ILCA NSW & ACT

The NSW & ACT States Youth, Open and Masters are on the weekend 18 and 19th November at Canberra Yacht Club.
 

This is our first fresh water regatta for a while on iconic Lake Burley Griffin this is a cube regatta for all age divisions.
 

Event entry is Here. You can enter right up until 11.30am on Saturday at the club.
 

The NoR is Here. The Sailing Instructions are Here.
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The ILCA NSW & ACT AGM is on at CYC on Sunday 1t 9.00am. The Agenda is Here.

Manly Yacht Club have extended their very successful Manly Cup Youth event this year to include ILCA 4 and ILCA 6 Youth (age 17 and under). The event will be held 2-3 December.
 

Over the past four years MYC have run this event they have had 60 boats competing.
 
The Notice of Race is Here. Entries can be placed online Here. MYC web site for more information is https://www.myc.org.au/

Sylvie Stannage & Miles Greenwood in Action at Coasts – Photo by Jon West

The Coasts at Gosford Sailing Club saw 64 ILCAs enjoying beautiful sunshine and some challenging breezes. On Saturday there was a westerly at 12 gusting to 18 knots varying from SW to NW so plenty to keep the sailors and RO Andrew McLachlan on their toes. On Sunday the scheduled 1100 start was delayed to 1300 waiting for the easterly sea breeze to push through. In the end it did come in at 9 knots gusting occasionally to 12 knots varying towards the top of the course by 45 degrees giving the sailors plenty to think about. All six scheduled races were completed with the third race on the last day started with 15 minutes to spare to the 1530 cut-off time.
 
The top sailors seemed as always to emerge in front despite the variable wind further proof if needed that skill trumps luck.
 
In the 31 boat ILCA 6 fleet Sunday’s  21st birthday girl Sylvie Stannage HHSC had three bullets for a comfortable win. Fellow HHSC (and DBSC) sailor Healy Ryan was a close third behind Sara Bruce DBSC. The training regimes at both HHSC and DBSC are certainly paying dividends.
 
Colin Beashel was the first Master and fourth overall. He is a Grand Master in ILCA parlance but also in sailing having been on Australia II winning the Americas cup in 1983 and competing in six Olympics for Australia between 1984 and 2004. Great to see him back in the class.
 
In the ILCA 7 Will Sargent who hails from Derwent Sailing Squadron in Tasmania and now sails from CYC and MHASC was the run away winner with six bullets and a second. Will Sargent was a nominee for Australian Sailing’s 2023 Australian Male Sailor of the Year award. Mike Leigh twice Canadian Olympic representative from Royal Victoria Yacht Club in British Colombia was second from Alexander Bijkerk from RPAYC.
 
It was a photo finish in the ILCA 4s with Ben Costandi DBSC/GRSC and Miles Greenwood  GSC/DBSC finishing on 9 points with Ben taking the win on a count back three wins to two. Harriet McLachlan DBSC/RSYS was close behind on third.
 
Final results for the event are Here.
 
Sunday photos from Jon West which you can purchase are Here.
 
Thanks to GSC and the many volunteers who ran this event for us. The facilities of the club, the great grass rigging area and uncrowded waters were much appreciated.
 

ILCA 7 Action and Winner Will Sargent – Photo by Jon West

The Coasts are on the weekend 14 and 15th October at Gosford Sailing Club. Tom Slingsby started his sailing here and he turned out pretty well.
Take the short trip up the M1 and enjoy the racing on the Brisbane Waters. The club has all facilities bistro, bar, great grassy rigging area and uncrowded (except for ILCAs) sailing waters.
Event entry Here is only $60 ($30 for U21s) so if you can only do one day that won’t dent the pocket too much. You can enter right up until 11.30am on Saturday at the club.
The NoR is Here and Sailing Instructions are Here.

The ILCA Fleet Comprised 42 Boats With Clase Starts and Close Racing
 

The Zhik Lake Mac Youth Sail NSW event 27 – 2 October this year comprised a three day coaching clinic and a three day regatta. Zhik and Lake Macquarie City Council were the major sponsors for this the largest junior and youth regatta in NSW.
 

The host club was Teralba Amateur Sailing Club who partenered with nearby lake clubs Speers Point Amateur Sailing Club, Toronto Amateur Sailing Club & Wangi Amateur Sailing Club to run the event for 11 classes and 156 boats.
 

Everyone was a winner however results for the racing side are Here.
 

The Lake Macquarie clubs are to be congratulated for running 2023 Youth Sail NSW and also Australian Sailing who stage these events in every state each year.

Evie Saunders CREDIT Beau Outteridge
 
NSW & ACT sailors Evie Saunders and Tom Farley have been selected by Australian Sailing as part of the eight sailor team to represent Australia in the Pacific Games to be held in Honiara, Solomon Islands from 19 November 2023.
 

These games held every four years include Men’s and Women’s ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 and Sailboard competition among 24 sports.
 

Evie from Manly Yacht Club won Silver at the 2022 World Youth Championships and was awarded Australian Youth Sailor of the Year last year. Tom sails from Belmont 16s and is a strong supporter of our NSW & ACT events. He is always near the top of the ILCA 7 fleet.
 

We wish them all the best for the Pacific Games event.

Bendigo Yacht Club and ILCA Victoria are running this event on Lake Eppalock 4-5 November. Entries are now open Here.
 

All ILCA 7 and ILCA 6 entries received prior to 30th September 2023 are eligible for a discounted entry fee of $90.
 

The NoR is Here.

 
Congratulations to Brooke Wilson for being named a finalist in Australian Sailing’s NSW Female Sailor of the Year award.

 
Brooke has had an amazing year with fantastic results in the ILCA 6 both domestically and internationally, as well as a string of successes in the Elliot 7s Match Racing here in Australia, America and Europe.
 
Best of luck to Brooke at the awards night on September 16th

Following lobbying by Ken Hurling ILCA have increased to entry limit for the 2024 ILCA World Masters 2-10 February in Adelaide from 250 to 400. Given that for the 2020 World Masters in Geelong there were 297 entries the 400 limit should ensure that all sailors who want to sail in the event will get a start.
 
The 2024 Masters at Adelaide Sailing Club will be a great event. Entries will be open on 2 August until 26 September Here.
 
Sailors who did not compete in the ranking event (2023 Australian Masters – Port Stephens) will be ranked in the order in which they apply for entry after all those who sailed at Port Stephens. The ranking will determine the order that places are offered by ILCA.

Applications are now open for the 2024 Solidarity Program for ILCA 4 female sailors for the 2024 Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championships.
 

Following the successful running of the Solidarity Program in 2023 for girls from Australian Districts ILCA Australia have launched the expanded 2024 program which will support ten ILCA 4 sailors.
 

• One from each Australian district excluding NT
• One from New Zealand
• Three from Oceania small islands
 

The program will provide free entry for the event and functions, a supplied boat, merchandise and coach but more importantly entry to a team of like keen sailors for the duration of the championships.
You can see examples of the experience of sailors in the 2023 Solidarity Program in our post Here.
 

There is further information on the eligibility and selection for this program in the document Here.
 

Online applications Here will close on 1 October 2023. Each Oceania District will select their sailor by 31 October and applicants will be advised of the selections on 1 November.

The ILCA 6 Women’s Open World Championships 3-10 January and ILCA 6 Men’s Worlds 12-19 January in Mar del Plata, Argentina entry applications are now open. The ranking event for these championships is the 2023 Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championships Georges River.
 

Entries for the ILCA 7 Men’s Worlds 24-31 January in Adelaide will open on 2 August. Their ranking event will also be 2023 O&A Open & Youth Championship.
 

Applications for entry for the 2024 World Masters (ILCA 6 and 7) 2-10 February in Adelaide will also open on 2 August. Its ranking event is the 2023 Australian Masters Championships Port Stephens.
 

Sailors who wish to apply for entry and who did not compete in the ranking event for these (and any) ILCA World Championship will be ranked after all the sailors who did sail in the ranking event and in the order in which they apply for entry.
 

Entry offers will be made by ILCA in the order of ranking however we are hopeful of gaining sufficient places for all Masters who want to compete in Adelaide.
 

The ILCA World Championships web site pages with all the information and application links are Here.

The 2023 Pacific Games will take place in the Solomon Islands from the 19 November to 2 December 2023. Over 5,000 athletes are expected to attend the games. Australia is sending 115 athletes from 24 sports that includes sailing.
 
The sailing team will be made up of:

 
Australia Sailing with the AOC, is sending a team of eight athletes and two coaching staff members. The 2023 Pacific Games is funded by the AOC which covers airfares, coaches and some of the uniform, but interested parties should note that there may be other expenses the selected athletes may need to cover.
 
If you are interested in representing and competing for Australia at the 2023 Pacific Games please view 2023 Pacific Games Nomination and Selection Criteria and register your interest by applying Here.
 
The event Notice of Race is Here and the Official Website is Here.
 
Australian Sailing will select and send two coaching staff to support the eight athlete team for these games. For information on coach selection please see the Coaching Staff Nomination Selection Criteria  and if interested please register at Coaching Staff Online Registration.
 
The deadline for submitting interest is 11 August. Following the closure of the EOI process, the team announcement, in collaboration with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), will be made by the end of August.
 
For more information regarding the event or EOI please contact lesley.fasala@sailing.org.au.

With interstate travel well and truly re-established and winter weather starting to make it’s mark, Queensland Laser Association is keen to once again welcome sailors from interstate and overseas for it’s annual South Pacific Laser Masters Regatta.
 
Dates for the regatta are Friday 7 to Monday 10 July, with the SPLM Sailing Forum being held on the eve of the regatta – Thursday 6 July from 6pm.
 
The Notice of Race is available on the RQYS website Here. The NoR includes information on accommodation, charter boats and boat storage in addition to the usual details of the event.
 
The entry fee is $220 which is inclusive of the regatta dinner on the Sunday night. Entries can be placed Here.

ClubOps the market leader in Australia in providing applications for sailing club administration and race management is seeking a buyer who has a strong interest in sailing and who wishes to keep the business operational and growing for the benefit of the sailing community.
 
There is more information on the business and contacts Here.
 
To express interest, parties are asked to provide a short resume of capabilities before 3rd June to Michael Johannessen at peter@clubops.com.au.
 

While a buyer is being negotiated the ClubOps and Sailor system will remain a viable race management option into the 2023-2024 sailing season. This is due to its solid subscription base which allows the system to continue functioning with full capability other than the booking functions.
 

The booking function will be reactivated once supporting systems are re-established after takeover with all necessary steps currently being undertaken to ensure an expeditious sale process.

The East Coast Championship Youth Regatta hosted by Georges River Sailing Club on Botany Bay will be on next weekend over the June long weekend 10-12 June.
 

The Notice of Race is Here.
 

You can register for the event on the Opti web site Here.