Nautical E-News - February

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 sites. Click on a hyper-linked headline to read a story that interests you!

Sailing breaks 10 year drought � Winner of two Australian Sport Awards - It had been 10 years since Sailing had won an Australian Sport Award, but last night (2/3/05) the drought was broken. For the first time ever, in the 25 year history of the prestigious sport awards night, Sailing picked up two gongs � Young Australian Team of the Year and Official of the Year.

Over 500 guests attended the 25^th Australian Sport Awards held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, hosted for the fourth time by SBS Sports Presenter, Les Murray.

It was well worth the trip from Western Australia (WA) for youth sailors Elise Rechichi and Tessa Parkinson. The girls, members of the 2004 Australian Youth Team, won the Young Australian Team of the Year Award.

Sailing�s second award was won by David Tillett in the Official of the Year category. Tillett came up against Mary Seefried from the Equestrian Federation of Australia and Scott Butler from Basketball Australia.

Winning two awards and thus being recognised nationally was a great honour and achievement for the Sport. Throughout the night people from a variety of different sports approached Sailing's winners and finalists to relay their congratulations and admiration. As one sailing finalist mentioned, "it was a long time between drinks but it was worth the 10 year wait".

Read the full report here.

Yachting Australia News
Australia Announces 2005 Admiral�s Cup Team - Yachting Australia has announced the details of the Australian Team to attend the 2005 Admiral�s Cup in Cowes, Isle of Wight.

New World Champions - Congratulations to Lindsay Irwin & Andrew Perry, who in a dramatic final day of racing, were crowned winners of the I14 World Championship title.

OnBoard Update - Throughout 2004 OnBoard received some great contributions to the OnBoard e-News. In January, Ian Cargill's name was drawn from our 'letter of the month' contributors as the winner of a Yachting Australia apparel pack courtesy of Bluegum.

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Competiton News

Draft Appendix D - Stability, Moveable and Variable Ballast - Proposed amendments to Yachting Australia 2005�2008 Special Regulations and 2005 Appendix D. Comment is invited on draft.

2005 Australian Team Racing Championship - A preliminary Notice of Race is now available for the event that will take place from the 22nd-24th April at Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania and Sandy Bay Sailing Club. During this event the National Team and Match Racing Committees will meet.

Outleader Kites must be declared under IRC - On behalf of the Royal Ocean Racing Club Rating Office, Yachting Australia would like to pass on a notice to owners of yachts rated under IRC in Australia. Read more.

IRC Measurement Seminar - On the 12th February Yachting Australia held a seminar at the CYCA. The seminar intended to unify the standard of IRC Measurement around Australia. With 24 people in attendance, it was encouraging to see all states represented including Northern Territory. Chief Measurer from the Royal Ocean Racing Club Rating Office in the UK, James Dadd, provided a wealth of knowledge.

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High Performance News

World University Summer Games - The Australian University Sport have called for applications from sailors who wish to represent Australia�s universities in Izmir, Turkey from 11th-21st August.

2007 ISAF World Championship Dates Announced - From the 28th June-13th July Olympic class sailors from around the world will gather in Cascais, Portugal for the ISAF Worlds.

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Training News

Training Schemes Survey - For Yachting Australia to meet the needs of the MYAs and all those involved in training we first need to identify those needs. We are conducting a 'health check' on the state of the current National Training Schemes and the accreditation process for instructors and coaches. There is opportunity for you to comment on all of the Schemes that you are familiar with, and space for you to add comments should you wish to give us more information.

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Around the States

Vale Andrew Hartley - Australian sailing has lost a true hero. Andrew Hartley was lauded as the joint Australian Disabled Sailor of the Year only four months ago and was in the midst of preparing for the 2005 IFDS Single Person Dinghy World Championships.

Yachting NSW Coaching & Programs Manager Job Vacancy - Although the closing date has passed, late applications will be considered.

Sailing Steals the Show at the NSW Annual Sports Awards - Sailing took centre stage at the Sydney SuperDome, winning three of the NSW Annual Sports Awards: Event of the Year, Junior Athlete of the Year, and Team of the Year.

Rolex Farr 40 World Championship - 28 racing sailboats - 40 feet long and all identical in design, will race over four days in ten challenging races for the world championship crown. A number of strong Australian entries will join an impressive field of internationals for the title. News, results and photos available here.

Sail Expo Sydney - Sail Expo will kick off Sydney Harbour Week with an impressive three day program starting from the 4th March, 2005.

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February News Round Up