Seasons Greetings Yachting Queensland would like to wish everyone a safe and festive holiday season.  Those travelling to National Championships and competing in the Sydney to Hobart, we wish you luck and look forward to hearing all about your adventures.  Yachting Queensland would also like to wish all clubs, class associations, competitors, and most importantly volunteers the best for the upcoming Regatta Season. Tell us all about your adventures!  Yachting Queensland would love to hear from competitors, clubs, class associations, race officials and volunteers about their adventures over the regatta season.  Please send articles, photos; even dot points to Yachting Queensland!  Holiday Office Opening Hours Yachting Queensland will be closing down over the Christmas/New Year break as usual.    Close           Friday 17th December 2004 Re-Open      Monday 10th January 2005 Brisbane Boys' College - Head Sailing Coach Required! Brisbane Boys’ College, a member of the Queensland GPS Association, is seeking to appoint a part-time Sailing Head Coach to commence duty in January 2005.  The successful applicant should have experience in dinghy racing and coaching/personnel management. An NCAS Level 1 certificate and Yachting Australia or equivalent instructor/ coaching certification is preferred. Experience in an educational environment would also be an advantage. An attractive salary package will be negotiated with the successful applicant.  For a position description, visit the College web site at www.bbc.qld.edu.au or contact Belinda Hughes on (07) 3309 3569. Please forward written applications by Wednesday 5th January to: Mr P Donaldson  Director of Sports Brisbane Boys’ College Toowong Qld 4066 Facsimile (07) 3371 2679 E-mail pdonaldson@bbc.qld.edu.au Yachting Queensland Courses A quick note to all clubs.  If you are interested in running a Yachting Australia course such as Safety Boat Endorsement, Instructor Courses or Race Management please contact the office on 07 3393 6788.  There will be an Instructor Course and a Safety Boat course held in Brisbane early in 2005.  Interested participants please contact the YQ office to register your interest or find out more information. Sail Brisbane Part of the Sail Down Under Series has just finished with Sail Brisbane wrapping up on 11th December.  The event was a great success with a fleet of approximately 50 boats participating.  Classes included, Sabots, Finns, Flying 11's, Laser 4.7's, Laser Radials, Laser's, 420's, 470's and 29er's.  Results can be found at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Southern Region Coaching Clinic Yachting Queensland recently ran a four-day Youth Sailing Coaching Clinic.  Reports have praised the camp with particular note to the level of coaching received by participants.  Elite coaches, Martin Watson and Dayne Sharp attended the camp and said that the skill level of participants was excellent and are eager to come back next year.  Yachting Queensland would like to say a special thanks to Diane Dagge and Patrick Hayes for  volunteering over the camp, we hear the BBQ was cooked to perfection.  Yachting Queensland would also like to mention that Kathy Starkey supported the camp as an observer.  As a local coach Kathy attended the camp to build on her knowledge.  Yachting Queensland love to see this enthusiasm and welcome local coaches to join in the future.   Due to low numbers of participants on the camp, the camp had to be heavily subsidised by Yachting Queensland.