Going Overseas? Got your ICC? Many European countries require the skipper of a pleasure craft to provide evidence of his or her competence in the form of an ICC.
Yachting Australia Releases Nomination Criteria for the London 2012 Paralympic Games Yachting Australia has released the Nomination Criteria for those athletes wishing to be selected in the Sailing Section of the 2012 Australian Paralympic Team to compete at the 2012 London Olympic Games to be held in Weymouth, England in August 2012.
Old Bill’s young guns Olympic honour “Old” Bill Northam made history at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics winning Australia’s first-ever sailing gold medal but almost fifty years on the “young guns” in his famous crew Peter “Pod” O’Donnell and James “Dick” Sargeant have been honoured for their part in the victory.
IRC Owners’ Forums – May 2011 Yachting Australia will be hosting two Owner-focused IRC forums in May to coincide with a visit from RORC Chief Measurer, James Dadd, from the UK.
Yachting Australia National Instructor Conference 2011 The Yachting Australia Instructor Conference is open to all Yachting Australia instructors. This will be an opportunity to participate in workshops and presentations about delivering the National Training Schemes as well as meet with the Yachting Australia Chief Instructors.