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Welcome to Nautical News, the e-news service distributed to Yachting Australia members and clubs whose e-mail details have been provided either by the individual or their sailing club. Articles are sourced with the help of the State and Territory MYAs - their logos are located at the end of this page, with links to the respective home pages.
The month of February brought out the true spirit of sailing. I am pleased to report that the Australian Sailing Team Fundraising Spectacular was a national success with the support of sailors, businesses and friends of Yachting travelling from all over Australia to attend the event. The generosity and kind wishes received have been overwhelming. Yachting Australia very much appreciates the sponsorship and support provided by Holden for this event.
The 2004 Australian Sailing Team are now in full preparation for the European sailing season. We wish them every possible success in this important year.
The High Performance Unit will be submitting the nominations for the 2004 Australian Olympic Team to the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) in the coming weeks. At this time Yachting Australia will make a formal announcement of the names of the nominated athletes. The AOC will then select the team and make the official announcement of the selected athletes.
Good sailing.
Phil Jones
Chief Executive Officer
Holden Supporting the Joico Australian
Offshore Championship
3rd-7th March
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The Joico Australian Offshore Championship, in association with Locman and Holden, will be hosted by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club from 3rd to 7th March, 2004.
For the first time ever, Holden have come on board as an associate sponsor to one of Yachting Australia most prestigious events.
During the event Holden are giving one lucky sailor at the regatta the chance to win a weekend in the Hunter Valley driving a Holden Monaro.
"Yachting Australia is thrilled about the new relationship with Holden. It is great to see an Australian icon like Holden get involved with a great sport like sailing" said Yachting Australia President Graeme Ainley. |
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This year the Championship will be held as part of the Joico Regatta and in conjunction with the Sydney 38 One Design Australian Championship.
A combined fleet of more than 70 yachts is expected for the Joico Australian Championships and associated events over the five days. Apart from the major championships there will also be racing for Farr 40s, 11-Metre One-Designs and Sportsboats on the weekend of March 6 & 7.
Yachting Australia will keep you updated with all the latest results and news from the championship.
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Yachting Australia Calling for a Trainee
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Yachting Australia is looking for a suitable person to employ under the New Apprenticeship Scheme as a Trainee. The position will be full time and located in the Yachting Australia office at Artarmon. The job will include providing assistance in the training and competition development areas. The position would be ideal for a 2003 or 2002 Year 12 school leaver and will include study under a Certificate 3 level course.
Full details of the position will be available from the Yachting Australia website from Tuesday 9th March. |
2004 Yachting Awards Postponed
Please kindly note that the 2004 Yachting Australia Awards will not be held in May this year as previously advised. Further details regarding a new date for the 2004 event will be available in the April e-newsletter. |
Nominations Open for
2004 National Ausport Awards
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Nominations are now open for the 2004 National Ausport Awards which recognise, reward and showcase excellence and good practice by individuals and sporting groups in the Australian sports system.
Individuals and sporting groups are invited to nominate for the 2004 Ausport Awards, including sporting clubs and their members, community organisations, schools, local government agencies, and national and state sporting organisations that have made a significant contribution to strengthen and develop the Australian sports system.
Nominations for the Ausport Awards close on 31 March 2004. For more information visit www.ausport.gov.au/events/ausportawards2004 or call 1800 000 685.
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Your New Job May be Waiting for you
in the Boatyard
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Yachting Australia introduced Boatyard to our members towards the end of last year. Boatyard is an online classified listing where Yachting Australia members can place free ads on our website for public viewing.
This month Yachting Australia launches a new section of Boatyard. Yachting Australia has taken on board members ideas and suggestions and has upgraded the Boatyard facility to include Positions Vacant.
Boatyard, visited by hundreds of people a week, will now allow members to upload job descriptions and contact details, in search for the perfect employee.
Using Boatyard, on the Yachting Australia website, your classified is sure to reach a wide range of people nationally or even internationally, as ads can be viewed by any visitor to the Yachting Australia site.
Start using Boatyard now! All you need is your Mysailor log on and password to manage your ad. To make use of this new facility or to view the classified section, click here.
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Spectacular it Was…...............
The Australian Sailing Team Fundraising Spectacular, brought to you by Holden
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The Australian Sailing Team Fundraising Spectacular, brought to you by Holden, lived up to its name, with almost $30,000 raised just on the evenings auction items.
The night was packed with athlete interviews, auctions, athlete footage, all whilst enjoying the sounds of the string trio and the lavish three course meal.
Action footage of each crew was displayed on the big screens as Yachting Australia’s President, Graeme Ainley, presented the 2004 Australian Sailing Team to guests. The team received a well-deserved standing ovation by the audience.
Master of Ceremonies for the evening, TV personality, Larry Emdur, added excitement and laughter to the evening. Emdur conducted one on one interviews with three team members, giving guests an inside into athlete preparation, as well as their hopes and dreams for the year ahead.
Click here to read the full report from the evening.
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The 2004 Australian Sailing Team was presented to guests by Yachting Australia President, Graeme Ainley, at the Australian Sailing Team Fundraising Spectacular, brought to you by Holden.
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The WA Sonar Crew of Jamie Dunross, Jeff Milligan, and Colin Harrsion and 2.4mR sailor, Peter Thompson (ACT) being presented to guests by Graeme Ainley.
A full range of photos can be purchased online at - www.silvercity.com.au
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Congratulations!
The 2004 Australian Youth Sailing Team Announced
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Yachting Australia is pleased to announce the 2004 Australian Youth Sailing Team. The team will make their way to Gdynia, Poland in July (8th-17th) to compete in the 2004 ISAF Youth World Sailing Championships.
The team members are:
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420 Boys
Nathan Outteridge (NSW)
Iain Jensen (NSW)* |
420 Girls
Elise Rechichi (WA)
Tessa Parkinson (WA)* |
Laser Boys
Simon Morgan (TAS)* |
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Laser Radial Girls
Samantha Boyd (NSW)*
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Mistral Boys
Corey Plant (NSW)
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Mistral Girls
Alisha Kawalla (NSW)*
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Open Hobie 16
Michael Pfeffer (NSW)*
Kiralee Houlahan (NSW)*
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Athletes with an * will be part of the Australian Youth Sailing Team for the first time. |
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420 skippers Nathan Outteridge and Elise Rechichi will be trying to defend their titles with new crew. Outteridge will be hoping to secure his third title in a row, while mistral sailor Corey Plant will be putting his summer training in action, to improve on last years performance.
The youngest member of the team is Alisha Kawalla, who is only 14 years old. She will turn 15 during the Worlds.
As a team, Australia will be trying to defend the Nations Trophy they won in 2003. This year Australia will be sending a full team. Last year Australia only sailed in five of the six events.
Yachting Australia will keep you posted on all the youth team adventures and results. |
2005 to 2008 Yachting Australia Blue Book
The 2005 to 2008 Racing Rules of Sailing are to be implemented across the world on 1 January 2005. This is an ISAF decision, and whilst we will implement the plan, it will create some difficulties. Not only is this half way through our season, but it is at the height of our Championship season with many events starting immediately after Christmas and extending into the New Year. It will also impact on World Championship and other International events (such as SailDownUnder) held here at that time or in early 2005.
We plan to have the new Blue Book available in bookshops and chandlers from mid November, and this should allow plenty of time for sailors to familiarise themselves with the new RRS. We will also, once the new RRS shortly become available from ISAF, produce an advice describing the changes of rules and Australian prescriptions. Note that the Yachting Australia Special Regulations will remain in force until 30 June 2005 (this will necessitate the retention of the 2001 to 2004 Blue Book for six months). This latter is considered to be a lesser evil than having to change any equipment that may be different between the 2001 to 2004 and 2005 to 2008 Regulations
If a series starts before 1 January 2005, it could be wise to complete the series under the 2001 to 2004 rules that applied at the start of the series. In some racing areas however, such as the Swan River, Sydney Harbour, etc where different fleets are conducting concurrent regattas on tight waters it may not be possible to have different "switch on" dates. In these circumstances close liaison between Organising Authorities will be necessary to avoid any confusion.
It is suggested that subject to the above liaison, the following timetable be considered:
Both the NoR and SI will need to be specific and include the year reference in the rules clause, including Club 2004/05 season's SI. |
Yachting Australia Board Ends Uncertainty Over National Training Schemes
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The Board of Yachting Australia this month confirmed that Yachting Australia Training (YATL) has been asked to put the further revision of all courses and support materials on hold pending additional market research and consultation with stakeholders. All Training Centres that wish to continue to offer Powerboat, GISBS and other TL Courses may do so by signing and returning the Services Agreement for Training if they have not already done so.
The National Powerboat Scheme is the only recently revised scheme that will be available until there has been full consultation with current Training Centres regarding their detailed requirements. As has always been envisaged, the Get into Small Boat Sailing (GISBS) and other TL schemes will remain in place until such time as the revised schemes are available.
Click here to read the complete memo from Yachting Australia CEO Phil Jones. The memo was sent to all Coaches, Instructors, Yachting Australia Training Centre Principals, Member Yachting Associations and Yachting Australia Training Limited. |
Joining OnBoard is now easier than ever. For a limited time, Yachting Australia is offering FREE participation in the OnBoard Program (normally valued at $10 inc gst).
By participating in the OnBoard program, you will be able to access many of the activities offered to new sailors by our OnBoard Partner yacht clubs including twilight sailing, try sailing days, family days, trainee regattas and many more. No matter what activity or experience you are looking for, OnBoard will help you find it!
If you are not a club member and would like to join OnBoard, or you know someone who is interested in finding more information about sailing and club membership, simply visit the Yachting Australia website www.yachting.org.au and go to OnBoard to register online and receive all the Onboard benefits.
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Albert Sailing Club
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Latest Club to Become an OnBoard Partner
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The Albert Sailing Club located on the shore of Melbourne's Albert Park Lake, was founded around 1948 as the first non-discriminatory sailing venue in Australia. The membership base of the club is in the hundreds with the club focus being dinghy racing.
Sydney 2000 Olympic Gold medallist Tom King and Sydney 2000 sailing team member Melanie Dennison both began their sailing careers at Albert Sailing Club. This club is a "Nursery" club, with emphasis on youth and strong family promotion - Training in all aspects in a friendly safe environment.
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The Albert Sailing Club welcomes all dinghy sailors. Any monohull boat under 5.5 meters is allowed to sail on the lake.
The club provides training on Saturday mornings, and is usually run under simulated racing conditions, with coaches providing assistant to boats and skippers as needed.
The following boats have a regular fleet each Saturday: 420, 470, 125, 145, Europe, Fireball, Flying Ant, Impulse, Laser, Minnow, Mirror, Moth, OK, Sabot, Sabre and Tasar.
More information regarding the Albert Sailing Club can be found on their website: www.albertsc.org.au
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Yachting Victoria's State Development Officer Michelle Pickford
with OnBoard Coordinators (Terence O'Donnell, Don McKenzie and Ian Fox) from Albert Sailing Club.
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The Yachting Association of NSW
Becomes Yachting NSW
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At a Special General Meeting on Tuesday 27th January, Clubs approved the State Authority’s change of name from The Yachting Association of NSW to Yachting New South Wales.
On the surface, this may not seem significant, however the change of name brings the State Authority in line with Yachting Australia and the majority of State Yachting Authorities, giving yachting a national branding.
"The timing of this event is ideal", said Yachting New South Wales’ General Manager, Andrew Hamilton, "as it coincides with the adoption of the Yachting Australia brand and logo." |
Attention Victorians!
Enter the Schools Team Racing Regatta 2004
The Melbourne Docklands Schools Team Racing Regatta 2004 is to be held on the 11th and 12th of March. Yachting Victoria would like all Victorian and or other secondary schools to enter. This regatta was formally known as the Grand Prix Regatta and was held at Albert Park Lake.
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Yachting NSW Training Seminar and Forum
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Yachting New South Wales is holding a forum on Monday 15th March at 6:30pm at Drummoyne Sailing Club, to discuss training issues. All Training Centres (Club, Commercial and Associates) are invited to attend.
For more information, please contact John Anderson at the Yachting New South Wales Office on (02) 9660 1266.
Clubs and Classes Forum
As part of Sail Expo, which is being held from the 5th-7th of March at the Superyacht Centre in Rozelle, Yachting New South Wales, with the kind assistance of Australian Sailing magazine and the Expo organisers, is holding a Clubs and Classes Forum.
If you are involved in the running of your club or class association, you should have been notified of the details of this Forum. If you have not yet reserved your place at this event, on Friday 5th March from 9:30 to 4:30pm, please contact Denise Van at the Yachting New South Wales on (02) 9660 1266. |
2005 Youth Championships to be held in NSW
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The 2005 Australian Youth Championships will be hosted by Belmont 16ft Sailing Club from the 6th to the 10th of January, 2005.
Competitors must be under the age of 19 years as at the 31st December, 2005. Classes to be sailed will soon be advised. If you intend to compete in this event, please fill out the Expression of Interest form, available on the Yachting New South Wales website at www.nsw.yachting.org.au, in the Youth section.
For more information, please contact Lee McCourt at the Yachting New South Wales Office on (02) 9660 1266. |
2004 Victorian Youth Regatta
| Somers Yacht Club on Westernport Bay has been appointed to host the 2004 Yachting Victoria Youth Regatta and Selection Trials. The regatta will run from the 24th-25th April, 2004. The Notice of Race is currently available on the Yachting Victoria website.
This regatta is used as a selection into the Yachting Victoria Training and Selection Squad, whereby 60 sailors are chosen to attend two consecutive weekends of coaching, training and evaluation at Mordialloc Sailing Club. Yachting Victoria employ the highest standard of coaching, and from this squad 24 to 30 sailors will be chosen as part of the 2004 Yachting Victoria Youth Sailing Team.
Somers Yacht Club was established in 1962 but suffered from massive storm damage in late 2001. The club now boasts a new well equipped Club house. |
2004 Queensland Access Dinghy State Titles
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The Queensland Access Dinghy State Titles will be sailed in Access Dinghies 2.3 single and double, 303 single and double and if numbers are available, Liberty 3.6 over the ANZAC holiday weekend, 24th and 25th April.
Pool vessels are available and will be allotted on first entry basis.
Sailors requiring Notice of Race, Entry Forms and Sailing Instructions or further information, please write to QADST care of Sailability Queensland, PO Box 877, Runaway Bay 4216. Telephone (07) 5577 2503 - email newco@powerup.com.au |
2004 Lidgett Trophy
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Daveys Bay Yacht Club
Click here for a full report and results from the 2004 Lidgett Trophy.
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Davies Bay Yacht Club, possibly the most unlikely but definitely the most successful club to host a Junior Coaching Regatta.
This year the Davies Bay Yacht Club hosted the fifth Lidgett Trophy - an amazing success story, with approximately 150 competitors this year.
The regatta was originally a Sabot Class only event but with gentle persuasion, and co-operation between the other junior classes and Yachting Victoria it has expanded to include other classes.
The regatta is a Junior Regatta based on the philosophy of Yachting Victoria's successful coaching regatta Go For Gold. Jeni ( Danks ) Lidgett at the coaches briefing emphasised to the very impressive array of coaches who had given their time to the project, that the emphasis was on learning and encouragement.
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Skandia, Sydney to Hobart winner continues successes
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Accomplished Volvo Ocean racer, Adelaide born sailor Genevieve White, aboard the giant 98 footer Skandia (the 2003 Rolex Sydney to Hobart winner), led 21 South Australian ‘Wild Women on the Water’ to victory in the 156 mile BMW Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln race on the 28th February.
Skandia crossed the finish line in Port Lincoln's Boston Bay at 07.08.48, with an elapsed time was 16 hours, 8 minutes, 48 seconds, an hour outside the race record.
Full results and reports are available. |
Congratulations SA Sailors
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Congratulations to the long list of South Australian sailors for their achievements in their respective 2003/2004 Class Australian/World Championships Regattas. A full list of their achievements can be found on the Yachting South Australia website. |
New 03/04 Yachting Australia Membership Benefits
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The Yachting Australia National Membership Scheme has introduced a great new range of benefits for the 2003/2004 membership year. Our benefit loyalty partners offer a wide range of great discounts, offers and monthly specials specifically for Yachting Australia members. The Personal Accident Insurance cover is again in place to help protect you while on and off the water.
Members will receive fantastic discounts off accommodation at Intercontinental, Crowne and Holiday Inn properties, subscription discounts on Australian Sailing, Cruising Helmsman and Australian Yachting publications, and great discounts off the big range of Hewlett Packard computers and peripherals.
For those of you over 18, a case of Crown Lager comes free with every Yachting Australia mixed dozen purchased from Cellarmasters, and there are big savings on any Hertz hire car rentals.
If you are in the market for a commercial or residential loan talk to our friends at Mortgage Force who will set you up with the right product to met your needs. For every loan taken out by a Yachting Australia member, a commission comes back into the sport to support affiliated club development and management activities. |
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If we have your email address you will continue to receive the Yachting Australia Nautical E-news bulletin each month direct to your desktop and for those wanting to trade boats and marine equipment you can now place free of charge classified ad listings on the Yachting Australia Classifieds.
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As part of the new 03/04 Yachting Australia membership benefit, each month the Nautical newsletter will feature a 'Partner of the Month'
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Mortgage Force
Clubs Benefit from the Mortgage Force Alliance!
Clubs are continuing to benefit from the alliance established by Yachting Australia and Mortgage Force, one of Australia’s leading Mortgage Broking companies.
Under the banner "Come on board with Mortgage Force & your favourite sport will benefit too" the rebate is helping Yachting Australia and the clubs in a practical way while, at the same time, giving club members the independent and professional assistance they need to find their best loan alternatives.
Mortgage Force is supporting Yachting Australia and local clubs by rebating a portion of the up-front commission earned on any Yachting Australia member’s referral back to the sport for national and club development.
Importantly each club member can be assured 75% of the rebate goes directly to their club with the remaining 25% used by Yachting Australia for national club development initiatives.
Mortgage Force has been visiting clubs Australia wide in recent weeks and the response has been excellent according to Hayden Folbigg of Mortgage Force ,
"With many clubs welcoming the extra dollar it is such a simple way for members to support their club and at the same time take the opportunity to receive the expert and professional service from the Mortgage Force Team. And remember, the offer is open to friends and family of Yachting Australia members as well."
For further details simply call 13 14 97 from anywhere in Australia and mention "Yachting Australia" or you can email Mortgage Force at info@mortgageforce.com.au or visit their website at www.mortgageforce.com.au |
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