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| 19 Dec 2008 | Australian Trailable Yacht and Sports Boat Rule Released |
| 15 Dec 2008 | 2009 Audi IRC Australian Championship NOR Online |
| 6 Jan 2009 | Registration Open at the OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championship 2009 |
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2009 Audi IRC Australian Championship NOR OnlineGlen Stanaway, Yachting Australia, Monday, 15 December 2008The Notice of Race for the 2009 Audi IRC Australian Championship has been published. This championship is a point score based on IRC results of the 2009 Skandia Geelong Week, Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta, Audi Sydney Goldcoast Yacht Race and the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week events. No seperate entry or fee is required, all yachts that enter an IRC division of any of these events will be automatically included in the point score. The point score will determine the Audi IRC Australian Champion. The IRC divisions at each of the four events are highly competitive and the series rewards consistent winners, which is a tough ask from four events that cross Australia through out the year. The variety of course types, weather conditions and divisional splits are tough enough. But to mix this with the sheer demands of a long campaign from Geelong to Hamilton Island, it quickly filters out the genuine champion sailors from the rest of the fleet. The point score is managed by Yachting Australia with the assistance of the each event's Organising Authority. Results are compiled into a scoring spreadsheet that calculates championship points based on each boat's divisional place and the number of competitors in that division. The 2008 Audi IRC Australian Championship was an exciting affair with the tight finish between Bob Steele's TP52 QUEST and Peter Sorenson's Sydney 36CR PHILOSOPHER'S CLUB not being decided until the last race of the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. Peter Sorenson took out the title by fractions of a point.
To get involved start by having your boat IRC rated and entering Skandia Geelong Week today. For more information about the Audi IRC Australian Championship contact Glen Stanaway on 02 8424 7408 or at glen.stanaway@yachting.org.au.
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Registration Open at the OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championship 2009Tuesday, 6 January 2009This years’ pinnacle Australian youth sailing regatta, the OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championship is being conducted by the Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club (MOFSC) in WA from 6th – 11th January 2009. MOFSC opened for registration at 10am this morning to cues of egger competitors. There is an excited buzz throughout the club house and boat park with the many volunteers and energized young sailors busy getting everything ready before the first race start at 10am on 8th January. Not only are there National titles up for grabs but this event also forms part of the selection for the OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Sailing Team for the 2009 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship which will be hosted in Buzios, Brazil from 9th to 18th July. The Championship includes events for Laser 4.7 (Girls and Boys), Laser Radial (Girls and Boys), Laser Full Rig (Boys), 420 (Girls, Boys & Mixed), 29er (Girls, Boys & Mixed) and the developing Bic Techno 293 Sailboard (Girls and Boys). For the second time Yachting Australia will also include the opportunity for competitor’s results to contribute to the ‘State Cup’. A perpetual trophy will be awarded to the best performing Australian state. The ‘State Cup’ is seen as an exciting initiative to further build the competitive experience and inter-state rivalries among the competitors who travel from across Australias' best Race Officials are attending this event to ensure the best and fairest racing with;
Photo above: Activity in the boat park with sailors preparing their boats and studying the Sailing Insructions with team mates and coaches (Credit Yachting Australia) Key Event Information: Event: The OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championship 2009 Venue: The Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club (MOFSC) in WA Dates: 6th – 11th January 6th – Registration 7th – Practice Race & Opening Ceremony 8th – Racing 9th – Racing 10th – Racing 11th – Racing & Presentation Ceremony Competing Classes: Laser 4.7 (Girls and Boys) Laser Radial (Girls and Boys) Laser Full Rig (Boys) 420 (Girls, Boys & Mixed) 29er (Girls, Boys & Mixed) Bic Techno 293 Sailboard (Girls and Boys)
Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009: Not only are there National titles up for grabs but this event also forms part of the selection for the OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Sailing Team for the 2009 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship which will be hosted in Buzios, Brazil from 9th to 18th July. Table to show the Events and Classes competing at the 2009 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship and the chosen Classes for qualification into the OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Sailing Team;
About Mandurah: Mandurah was once a sleepy fishing village but now has a thriving population of 61,000. Situated an hours drive from Perth (74km) at the mouth of the Peel-Harvey Estuary, the City has built along the edge of the many waterways creating an attractive destination with plenty for visitors to discover and explore. Media Contact: Email: laura.baldwin@yachting.org.au Tel: 0450041644
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