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Discover Sailing with Jessica Watson Competition

To celebrate the launch of Jessica Watson’s Netflix biopic True Spirit Australian Sailing is giving you and a friend the chance to enjoy a special Discover Sailing experience with Jess herself!
Thu 09 Feb 2023

Women's World Match Racing Tour Announces 2023 Season

The Women’s World Match Racing Tour today announced the line-up of four events for its 2023 season including San Francisco, Annapolis, Le Havre, and Copenhagen. The Tour is the world’s only professional sailing series for women designed to promote and grow female participation in professional sailing. 
Thu 19 Jan 2023

She Sails at SYC – Watersports Centre Oxenford

The She Sails team of Instructors and mentors, led by Jasmine Ruck and Michaela Hanson, at Southport Yacht Club Oxenford Watersports Centre are experiencing a superb turnout for their She Sails event with 28 participants in their final event of 2022.
Wed 21 Dec 2022

SA - SheSails Club Representative and Network Event

SheSails SA Club Representative and Network Event - Arrival 6.00 pm for 6.30 pm Dinner - Followed by Australian Sailing Presentation by Kylie Baker, Shared Successes and what is happening in SA by SheSails Club Network.
Fri 11 Nov 2022

Reflecting your Local Community ONLINE Webinar - Tuesday 29th November 7.00 pm – 8.30pm

The demographic of the communities in which sailing operates in Australia has changed dramatically in recent times. Today, 27% of Australia’s population is born overseas, almost 50% have one parent born in other countries, 260 languages are spoken, over 50% are women or girls, and more than one in five, or 4.3 million people, identify as having a disability.
Tue 08 Nov 2022

SAWKR 2022 Wrap-Up

The South Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta was a great success! Hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia (CYCSA) over the recent October long weekend, the State’s first all-women regatta was enthusiastically supported by local sailors and sailing communities, notably PASC and RSAYS, and drew on competitors from around the state and across the borders.
Wed 19 Oct 2022

SheSails steering the course and setting records!

The 2022 SheSails Conference webinar event was a blockbuster with over 250 participants dialling in from sailing clubs across Australia & New Zealand; breaking last year’s record to become the largest SheSails gathering to date!
Fri 07 Oct 2022

SheSails National Finalists Announced

The SheSails Award was introduced in 2018 and recognises an individual, group, class or club that makes an outstanding contribution, promotion and/or administration of female participation in sailing. Chosen from amongst the winners of the category in each state, three National SheSails finalists for the 2022 Australian Sailing Awards have been announced for their contributions to sailing.
Thu 06 Oct 2022

Fast boats program thriving in Northern NSW

There are many possible ways to encourage women to try out and continue to participate in the sport of sailing. The Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club, in the small Northern NSW town of Ballina has discovered a unique and highly successful way to do that. And not to just introduce women into the sport of sailing and keep them there, but in the process, coach them to participate at the highest and most exciting levels of the sport.
Tue 20 Sep 2022

Women skippers get behind 50th 'Westcoaster'

Seasoned and respected women sailors are among those signed up to compete in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria's (ORCV) 50th Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race - or 'The Westcoaster', known to most starts at midday on 27 December 2022.
Tue 13 Sep 2022