The International Cadet Class 2020 Australian Championship at the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria have been shifted to a more traditional set of dates, following the cancellation of the Worlds amid the Coronavirus crisis.
The annual Tasmania Youth Championships typically held at the end of February is moving to new dates. The Tasmania Youth Championships will now include a two-day coaching clinic leading up of the Tas Youth Championships, the dates for the Coaching Clinic are 8 – 9 October 2020 followed by the TAS Youth Championships 10 – 11 October 2020.
The recent round of e-sailing Club Championships has seen many junior members take out the top spot to compete at this weekend’s e-sailing State Championships.
Australian Sailing is excited to announce the 2020 Australian Sailing Youth Team (ASYT) after the completion of the final qualifying event, the Australian Youth Championships that was successfully held at Sorrento Couta Boat Club in January.
We are aware that many of you have questions regarding access to the Olympic class iQFoil equipment. This bulletin serves to provide an update on ordering and distribution information to assist you in making an informed decision around purchasing equipment.
Following the successful completion of the recent Tasmania Youth Championship Australian Sailing is proud to announce the remainder of State Youth Championships and Coaching Clinic’s for 2020.
Provisional Australian Youth Sailing Team member Mina Ferguson is the highest placed Aussie in 14th overall after only one race was completed per fleet due to light winds on day two of the Laser Radial Worlds at Sandringham Yacht Club.
The final youth interclub event on the SA calendar was held on 15-16 February at Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club. With 90 sailors in 7 classes, and a good southerly breeze coming in on both days, it was a perfect weekend.
The South Australian Girls - SheSails Coaching Clinic
•   When: 21st & 22nd March 2020 (10am-4pm)
•   Where: Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club
•   Cost Per Person: $60.00
Harry Price of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia and ranked 5 in the world beat the odds to triumph against defending champion no 2 ranked Nick Egnot-Johnson of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron is set to host the annual Hardy Cup International Match Racing Regatta, one of the final events of a long Australasian Youth match racing season. This season has been unsurpassed in terms of attracting elite talent from around the world to compete in Australia - and now they’re heading to the Squadron with the Hardy Cup trophy in their sights.
The provisional Australian Sailing Youth Team (ASYT) has been announced at the 2020 Australian Youth Championships at Sorrento Sailing and Couta Boat Club (SSCBC). The team, which requires ratification from the Australian Sailing Board before being finalised, will represent Australia at the Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships in Salvador, Brazil in 12 – 19 December 2020.
Racing has been abandoned for the final day of the Australian Youth Championships at Sorrento Sailing and Couta Boat Club (SSCBC). The race committee continuously monitored conditions throughout the day in an effort to get the competitors on the water but lack of wind and smoke from the bushfires prevented sailing.