News

Working in the Cup with David Tillett AM

David Tillett AM considers himself fortunate to have worked with wonderful judges, Arbitration Panel members and umpires over a long period of time in the Americaâ€™s Cup.

Racing Rules

Wed 17 Jun 2020

Rules Specialist Group Opinions

You will find another Rules question has been added to the Australian Sailing website.

Racing Rules

Wed 17 Jun 2020

Rules Specialist Group Appointments

Australian Sailing welcomes new and continuing appointments to the Rules Specialist Group who provide advice to the sailors, clubs, and race officials on technical matters within the Racing Rules of Sailing.

Racing Rules

Wed 17 Jun 2020

New Rules in the New Year

The current Racing Rules of Sailing run to 31 December 2020 and the next edition will become effective in the middle of most of Australiaâ€™s sailing season.

Racing Rules

Wed 17 Jun 2020

Introducing Glen Stanaway

The Head of Safety Rules and Representation is Glen Stanaway and heâ€™s been with Australian Sailing for fourteen years after a varied career and equally varied sport interests.

Racing Rules

Wed 17 Jun 2020

Public Comment invited on Proposed Amendments

Three proposed amendments are available for public comment by 15 June 2020.

Safety

Fri 15 May 2020

Special Regulations no longer a Four-Year Cycle

The Special Regulations will be published as a dynamic document with open ended validity date, ending the current 4-year cycle of publication.

Safety

Fri 15 May 2020

Australian Sailing Online Safety Code Induction

Australian Sailing have a safety code induction course available online for all committee members and safety officials at clubs.

Safety

Fri 15 May 2020

How to Report on Critical Incidents

Clubs have a moral and regulated responsibility to report significant safety incidents, but just how do they do it? We look at a recent example from Moreton Bay, Queensland.

Safety

Fri 15 May 2020

Handling Expired Equipment Audit Forms

Clubs planning a restart to racing may have to change practices around handling expired equipment audit forms.

Safety

Fri 15 May 2020

Equipment Auditors Club course now online

As is with the way we are doing most things now in these strange times, the Club Equipment Auditors course has been adapted to be provided as an online seminar.

Safety

Fri 15 May 2020

Effective Rescue Capability

Ray Shaw, a member of the National Safety Committee has written an article that assists with understanding what should be considered for effective rescue capability.

Safety

Fri 15 May 2020

Association Cup incident â€“ Lessons to be Learnt

An article detailing the lessons learnt from an incident that occurred in the 2015 Association Cup has been posted to the Australian Sailing website.

Safety

Fri 15 May 2020

Payment plans

Payment Plans provide club members with the flexibility to pay an invoice over time. The amount and frequency of payments can be managed by a club administrator and the member will receive scheduled reminder notifications when an instalment is required.

Online Services

Fri 08 May 2020

Working in the Cup with Graeme Owens

Umpiring was the one of the great legacies from several Americaâ€™s Cup officials including Australiaâ€™s own Graeme Owens.

Racing Rules

Tue 24 Mar 2020

Umpired Fleet Racing and Testing New Rules

Rule 86.3 allows for the testing of new rules such as Addendum Q which provides for umpired fleet racing. These rules have been used by several fleets in Australia and New Zealand with success.

Racing Rules

Tue 24 Mar 2020

Technical Committee Protest - 470â€™s at Sail Melbourne

Shaun Ritson was appointed the Technical Committee for Sail Melbourne 2020, in this position according to the RRS he had to protest two 470 teams.

Racing Rules

Tue 24 Mar 2020

Rules Specialist Group Opinions

Two more answers to Rules questions have been published to the Australian Sailing website.

Racing Rules

Tue 24 Mar 2020