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Youth Sailing Grand Prix returning to the water in 2012 Yachting Australia has announced details of the 2012 Youth Sailing Grand Prix, with a number of changes introduced for the coming year. The Youth Sailing Grand Prix was introduced in 2011 and brought together a number of youth focused regattas across the country, with the series designed to build a stronger domestic competition that encourages youth participation and competition. The series is open to Australian sailors under the age of 19 who compete in the Laser 4.7, Laser Radial, 420, 29er, Hobie 16 and Bic Techno classes, with a $20,000 cash prize pool up for grabs, to be used for future competition expenses.
To be eligible to win the Youth Sailing Grand Prix athletes are required to compete in a minimum of five regattas, with the events split into two groups; mandatory regattas being the respective class Australian Championships and the OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championships; with the remainder from the Sail Down Under Series and state-based regattas.
The 2012 Youth Sailing Grand Prix will feature the following events:
State-based regattas
Adelaide International Regatta 10-12 March 2012
Victorian State Youth Championships 14-15 April 2012
Mandurah Easter Regatta 6-9 April 2012
Queensland Youth Week 5 - 8 July 2012
New South Wales State Youth Championships 6-8 October 2012 (tbc)
Wildcat Regatta Foster October 2012 tbc
Victorian Catamaran States November 2012 tbc
Hobart Showdown Regatta 3-5 November 2012 (tbc)
Sail Down Under Series
Sail Brisbane - December 2012
Sail Sydney - December 2012
Sail Melbourne - December 2012
Class Nationals
Laser 4.7 - December 2012/January 2013
Laser Radial - December 2012/January 2013
420 - January 2013
29er - December 2012/January 2013
Hobie 16 - 29 December 2012 – 4 January 2013
OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championships 6 – 10 January 2013
As well as individual class awards a perpetual state trophy will be award to the best performing state over the year.
The winners of the inaugural Youth Sailing Grand Prix were announced at the recent OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championships in Brisbane.
First place in the Laser 4.7 boys was Benjamin Walkemeyer (WA) with Joshua Dawson (NSW) second and in the Laser 4.7 girls class Sophie Chesterman (TAS) won ahead of Melissa Hitchen-Haw (VIC).
Mitchell Kennedy (QLD) won the Laser Radial boys class just ahead of Jeremy O’Connell (VIC) with Ashley Stoddart (QLD) winning the Laser Radial girls with Ella Evans (QLD) second.
Paul Darmanin (NSW) alongside both Aleks Vucic (SA) and Lucy Copeland (NSW) won the Hobie 16 class with Tess Lloyd, Andrew Gillies and Lewis Duncan (VIC) winning the 29er from Harry Price, Sam Ellis and Nathan Edwards (NSW).
In the 420 boys class James Brewer and Dylan Passmore (NSW) were first with Thomas Klemens, William Llewellyn and James Oliver (VIC) second. West Australians Carrie Smith and Ella Clark won the 420 girls class ahead of Jacqueline Stokes and Megan Soulsby (SA).
Eamon Robershaw (WA) and Patrick Vos (WA) were first and second in the RS:X while in the Techno 293 Sam Treharne (NSW) won the boy’s class ahead of Hugh Jones (TAS) with Annalise Gilbert (NSW) the winning girl from Lara O’Brien (QLD).
New South Wales was the winning state for the year ahead of Queensland, Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the Northern Territory.
For more information on the Youth Sailing Grand Prix visit www.facebook.com/YouthSailingGP.
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Statement from Australian Women’s Match Racing Team members Nicky Souter, Katie Spithill and Jessica Eastwell The below statement is from Australian Women’s Match Racing Team members Nicky Souter, Katie Spithill and Jessica Eastwell: After a number of years working towards the London 2012 Olympic Games our team has made the decision to cease our campaign. Individually we have worked very hard toward our collective goal of winning the first Olympic Gold Medal in Women’s Match Racing, doing our best to perform with whom and where dictated by the Australian Sailing Team, with a history of strong national and world class Match Racing Results.
Since the three of us only came together as a crew for the first time just three months before the Perth 2011 ISAF World Championships last December, we were immensely proud of our fifth placing from 29 teams, where we qualified Australia for a place in the Women’s Match Racing event at the London 2012 Olympic Games. We also qualified as full members of the Australian Sailing Team.
Despite this encouraging result we do not believe the new combination can develop its obvious potential sufficiently in the short time remaining, and therefore it is with considerable personal disappointment that we have decided it is fairer to everyone to conclude our campaign at this point. This has been a very difficult decision to make.
All three of us would like to thank our supporters for their ongoing assistance over the past few years, including our families, friends, coaches, Australian Sailing Team management, support staff and fellow athletes, and would like to wish our fellow sailors the best of luck for their continued preparation for the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games.
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End of season discounts offered for 2011 IRC Certificates Yachting Australia is offering a 50 per cent discount period for all 2011 end-of-season IRC certificates issued during 1 March and 31 May 2012. The offer will be extended to all Australian boat owners, and provides a substantial saving for those owners wishing to race in the closing months of the current IRC year. The discounted prices for certificates obtained during this period are as follows:
The discount offer presents a unique opportunity to new IRC applicants, who can use this period to learn more about the IRC rule and it’s applicability before committing to a full-price rating.
There are a number of regattas that will take place around Australia between now and the end of the current IRC year on 31 May 2012. These include Sail Paradise, Sail Port Stephens, the Cape Naturaliste & Return Race, the Great Southern Regatta, and the Melbourne to Apollo Bay Yacht Race.
Please note that this offer is applicable for 2011 IRC applications only. Regular prices will apply to any applications received for 2012 IRC ratings during this time.
For further information on how to apply or how to get in touch with your local measurer, please contact Yachting Australia and speak with Amy Howie on (02) 8424 7410 or Rayshele Martin on (02) 8424 7443; or by email to amy.howie@yachting.org.au or rayshele.martin@yachting.org.au
General information
IRC Forms
IRC website (RORC)
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Aussie sailor Jessica Crisp kicks off Olympic year with back-to-back wins Australian Sailing Team member Jessica Crisp has kicked off 2012 in winning style with regatta victories on either side of the Tasman. Crisp picked up her first win for the year at the 2012 RS:X Australian Championships at Hawks Nest in New South Wales over the Australia Day weekend. The triple Olympian was the first female competitor in the mixed fleet before heading to New Zealand for Sail Auckland with racing wrapping up on Tuesday. Crisp was in the mix all week, sitting second overall for most of the regatta before making her move on the final day with two race wins giving her overall victory by nine points. “Sail Auckland was a really good regatta, with a variety of conditions and good, close racing,” said Crisp. “Everyone had their day and I managed to get it together on the last day with two wins to round out the regatta. “I was second the whole way through the regatta and going into the last day was one point off the lead with third and fourth right behind me so it all came down to the last day,” she said. “It was good to put it together when it counted and get the win.” Crisp said that she enjoyed the chance to race in a variety of conditions as she continued her preparation for March’s RS:X World Championships and the London 2012 Olympic Games which are less than six months away. “I was much more comfortable in the heavy wind over there which was great, I also picked up a race win in planing conditions which was good,” said Crisp. “The conditions were tricky in Auckland, it was very shifty, a lot like Sydney Harbour so it was tough racing.” Crisp returns to New Zealand next week for the 2012 New Zealand RS:X Championship before heading to Spain for the 2012 RS:X World Championships with racing taking place between March 20 and 29. Crisp was joined in New Zealand by a number of Australians with fellow Australian Sailing Team members Elise Rechichi and Belinda Stowell finishing sixth overall and second female crew in the 470 class. Rechichi and Stowell, competing in their first regatta since their impressive ninth place at the recent Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, were in the mix all week with three top three finishes from the nine races. New combination Josh Franklin and Alex Gough finished the week eighth in the 470 fleet, just ahead of fellow Australians Matthew and Robert Crawford in 10th. Joanna Sterling was ninth in the RS:X 8.5 class, with James Burman eighth in the Laser class and Jake Lilley 13th in the same fleet, and in the Laser Radial class Ashley Stoddart was 10th. For more on the Australian Sailing Team visit www.australiansailingteam.com.au and follow the team on Twitter at www.twitter.com/AusSailingTeam. | |||||||||||
Tess Lloyd returns to Melbourne to continue rehabilitation Injured 29er skipper Tess Lloyd has returned to her hometown of Melbourne to continue her rehabilitation following an accident at the 2012 Australian Youth Championships earlier this month. Since the January 10 accident Tess had been receiving treatment at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane until her condition improved enough to allow her to travel. Late last week Tess’ doctors and family decided that she was healthy enough return to Melbourne and be close to her family and friends.
Tess is now receiving intensive rehabilitation at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne where she has ready access to the necessary experts. Tess has already made great progress and continues to show signs of improvement every day in her speech and memory.
The Lloyd family would like to thank the excellent doctors, nurses and ambulance staff that have played such a big part in Tess’ recovery, as well as the wider sailing community for the support they have shown her.
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Australian team named for the 2012 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships Yachting Australia has announced the 2012 Australian Youth Sailing Team to contest the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships with the team featuring a mix of seasoned campaigners and newcomers set to race in Ireland this July. Australia has a proud history at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships and is set to send a strong team to the 2012 event to be held in Dublin, Ireland, between July 12 and 21. New South Wales multihull skipper Paul Darmanin will be competing at his third straight ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships, having stood on the top step of the podium at his first appearance in 2010.
Darmanin will be sailing at the ISAF Youth Worlds with a new crew in 2012, teaming up with fellow Northern Beaches sailor Lucy Copeland. The two have sailed together in the past, racing in the Manly Junior class as a crew and teamed up again last year to campaign towards the 2012 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships.
Carrie Smith and Ella Clark will be making their second appearance at the Youth Worlds with the West Australian pair finishing just off the 420 class podium in fourth last year.
Smith and Clark will not only be a year older at the 2012 event but will also bring a lot more experience to their racing having competed at the recent Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in the larger 470 class of boat. The pair said that they took a lot out of competing in a World Championships on home waters and are now looking forward to fighting for a podium position in Dublin.
The final member of the 2012 Australian Youth Sailing Team returning for another appearance at the Youth Worlds is New South Wales windsurfer Annalise Gilbert.
Gilbert competed at the 2011 event in Croatia and also raced at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships last December, her first windsurfing World Championship event.
Fellow New South Wales sailor Sam Treharne will race in the windsurfer boy’s class, making his first appearance at the ISAF Youth Worlds.
Treharne was unstoppable at the recent OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championships, winning nine of the 10 races in Brisbane.
Tom Klemens and James Oliver will contest the 420 boy’s class with the Victorian pair heading to their first Youth Worlds together since teaming up last year.
The pair were fierce rivals in the past when competing in junior classes and gelled instantly as a team in the 420, making their international debut at the 2011 420 European Championships in Portugal. Tom, who is a member of the Sorrento Sailing and Couta Boat Club, will be the first member from the club to compete at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships.
Australia will be represented in the 29er fleet by Queenslanders Tom Siganto and Joel Turner who were consistently at the front of the fleet at the recent Australian Youth Championships, winning five of the 10 races and never finishing outside the top six.
West Australian sailor Mark Spearman will represent Australia in the Laser Radial boy’s class at his first ISAF Youth Worlds though it won’t be the first time that Spearman has sailed for his country, having raced at the Singapore 2008 Youth Olympic Games.
Louise Evans will race in the Laser Radial girl’s class with the Queenslander coming from behind to secure her spot on the Australian Youth Sailing Team in the final race of the Australian Youth Championships.
The team will be supported by three coaches with Brendan Todd, Tessa Parkinson and Ben Callard all making the trip to Dublin.
Brendan Todd will be the team leader, 29er and RS:X coach and has success as an athlete and coach at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships. Todd competed at the event in 1989 and 1991 in the windsurfer class, winning Silver in 1991, and returning as a coach in 2000, 2001 and 2005. Todd also represented Australia at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games where he finished eighth.
West Australian Tessa Parkinson will coach the 420 and multihull classes, having won Gold at the event in the 420 class with Elise Rechichi in Poland in 2004. Parkinson and Rechichi went on to win Gold at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the 470 class.
Ben Callard will coach the two Laser Radial classes with the Queenslander having worked closely with both Mark Spearman and Louise Evans in the past. Callard was also the coach of the Australian team at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
For more information visit www.yachting.org.au.
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Notice of Race for 2012 Australian Team Racing Championship released Yachting Australia has released the Notice of Race for the 2012 Australian Team Racing Championship, to be held at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron on April 14 and 15, 2012. The 2012 Australian Team Racing Championship Notice of Race and Entry has now been released. The event is open to teams from Member Yachting Associations (MYA’s) of Yachting Australia and two teams from New Zealand.
A team may consist of up to seven members and any combination of six team members may compete in any race.
Racing at the two day event will take place on Moreton Bay in the vincinity of the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron.
Teams will be competing for the ‘Australian Team Racing Championship’ perpetual trophy which will be awarded to the first placed Australian team.
More information is available in the Notice of Race which can be downloaded from the Yachting Australia event website by clicking here.
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Tess Lloyd’s condition continuing to improve in BrisbaneVictorian 29er skipper Tess Lloyd is continuing to show very positive signs as she continues to recover from a head injury sustained during the final race of the Australian Youth Championships. Following the accident Tess was placed in an induced coma but is now fully awake and off the medication that was controlling the coma. Tess’ family and friends have reported that she is showing all of those ‘Tess’ traits that they would expect; a lovely smile, warm and friendly nature and a sense of humour.
Tess’ memory continues to improve, along with her speech, which is now generally very coherent. While some words don’t quite work yet, everyday means that there are fewer that don’t. Tess does continue to have some short-term memory issues.
Tess has been doing some physical testing – walking the line, balancing, throwing, catching and kicking a ball – without faltering according to dad Mark.
Tess has been a very hungry girl due to throat irritation but is now able to eat…although her craving for an “Urban Burger” remains unfulfilled!
The Lloyd family is currently of the view that while they could return to Melbourne shortly it is in Tess’ best interest, as she continues to recover, to take advantage of the very highly regarded rehabilitation facility at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. This will depend on getting access to this facility quickly. The Lloyd family would like to thank the excellent doctors, nurses and ambulance staff that have played such a big part in Tess’ recovery.
Over the last three weeks Tess has received an incredible amount of support from the sailing community across the globe, Melbourne yacht clubs, the Australian 29er fleet, her school and of course all of her family and friends.
Tess’ hospital room is filled with photos, balloons, flowers and posters, all of which have helped her tremendously during this difficult time.
These Yachting Australia updates on Tess’ progress will now be far less regular; a further update will be issued when a date for Tess’ return to Melbourne is known.
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Australian sailors win Gold and Silver medals on final day of Miami Sailing World Cup Australian sailors have won two medals on the final day of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami, Florida, with Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page claiming Gold in the 470 class and Olivia Price, Nina Curtis and Lucinda Whitty picking up Silver in the Women’s Match Racing. For Belcher and Page Saturday’s win was the first time that either of them had stood on the top step of the podium in Miami, in their fourth attempt together and numerous times individually. “It’s nice to finally get the win here, we’ve been second the last three years and I can tell you that one first is always better than three seconds,” said Belcher. The pair went into the final medal race 10 points clears of Dutch sailors Sven and Kalle Coster with the Australians guaranteed of at least a Silver medal. In very light conditions late in the day Belcher and Page did what was needed, keeping close to the Dutch to claim their first win of the 2011/2012 ISAF Sailing World Cup after finishing second at the opening round in Melbourne last November. “We were the last race of the day and the conditions were very variable, the breeze was down to between three and five knots so it was very close,” said Belcher. “Going into the race we knew that we couldn’t lose second so the plan was to stay close to the Dutch and towards the end of the race we were both right down the back of the pack. “The conditions were very difficult and we found that we had covered them more than we probably wanted and that they were in a position to lose the Silver medal, he said. “We showed a bit of respect to them and they got through to take second, we ended up crossing the line last but had done enough to win the Gold.” Belcher and Page won the Gold by six points following a consistent week where they finished in the top 10 in every race, including five wins. “We like coming here, the competition is always good and while the fleet size may have been down a little this year it was high end and our main competition were all here,” said Belcher. “It’s nice to start the season with a win and confirm our status in the fleet. We ticked a few things off here and now have a few more things to work on at home so that we go to Europe in a few months well prepared.” The Australian Women’s Match Racing Team crew of Olivia Price, Nina Curtis and Lucinda Whitty lined up in their first ever ISAF Sailing World Cup Gold medal race together on Saturday, taking on former World Champion, Lucy Macgregor of Great Britain. The British came out of the blocks strongly, winning the opening two races before Price and crew bounced back to take the win in race three. In the variable conditions the British picked up their third win in the next race to take the title three wins to one, with the Australians bringing home the Silver medal. “We’re happy with our progress throughout the regatta however we are disappointed we came short of winning Gold, losing the final 3-1 against Lucy Macgregor of Great Britain,” said Whitty. “It was a hard fought final and we came back after being two-nil down but unfortunately they got the win in the fourth race.” “We have plenty more to improve on and are really looking forward to the coming months and working hard to reach our final goal,” she said. “Our support network and our coach have been a major help in constantly helping us achieve our goals as a team.” Brendan Casey went into the Finn class medal race sitting in third overall, within striking distance of second and with fourth close behind. Unfortunately for the Gold Coast based sailor the medal race didn’t quite go to plan, with Casey finishing eighth to be tied on points overall with third, but missing out on the medal on a count back. “It was a tough day at the office today and things didn’t go as well as hoped,” said Casey. “I had my opportunities out there, even down to the last run when there was a penalty given to the guy in second and the fleet compressed but it washed out that way. “I had a good start and good opportunities but maybe got a little greedy in the really light conditions,” he said. But that’s sailboat racing and when you don’t execute you don’t come away with the results you were after. “I learnt a lot in the last week, made tremendous leaps forward in my light wind and downwind sailing which I’ll take into next week’s Finn mid-winters in Fort Lauderdale,” said Casey. The next stop for the ISAF Sailing World Cup is in Palma, Spain, at the end of March. Full results can be found at: http://rmocr.ussailing.org. For more on the Australian Sailing Team visit www.australiansailingteam.com.au and follow the team on Twitter at www.twitter.com/AusSailingTeam. | |||||||||||
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