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General Manager - Tasmania Update December 2025
Published Wed 03 Dec 2025
The latest updates from Australian Sailing's General Manager - Tasmania - Felicity Allison.
Please click this link to find all past Tasmania General Managers Updates.
With the sailing season in full swing and the weather finally being kinder to us, we have an eventful time ahead. The RYCT is definitely looking at having no down time with three major national regattas coming up and of course, the Sydney Hobart. Australian Sailing will again have a presence at the Race Village to answer any questions about sailing and promote your Clubs, Classes and our great sport. Please come and visit and have a chat, I would love to see you.
Once again, Adventures of a Sailor Girl, Nic Douglass, will be at the RYCT on 31st December ‘Celebrating Women in Offshore Sailing’. This social event is open to anyone who supports female sailing and it is a time to celebrate ‘closing the gender gap’ and building lifelong sailors. The more the merrier, so please spread the word, share the link in your newsletters, and come and enjoy a very sociable morning (10am –12noon) and have a free coffee and some cake!
Registration: SHESAILS WITH Nic DOUGLASS
At the recent Australian Sailing National Awards in Sydney, Tasmania was very well represented as National finalists:
- Club of the Year Category B – PDYC, Instructor of the Year - Samantha Bailey, Sport Professional Award – Colleen Darcey, Official of the Year – Ian Ross, and Chris Symonds winning the Para Sailor of the Year award for the 6th time.
- Paul McCartney’s crew on Porco Rosso were acknowledged for their bravery efforts in last year’s Sydney Hobart. They were presented with the CYCA SOLAS Trusts Bravery Award for their successful rescue of Luke Watkins in treacherous conditions.
Tassie is so busy this summer that our AS Tassie staff will be working throughout the holiday season. Please be aware that the main AS Office will be closed from December 19th and reopen on January 5th. TAS AS staff will be based at the RYCT for the ILCA and Optimist Nationals from Jan 1st to Jan 15th, so come and say ‘hi’!
Good luck to all sailors who are competing over the summer, Merry Christmas to you all, and I wish you fair winds and lots of fun on the water.
Felicity Allison
This Month's Update
• TAS Good News Story
• Sailing Nationals in TAS
• Grant Opportunities
• TAS Regional Advisory Committee
• TAS Sailing Calendar
• AS Resources
• Update your Contacts and Keep in Touch!
TAS Good News Story!
Tamar Yacht Club sailor, Tristan Gourlay, begins his unassisted, non-stop, solo circumnavigation of the world. He began his journey on Sunday November 9th and hopes to complete it in 150 days to become the fastest Australian and beat his Dad’s, Ken, record from 20 years ago. We wished Tristan all the best at the RYCT a few days before he left with a question-and-answer session and three cheers!
Follow Tristan’s adventure on Facebook – Chasing the endless horizon
Sailing Nationals in TAS – A busy summer and lots to see!
- B14 Nationals MPYC, 28 Dec- 2 Jan
- ILCA Oceanic & Nationals RYCT, 1-8 Jan
- Mirror Nationals WYC, 3-8 Jan
- 29er Nationals SBSC, 3-9 Jan
- Optimist Nationals RYCT, 8 –15
- Dragon Class, Prince Philip Cup and Ted Memorial Championship RYCT, 21-28 Jan
TAS EVENTS: TAS CALENDAR
Grant Opportunities – more to open in early 2026: Active Clubs (Equipment), Women and Girls Participation, Minor Infrastructure dev.
- 2025 Event Attraction Fund - HERE
- LGBTIQA+ Small Community Grants - HERE
- National Pies Local Legends - HERE
- Ticket to Play - TICKET TO PLAY
- International Women's Day Small Grants Program 2026 - closes 2pm, Tuesday 23 December 2025
here.
You can find more information about current and future grant rounds at the following link; Active Tasmania
CLUB ACTION: Visit links and share with your members
TAS Regional Advisory Committee
The next RAC Meeting will be held on 12th December in Campbell Town. We will be predominantly discussing increasing participation and keelboat sailing in our state. However, if there is a topic that you would like on the agenda, please send an email by December 10th to: felicity.allison@sailing.org.au
Here is the link to the information about the TAS Regional Advisory Committee - https://www.sailing.org.au/tas/tas-rac/
CLUB ACTION: RAC Meeting Agenda item. Do you have one?
TAS Sailing Calendar
Have you put your Club/Class events on the TAS Sailing Calendar so that everyone knows they are on? Excellent communication is the key to supporting our sailing community and this is how we can make it easier for everyone. If you require support for adding an event, please email felicity.allison@sailing.org.au
CLUB ACTION: Add your events and contact AS if you require help. TAS Calendar
Australian Sailing Resources
With so many events being held, have you looked at the Australian Sailing resources on our website?
Take the time to explore the many helpful templates, e-learning and guidelines that can only make things easier for you and your club volunteers.
Safety underpins all sailing activities in Australia, check out the Safety resources, something that every Club and Class should be focused on SAFETY.
CLUB ACTION: Share with your Committee and add to your newsletter.
Keep in Touch!
Please ensure that your Club/Class contact details are kept up to date in revSPORT as this helps us keep in touch with you! We also need you to use revSPORT to help us collect data for our sport. Are you using the AS templates for your courses and Discover Sailing Days? It is simple and easy to use and will help promote your event.
We are available to answer your queries by phone, face to face or via Teams online.
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