The 2011 Yachting NSW Youth Championship, part of the Youth Sailing Grand Prix, will be held at Illawarra Yacht Club on Lake Illawarra from Saturday 1st to Monday 3rd October.
The Notice of Race, regatta information and online entry are now available on the ‘new’ Yachting NSW Youth Championship website: www.ynswyouthchamps.org.au.
Invited classes to the championship are the Optimist, Sabot, Manly Junior, Flying Ant, Flying 11, 29er, 420, Hobie 16, Techno 293, Laser 4.7 and Laser radial. For other classes wishing to compete, please have your class association contact the Yachting NSW office.
Entries are now open and competitors are encouraged to get their entries in early. The early entry cut-off date is the 16th September 2011, after this date a late entry fee will apply. Entry to the championship, together with the entry fee must be completed by the closing date to be eligible for the early entry.
Dear Australian University Games sports personnel,
Welcome to the second edition of the sport e-newsletter. Time is flying by in the Australian University Games (AUG) office and all staff are working hard in their respective areas. This edition is a bumper issue where you will find some timely information on competition management requirements, what’s happening in the world of AUG sport and operations and handy information on policies, equipment and officials’ payments
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Dear Supporters,
As I write this it is the day before Sail for Gold, my next regatta. I have well and truly settled into the new accommodation here in Weymouth and have had a few training sessions. I am fully registered and my boat is ready. So I will back track a little to the events of last week, which was in a little town called Medemblik, in the Netherlands where the Delta Lloyd Regatta was held.
Delta Lloyd was my first ISAF Sailing World Cup regatta of my European summer trip and was a great way to start things off! Apart from the second day of racing-races 3 and 4, the breeze blew strongly offshore and accompanied by the short chop made for interesting racing in such a competitive fleet. I managed quite a consistent series with many top
10 finishes and after the 5th day of racing actually qualified for my first medal race in 8th position with the opportunity to move to 7th!
(The medal race is the final race of the series, where the top 10 finishers race for the final results, however it is double points making it a crucial race for those on close points.) Being placed closer to shore for the benefit of spectators, the medal race was very shifty and gusty and sailed in about 18-22kts, and the breeze was definitely building. I was always in the top three around the whole course and finally crossed the finish line in 2nd which was an awesome achievement! After the medal race I finished the regatta in 7th position, my best result yet at a Grade 1 event, out of a 58 boat fleet. Read more…
Well I am busily organising my sailing gear, packing and squeezing in my last days of training prior to me leaving for Europe this Thursday afternoon.
For your information I will be competing in the final three ISAF World Cup events for 2011;
Delta Lloyd – Medemblik (Netherlands) 24-29 May
Sail for Gold – Weymouth (GBR) 5-11 June
Kiel Woche – Kiel (Germany) 18-22 June
Then I will travel to Zadar, Croatia for ISAF Youth Worlds – 7 to 16 July.
I will endeavor to keep you updated with reports whilst I am away – dependent on when I can get internet access.
This is a very exciting time and I am really looking forward to this fantastic experience
A huge thank you for helping to make this happen.
Ashley J
Ashley Stoddart
Member of the Australian Sailing Squad
Laser Radial
Mobile: +61 (0) 404 296 426
Phone: +61 7 3204 4336
Email: ashley@stoddartelectrical.com.au
Skype: ashley.stoddart
Web: wwwaustraliansailingteam.com.au
The Australian Sailing Squad is proudly supported by:
Australian Institute of Sport, Australian Olympic Committee, Yachting Australia, and:
Ashley Stoddart is Personally Sponsored by:
Haymans Electrical
Performance Sailcraft Australia
NB Sailsports
Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron
Flexiforce Pty Ltd
Maxworthy Fabrications (Qld) Pty Ltd
Barz Optics Australia
Jetts 24/7 Gym
Sharma Family
May 10th, 2011 SM11/007
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Three weeks ahead of Sail Mooloolaba Adrian Finglas, Australian Olympic Coach, will join an elite team converging on the coast this weekend (May 14-15) to identify and train Queensland’s youngest sailing talent.
Yachting Queensland’s second Optimist Development Camp for 2011 will take place at Mooloolaba Marina, and has attracted children aged between 8 and 15 from as far a field as Southport Yacht Club and the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron.
Finglas will be joined by 2010 Australian Youth Olympic team coach Ben Callard, top Queensland International Optimist Dinghy Association (QIODA) coach Scott McInally and National Champions Angus Galloway and Alex Gough.
Yachting Queensland provides the talent scout for Queensland’s Academy of Sport sailing program in partnership with QIODA and the Maroochy Sailing Club (MSC).
John Pearce, Sail Mooloolaba Committee Chair and MSC Commodore, acknowledged the support of both Yachting Queensland and QIODA in his mission to draw more youngsters into the sport. “It’s great to be able to offer Australia’s youngest sailors access to elite training of this calibre,” Mr Pearce said. “Sail Mooloolaba incorporates the International Optimist class state championship in 2011, so this camp will be invaluable for serious contenders”. Read more…
Please find attached the full Notice of Race for the Australian Schools Team Racing Championship following on from the Preliminary Notice of Race issued last month.
I would ask that you please disseminate this amongst your schools and team racing individuals within your states.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Full event details – YA Web Site
Aust Schools Teams Racing Notice of Race 2011
Regards
Stewart Wood
Marketing & Events Co-ordinator
Yachting Australia
Direct Dial Phone: +61 (0)2 8424 7413
Fax: +61 (0)2 9906 2366
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Street Address: level 1, 22 Atchison St, St Leonards, NSW 2065
Postal Address: Locked Bag 806, Milsons Point, NSW 2061
School Captain Liam McKenzie and fellow year 12 Sunshine Coast Grammar student Elliott Clayton steered the Tewantin Noosa Lions Club Vagabond MkII 3.7m dinghy to an outstanding victory over the weekend to win the Sunshine Coast Inter-school dinghy regatta hosted by Noosa Yacht & Rowing Club with major sponsor Stratogen Chartered Accounts and support from Ronstan and NB Laser.
With 3 first place results in the final series the Grammar boys won with a commanding lead over second placed fellow Grammar students Toby Pearce and Ryan McVay in Casa Noosa with Grammar brothers Ben and Hunter Vercoe third in The Noosa Journal Weekender.
In fickle SE to SW winds the winning crew battled the Noosa River tides and wind shifts whilst putting on display a faultless execution of skills gained from years of sailing on the Noosa River as NYRC juniors.
The regatta, now in its 12 year at Noosa was entered by 30 crews from all over the Sunshine Coast who competed in pool heats, Quarter Finals, Semi finals and then a Finals series . Over the weekend 20 races were conducted.
The 10 finalists including crews from Sunshine Coast Grammar, St Teresa’s Catholic College, Sunshine Beach High, Home School Group and Matthew Flinders and also included two Primary school crews with Max Quirk & Zac Edwards from Matthew Flinders and Eloise Blundell & Eamon Kriz from St Thomas More Primary mixing it up with students from years 11 and 12.
The Primary School Trophy was one by Matthew Flinders with Max Quirk and Zac Edwards finishing 4th overall. Read more…
Southport Yacht Clubs Sophie Lahey enjoyed a special celebration on the eve of her 16th birthday yesterday (March 27th).
The vibrant teenager daughter of successful Southport Broadwater sailors Peter and Veronica Lahey achieved a major career milestone when she crewed with Canadian Olympian Katie Abbott, Tara McCall and Angela Farrell to win the Harken International Women’s match racing trophy on Sydney Harbour last Friday.
Remarkably the crew who had never sailed together before overcame enormous odds to win the Gold Medal by a narrow 3 second margin in the final.
For Sophie this was a highlight to a career which is destined for success.
The talented teenage 29er class dinghy skipper who normally races in the Southport Yacht Club events on The Southport Broadwater expressed a maturity beyond her age to play an important part in the Gold Medal deciding final.
“It was a rewarding experience one which I will never forget”. She said.
Skipper Katie Abbott who hails from Sarnia in Ontario and represented Canada at the 2008 Beijing Olympic regatta praised the combined skills of her ‘makeshift’ crew.
“We had some interesting moments of the course, but managed to keep the boat going in the trying conditions with some excellent crew work”. She said.
Sophie winner of the International Sail Brisbane 29er class title and now has a special medal taking pride of place in the family trophy cabinet celebrated her 16th birthday racing with crew mate Joel Turner on a windy Southport Broadwater yesterday.
By Ian Grant.
Now in its 12 year this annual fleet race regatta is held in the NYRC’s fleet of 12 Vagabond sailing dinghy’s over 2 days with up to 40 crews expected to contest this years event. Regatta sponsors ‘Stratogen Chartered Accountants’ are back on board for the 4th year running and schools from all over the Sunshine Coast are welcome to enter.
The regatta format includes up to 12 pool heats on Saturday with the first 3 in each pool straight into the finals and then 2 repechage semis on Sunday morning to select a wild card crew into the finals. The 10 finalists will then race off (lowest score format) to be announced the winner of the series.
The Primary school trophy is awarded to the highest ranked primary school team at the end of the series.
With 24 of the maximum 40 team spots taken up within 48 hors of the event announcement NYRC Sailing Coordinator, Paul Blundell urges all school to act quickly to avoid the disappointment of missing out.
Paul stated that the event will showcase the high level of sailing shown by kids on the Coast in what will be a great weekend that is always enjoyed by the schools and parents.
For further details please contact the sailing office on 5440-7407 or sailing@nyrc.com.au
Paul Blundell
Sailing Coordinator
Yachting Australia Sailing & Racing Skills Instructor
Powerboat & Safety Boat Senior Instructor
Noosa Yacht & Rowing Club
NYRC Youthsail – 2010 Australian Yachting Awards Finalist
Manufacturers and Distributors of the ‘Vagabond MkII’ sailing dinghy
Phone: (07) 5440-7407
Mobile: 0414-522-295
sailing@nyrc.com.au
By Ian Grant.
Veteran Whitsunday dinghy sailors Jim Hayes and Bruce Carter have been instrumental in establishing the Whitsunday Sailing Club as an ‘open house’ training centre.
Both ‘Old Salts’ who prefer to keep the age a secret saying you are only as old as you feel have made an enormous contribution towards the Whitsunday Sailing Club being officially recognised among the best marine based education centres in Australia.
Jim Hayes accredited with a deserved Life Membership medal has been a familiar face around the club for close on four decades while his sailing mate Bruce Carter remains possessed with making up the leeway with his recent appointment as the Vice-Commodore of training.
They are an exceptionally dedicated duo who simply love the sport and are personally committed to helping first time students become accomplished with the required skills to sail free with the wind.
Collectively they have logged an enormous number of miles in various classes from representing Queensland in the Australian Corsair championships to testing their endurance in offshore events.
However their sole purpose remains with welcoming new people to the sport and providing them with the education and confidence to enjoy the experience of developing their personal skills. Read more…