Club Conferences
The conferences bring together clubs from across the state and are a great way to engage with other clubs and AS. Hear from industry experts and learn from your peer clubs as they share success stories and best practice ideas that can help develop skills, capacity and further improve your club.
Please find our 2022 Club Conference dates and registration links below
| State | Date | Venue | Registration Link |
| Northern Territory | Saturday 19 February 2022 | Darwin Sailing Club | EVENT PASSED |
| NSW/ACT | Saturday 7th May 2022 10:30am - 6:00pm |
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia | EVENT PASSED |
| Tasmania | Saturday 28th May 2022 10:00am - 5:00pm |
The Boat House, Function Centre | EVENT PASSED |
| Queensland | Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th June 2022 9:00am - 4:00pm |
Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron | EVENT PASSED |
| Western Australia | Saturday 18th June 2022 9:00am - 4:00pm |
Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club | EVENT PASSED |
| South Australia | Sunday 26th June 2022 9:30am - 4:30pm |
Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia | EVENT PASSED |
| Victoria | Sunday 3rd July 2022 9:00am - 7:00pm |
Albert Park Yacht Club | EVENT PASSED |
| ACT | Wednesday 27th July 2022 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
YMCA Canberra Yacht Club | EVENT PASSED |
Use the links below to view previous presentations
Australian Sailing Update
Australian Sailing Strategic Update
Retaining New Participants
Critical Incident Preparation
Lease & Infrastructure
Martitime Safety Queensland
Overview of the Blue Card system
Sport & Recreation Queensland
Safety Culture - The Value of Equipment Auditing
Simplifying Technology
SailPass Membership Retention - Southport Yacht Club
2020 Presentations
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Innovation in Inclusion |
Dr Bridie O'Donnell |
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Rule 46 and SailPass |
Glen Stanaway |
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Successful Club Marketing During COVID-19 |
Susette Evans Princess Royal Sailing Club |
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Club Insurance |
Joel Steendam |
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How Australian Sailing programs and resources can help with your club retention |
Brett Yardley |
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Growing your volunteers and training programs: how to attract, develop and retain Instructors, Coaches and Officials |
Adam Gristwood & Olivia Newman |
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Risks - Prepare and Respond to an On-Water Crisis |
Glen Stanaway |
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Regional Updates |
Regional Managers |
ACT/NSW Update coming soon |
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Australian Sailing Update |
Ben Houston |
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For further information please don’t hesitate to contact your Regional Manager. |
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Club Governance Webinar Series
| Topic | What Makes a Successful Committee | Download the presentation |
| Presenter | Ben Callard | View Webinar video here |
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A successful committee is one that understands its roles and responsibilities and how they sit within a good governance structure. This understanding is crucial for a committee to be able to work together and deliver on the shared objectives of the club and its members. This webinar will delve into the key points that make a successful committee:
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| Topic | Successful Meeting Management | Download the presentation |
| Presenter | Glen Stanaway | View Webinar video here |
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Management of Committee meetings is vital to the effective functioning of the committee and its ability to carry out its role. In reality running purposeful and participative meetings can be challenging. This webinar will delve into the key points for managing a successful meeting:
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| Topic | Managing Conflict and Difficult People | View webinar video here |
| Presenter | Ian Crawford | |
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With our best intentions to deliver sport in a fun, safe and fair manner, it’s not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’ we are met with difficult people and conflict. Presented by Ian Crawford, this webinar will investigate strategies to:
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