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2024 Pacer (& Pacer Pursuit) Victorian State Titles
The 2024 Pacer (& Pacer Pursuit) Victorian State Titles will be held at Rhyll Yacht Club, Phillip Island from March 9 - 11
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Parky goes Pink Fundraiser
This is going to be a massive event @ PYC so get your diaries out and block out the weekend of Saturday March 2nd and Sunday March 3rd as Parky goes Pink to fundraise for breast cancer research!
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TIME TO HIT THE WATER - The Ice Breaker Regatta
The Ice Breaker Regatta is the most important sailing regatta to kick off the sailing season in Central Victoria. All sailors are welcome for great sailing, true country hospitality and one of our states most picturesque locations.
The 2022 Ice Breaker aims to be a memorable experience for all sailors, as well as their families and friends
with plenty of activities and fun planned for the weekend.
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Victorian Laser youth sailors in major overseas events
This July and August seven Laser sailors under 19 years of age from Victoria are competing in three World Championship level events for youth in Europe and the United States. They have undertaken Victorian Laser Association training programs in the first half of 2022, and have travelling coaches and parents supporting them as part of Australian youth teams.
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Wintersail 2022 Regatta
The Albert Park Yacht Club invites you to join us in our 150th year of sailing for Wintersail 2022 on the 8th, 9th and 10th of July.
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Updated Child Safe Standards July 1st, 2022
Children are the life blood of our sport, without them sailing has no future. As a vulnerable population we need to protect them so they can thrive in our clubs. To this end, the Commission for Children and Young People have updated the Child Safe Standards. The new standards will take effect on July 1st, 2022.
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Australian Sailing PhD Project Call Out
Australian Sailing have partnered with PhD candidate, Jemima Beddoe, to assist with collecting marine mammal sighting data for her project titled Biodiversity Assessment of Marine Mammals in South-eastern Australia.
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Winter training in its 7th season at Victorian International Optimist Dinghy Association
The Victorian International Optimist Dinghy Association (VIODA) is running its annual training program at Albert Park Lake over winter.
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Tasmanians prepare for assault on 50th Melbourne to Hobart
Tasmania can lay claim to a rich history in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race, or ‘Westcoaster’ as it’s also known, with the likes of Bob Clifford, John Saul, Michael Pritchard, David Alpin and the Escott family names engraved on the major trophies.
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First KISS Webinar leads off the great KISS journey
Here at Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club, under the helm of a new Chair, Lee Renfree, we don’t shy from asking ourselves the tough questions and putting in the hard yards to achieve real change.
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Double-handed Ryujin wins Apollo Bay Race
Sailed double-handed by owner Alex Toomey and crew-mate Andrew Hibbert, Ryujin has won the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) 2022 Apollo Bay Race, in which Margaret Rintoul V (Damien King) took line honours in a close race across the board.
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Melbourne set to host the 2024 Tasar World Championships
Sandringham Yacht Club will host the 2024 Tasar World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. This hugely popular and highly competitive class will be taking to the waters of Port Phillip from 28 to 31 December 2023 for the Australian National Championships and will follow this up with the main event - their World Championship from 2 to 9 January 2024.
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A KISS to Build a Dream on
Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC) has launched their KISS (Keelboat Introduction for Sailing Savvy) program pitched to female sailors and providing a supportive learning environment to inspire them to create their own sailing dreams. Structured as a series of six webinars, one in-person workshop and an on-water passage from clubs around Port Phillip on 30 July 2022, The first KISS webinar “Getting the Most Out of It” kicks off Tuesday 17 May 1900hrs, Register now to start your journey.
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Ginan 50th entry for 50th Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race
Expectations and entries are running high as the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) prepares to host its 50th Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race, with Cam McKenzie and Nigel Jones’ recently purchased J/111, Ginan, marking the occasion by being the 50th entry.
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Queenscliff Cup Easter Regatta 2022 celebrates female sailors
Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club hosted their annual Queenscliff Cup regatta over Easter 2022 weekend, this year with the inclusion of a two-race series for female helms within the racing program, the inaugural Commodore’s Trophy.
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GO OUT "BEYOND THE BAY" LIVE THE DREAM WITH CONFIDENCE.
Starting in May, the Beyond the Bay program is designed for those boat owners and crew who want to extend their sailing experience to the offshore environment.
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Vertigo wins ORCV Bass Strait race.
Tim Olding's Summit 35 Vertigo, won the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) 55 nm West Offshore Products Coastal Sprint Race on a perfect sailing day.
The win puts Vertigo in second position behind Jeff Sloan’s Archambault A35 Archie in the ORCV Coastal Championship Series leading into the final race, the popular 52 nm Apollo Bay race on 14th May.
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