Kite Foil racing is one of the classes making its debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and Townsville local Brieana Whitehead will be one of the athletes to watch in the exciting foiling discipline.
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.
The Mooloolaba Women's Keelboat Regatta has taken out the top honour at the Australian Sailing Awards in Sydney, with the event celebrated for its growth and success over the past twelve months.
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.
Thanks to the University of Canberra a PhD scholarship opportunity to be involved in an important piece of work with the Australian Sailing Team is now on offer.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
The inaugural South Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta (SAWKR) will be held over the October long weekend at the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia (CYCSA) and will be officially launched this coming Sunday 21 August at the CYCSA.
With 54 women on the water, including 5 from Gove and 20 interstate sailors, 6 Elliott 7 teams battled it out Round Robin style and our small but competitive open mixed fleet raced around Fannie Bay and into the harbour with a mix of around the cans and harbour courses.