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General Manager - Tasmania Update October 2025
Published Wed 08 Oct 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.
It has been a very busy two months in Tasmania withnumerous events happening. We had approximately 100 people attend the TAS Sailing Awards at the Maritime Museum of Tasmania, Opening Days at various clubs,successful Discover Sailing Days and our ZhikYouthSail, where over 80 young sailors participatedin the event at Sandy Bay Sailing Club.
I would like to thank everyone who attended the Tas Awards andthe people who took the time to submit a nomination. It was wonderful to celebrate our sailing community!
Well done to all nominees for the TAS Awards, with a special mention of the following winners:
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Male Sailor of the Year– David Chapman RYCT
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Female Sailor of the Year – Alice Buchanan DSS
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Para Sailor of the Year– Chris Symonds WYC
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Youth Sailor of the Year - Sam Hooper SBSC
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Team of the Year– Duncan Hine and Glenn Myler DSS
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Coach of the Year – Chris Jones, The Hutchins School
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Club of the Year–Port Dalrymple Yacht Club
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Instructor of the Year–Samantha Bailey WYC
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Official of the Year – Ian Ross DSS
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Volunteer of the Year– Matt Wardell PESC
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Lifetime Achievement Award – Jenny Graney, KBSC and Chris Sheehan, BYC
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Sport Professional Award – Colleen Darcey
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Sport Promotion Award – DSS Media Team
This Month's Update
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TAS Good News Story
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Grant Opportunitiesand Information Sessions and Workshops
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TAS Regional Advisory Committee
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TAS Sailing Calendar
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2025 AUS Youth and Open Match Racing Championship in Tas
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New Online Course
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Update your Contacts and Keep in Touch!
Good News Story for TAS!
Montrose Bay Yacht Club is a small volunteer club situated on the picturesque foreshore in the Glenorchy community. Australian Sailing TAS has been working closely with this club having secured an Active TAS Project Grant to “rebuild family connections with the Glenorchy foreshore”.Like many clubs, MBYC requires new young members to ensure the future of sailing in their area continues. This is a two year project that will be shared with other clubs to help rebuild membership and build connections with their local community groups.
Thank you to RAC member, Sam Dobie, the DSS and Peter Johnston Ship Chandlers, for supporting our first Discover Sailing Day on September 28th. It was a great success with a local young and enthusiastic familyjoiningMBYC.
Grant Opportunities and Information Sessions
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2025 Event Attraction Fund - HERE
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National Pies Local Legends - HERE
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Ticket to Play - TICKET TO PLAY
You can find more information about current and future grant rounds at the following link; Active Tasmania
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Committee Structure and Volunteers -CLUBMAP - Clubs Tasmania Workshops - CLUBMAP
CLUB ACTION: Visit links and share with your members
TAS Regional Advisory Committee
The next RAC Meeting will be held on 11th November. If there is a topic that you would like discussed, please send an email by November 1st 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/
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
2025 Australian Open andYouth Match Racing Championship – RYCT
The Australian Open and Youth Match Racing Championships are to be conducted by the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania 22-26 October 2025. World Sailing grading has been applied for - Grade 3. The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania is proud to again be hosting the event and expressions of interest from skippers are now open until the 19th September.
Australian Sailing Learning Centre
New Race Officer - Scorer & Handicapper Course Now Available
Australian Sailing is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new course, Race Officer– Scorer& Handicapper. This course covers the essentials of scoring and handicapping, and will help participants build confidence and capability in an area that is crucial to fair and enjoyable racing.
The Race Officer – Scorer& Handicapper is now available through the Australian Sailing Learning Centre. For more information on the course or how to register, click here.
A course for every member! Visit your AS online profile: e-LEARNING TRAINING
CLUB ACTION:Share with your Committee.
Keep in Touch!
Please ensure that your Club/Class contact details are kept up to date as this helps us keep in touch with you!We are available to answer your queries by phone, face to face or via Teams online.
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