News
New Club Equipment Auditor Course – eLearning
The new look Club Equipment Auditor course is now available in an online, free, self-guided study version. Discover more information in the full article.
Safety
New Registration Flow
revolutioniseSPORT has upgraded their registration system. Which will be rolled out to Sailing on the 27 April.
Online Services
Performance tips from Stephen McConaghy
Stephen McConaghy offers some quickfire tips for racing under IRC or ORC.
Ratings
Owners Working Group Update March 2022
Australian Sailing has been hosting meetings of the Owners’ Working Group periodically to discuss issues of interest to and link with keelboat owners in Australia.
Ratings
IRC and ORC revalidations coming soon
The process of inviting boats to revalidate their IRC and ORC certificates will be beginning soon.
Ratings
Does your rating require measurement?
With three international rating systems in play in Australia there are subtle variations in what data requires measuring.
Ratings
World Sailing Website Updated
The World Sailing website has been updated and is now live.
Racing Rules
Power Boating Safety Basics
There’s a fair chance that at some time in our sailing careers we will drive or be involved with a power boat and need to be aware of the safety responsibilities that come with that.
Racing Rules
Safety
Organising volunteers
Every sailing club across Australia relies on volunteers and the generous contribution of their time. The Humpybong Yacht Club shows how to organise their teams using the revSPORT system.
Racing Rules
New appeals published to AS website
With all the sailing that happened over summer there are 4 new appeals published to the Australian Sailing website.
Racing Rules
Misconduct guidance for officials
Clubs own the responsibility for handling misconduct cases, and excellent guidance is available for their race officials.
Racing Rules
Aspiring to Brisbane 2032
Many sailors and their families enjoy the personal reward of volunteering at their clubs’ events, and the Olympic Sailing Competition at Brisbane 2032 is possibly the biggest opportunity of all.
Racing Rules
Arbitration
Arbitration (RRS Appendix T) can be a very useful and effective method to resolve a protest between two boats involving Racing Rules such as Windward/Leeward, Overlaps and Mark Roundings.
Racing Rules
Time Corrector listings for IRC
Clubs running events scored on IRC can access Time Corrector listings online.
Racing Rules
Conflicts of interest
Sailing is a tight sport, and officials need to be aware of conflicts of interest and how to handle them.
Racing Rules
Special Regulations Interpretation Published
An Interpretation has been published to accompany the Safety Harness and Safety Lines (Tethers) amendment.
Safety