages all clubs to get involved in the spirit of the anniversary and consider hosting an event for their members and community.

National

Fri 22 Sep 2023

Drills for skills- rudderless sailing/tethered sailing

A variation on rudderless sailing, using elastic to maintain a neutral helm.

Training

Fri 22 Sep 2023

Basic Splicing for Instructors and coaches- Brummel splice

As a coach, it can often be a good idea to dedicate some session time to boat maintenance and upkeep and one skill that can be handy to have is splicing.

Training

Fri 22 Sep 2023

2023 Sailing Summit Report

The 2023 Sailing Summits have been a great success for AS and equally for those clubs and classes who attended. They were a real whole of AS team and community effort and a big thank you to everyone who were able to attend.

National ACT Club News NSW Club News NT Club News QLD Club News SA Club News TAS Club News VIC Club News WA Club News

Wed 20 Sep 2023

2023 Australian Sailing Club Survey Report

Australian Sailing conduct an annual Club Survey to receive feedback specifically from clubs.

ACT Club News NSW Club News NT Club News QLD Club News SA Club News TAS Club News VIC Club News WA Club News

Wed 20 Sep 2023

Two weeks to go until the SheSails Leadership Conference 2023!

There are just 2 weeks to go until the highly anticipated 2023 SheSails Leadership Conference. Time is running out to register before the event takes place via webinar at 6pm (AEDT) on Tuesday 3rd October.

National ACT NSW QLD VIC TAS NT WA SA SheSails

Tue 19 Sep 2023