YQ 2007 Trailer Yacht Championships   There is less than one week to go to the YQ 2007 Trailer Yacht Championships. If you haven’t submitted your entry into this June long weekend event please do so quickly using the link below. YQ wishes all competitors a fun and safe regatta.   http://www.qldyachting.org.au/event.asp?ID=13855&format=popup     Safety Boat Endorsement Course   Yachting Queensland is conducting a Safety Boat Endorsement Course 23 June 2007. Places are still available - contact Yachting Queensland to book your place now – 07 3393 6788.   http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=30255     Record Attendance at 2007 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show   Thank you to everyone who visited the YQ stand at the Boat Show over the weekend. Official 2007 attendance figures showed an increase of almost 8% over the overall 2006. YQ received many enquiries regarding basic sailing courses, club membership, IYT courses and of course the boat simulator. http://www.qldyachting.org.au/?page=30210     Groundbreaking Coral Bleaching Monitoring Tool Monitoring coral bleaching risk is now easier thanks to advanced technology that monitors changes in sea surface temperature in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. ReefTemp is the first sea-surface temperature monitoring and mapping tool in Australia developed specifically for monitoring bleaching risk. Jeff Maynard from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) Climate Change Response Programme said the online tool revolutionised coral bleaching monitoring. http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=30223 Former World Champion Returns to Mooloolaba Etchells sailor Peter McNeill wants to again showcase his winning skills on the familiar waters off Mooloolaba in the June long-weekend 2007 Etchells Australian Winter Championship. McNeill and his crew of Paul Turner and Greg Torpy took out the Etchells World Championship trophy when it was conducted off Mooloolaba in 2004. He knows that Etchells regattas regularly attract the ‘whose-who’ in one-design class sailing in Australia. http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=30188   ISAF World Rankings: Australia Holds On To World #2 Ranking      The Netherlands was the latest destination for the Olympic Classes as the world’s top dinghy and keelboat sailors hit Lake Ijsselmeer for the ISAF Grade 1 Breitling Regatta. After a practice week of big winds and plenty of rain, the regatta was dominated by light and shifty conditions which made for highly tactical and highly taxing racing.   The next Rankings release will be on 27 June 2007, following the ISAF Grade 1 Kiel Week.   Unfortunately Queensland 470 sailors Mat Belcher and Nick Behrens were unable to compete in Medemblik have dropped down to #3.   For current top 3 ISAF Olympic class rankings, including Australian results please follow the link below.   http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=30227     Winners announced at 2007 Australian Yachting Awards   Yachting Australia’s 2007 Australian Yachting Awards were held on Thursday 24th May at Le Montage in Leichhardt / Lilyfield, Sydney in a black tie event attended by over 200 guests from across Australia and hosted by Channel 9 personality Karl Stefanovic.   Awards were presented in six categories Male Sailor of the Year: Darren Bundock (North Avoca, NSW) and Glenn Ashby (Strathfieldsaye, VIC) Female Sailor of the Year: Sarah Blanck (Sandringham, VIC) OAMPS Insurance Brokers Youth Sailor of Year: Belinda Kerl (Mosman Park, WA) and Chelsea Hall (Shoalwater, WA) Sailor of the Year with a Disability: Paul Borg (Paynesville, VIC) and Kylie Forth (Kununoppin, WA) Services to Yachting: Doug Jarvis (South Geelong, VIC), Michael Fletcher (Drummoyne, NSW), Phil Vardy (Yagoona, NSW) and John Winning (Watsons Bay, NSW) Media Award: Vanessa Dudley (Cammeray, NSW), Lisa Ratcliff (Bayview, NSW) and Di Pearson (Watsons Bay, NSW)   http://www.yachting.org.au/?Page=30094&MenuID=Calendar%5Fand%5FEvents%2F115%2F948%2CAustralian%5FYachting%5FAwards%2F141%2F27332       Upcoming June Events   2007 Australian Winter Championships – Mooloolaba http://www.qldyachting.org.au/event.asp?ID=14180&format=popup   YQ 2007 Trailer Yacht Championship – Capricornia Cruising Yacht Club http://www.qldyachting.org.au/event.asp?ID=13855&format=popup   Queensland Laser State Titles – Keppel Bay Sailing Club http://www.qldyachting.org.au/event.asp?ID=14194&format=popup   International 420 Association Queensland Championships – Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron http://www.qldyachting.org.au/event.asp?ID=14611&format=popup