Sailing Operations Manager Simon Turpin
What a return for our Club racing! It’s wonderful seeing all of our boats and members back on the water since the 11th July. We are so lucky to be living on our beautiful Gold Coast in the safety of our Queensland State during the current Covid-19 pandemic. From Saturday 11th July until Friday the 31st of July we saw more than 860 participants compete in our sport of Sailing on water!
them throughout our 2020/2021 Sailing Season.
International OK Dinghy Qld Championships: 5th & 6th September Sail Past & Blessing Of The Fleet: 12th September Da$h 4 Ca$h: 13th September Flat Rock Yacht Race: 26th September Qld Paper Tiger Catamaran State Champs: 3rd & 4th October Bridge to No Bridge: 10th & 11th October Sailing Presentation Dinner: 17th October Burleigh Bash: 18th October Ted Elkes Memorial Regatta: 14th November John McNamara Memorial Yacht Race: 21st November Cock Of The Broadwater: 22nd November
The SYC Sailing Development Fund is now open for applications and the close date has been extended until 30th September 2020 due to Covid-19. This fund is to provide significant financial support to SYC Members throughout their sailing development to attend away Championships, Yacht Races and Olympic We held our Divisional meetings shortly after Campaigns. For an application and the our Annual General Meeting and I would fund guidelines, please go to our website like to welcome our new Sailing Committee and you will find the information under the for the 2020 / 2021 Sailing Season: headings On Water/Sailing Information/ Sailing Development Fund. Please ensure Vice Commodore Sail: you complete your application accurately Drew Jones: 0431 521 925 and clearly. No late submissions will be cajones@gmail.com accepted so please ensure you submit your application prior to 30th September OD Offshore Division: 2020. Danielle Hutcheson: 0408 758 980 danielle@austboating.com.au Another date which has been extended Please remember to get your entries is the completion of your Australian in early to take advantage of the “Early TT Thursday Twilight Division: Sailing Equipment Audit Forms. This Bird Special” entry fees. All SYC Special Ray McMahon: 0424 983 270 has also been extended from 30th June Events have Entry Close dates so please rayzor911@ymail.com 2020 to 30th September 2020 for this ensure you read the complete Notice of year only. It applies for all entries into Race for each event. There will be no late ID Inshore Division: SYC Sailing events including all Off The entries allowed so as we have sufficient Ross Manning: 0408 195 935 Beach Catamarans and Dinghies. If you time to comply with the many conditions fullgoatracing@hotmail.com need further information on Equipment imposed by regulatory authorities and Auditing, finding an Equipment Auditor also allow sufficient time for competitors OTBC Off The Beach Catamaran Division: to inspect and validate your Equipment to follow due process if required. Jonathan Simms: 0424 093 330 Audit form or to download the relevant jsimmsjmills@yahoo.com Equipment Audit Form, please head to the We are looking forward to seeing you take part in our 2020 Sail Past & Blessing of the Australian Sailing website at: OTBD Off The Beach Dinghy Division: https://www.sailingresources.org.au/ Fleet on the 12th September and wish Grace Murphy: 0414 618 461 you all fast and safe racing in our sailing safety/equipment-auditing/. gracemurphy21001@gmail.com season ahead. In the coming months ahead, we have a See you on the water soon. Thank you to all of our Sailors for voting lot of Club Racing for all our divisions plus in your next divisional Sailing Committee numerous Special Events scheduled in Simon Turpin Representatives and I am certain they will the next few months includingSailing Operations Manager exceed your expectations in representing your division. Please take the time to talk with your Divisional Reps as they are your key communication avenue for your division and its direction in Australia’s best Yacht Club. My team in the Sailing Office look forward to working with each of 8
iNSYnC - Spring edition 2020
