E-NEWS June 2006 1. Queenslanders Beat the World in Kiel 2. June/ July Coaching Camps Underway 3. South East Queensland Winter Dinghy Events 4. Tully State High QLD Schools Sailing Champions 5. Queensland Solo Sailor Averts Disaster 6. White Whale Migaloo Back in Queensland 7. Queensland Club Sailors Compete at F18 Worlds France 8. Yachting QLD Race Management Course July/ August 9. Do You Need to Update Your CPR? 10. Free Sport and Recreation Workshops Queenslanders Beat the World in Kiel Queensland Male and Female 470 pairs have taken first and second place respectively at the ISAF Grade 1 regatta in Kiel. Male sailing pair of Matt Belcher and Nick Behrens, based at RQYS, finished their strong European tour in style to secure their position on the AIS Australian Sailing Team for 2007.  “Kiel Week was great racing in a range of conditions and something we really enjoyed after two weeks of virtually no wind sailing in Hungary. It was also our most successful regatta for this year” Belcher Said. Female pair Lauren Jeffries and Rike Zaegelmayer came away with the impressive placing of second overall.  This is their best result in a Grade 1 event and their first medal in a major international regatta. Full Story: http://www.qld.yachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=23864 June/ July Coaching Camps Underway Forty young competitive sailors have enrolled for the Runaway Bay Junior and Youth Coaching Camps.  Some positions are still available for you to join elite coach Mark Tonner Joyce for two days of sail coaching and fun.  All classes are welcome.  All class/ club and school coaches are welcome. Yachting Queensland Youth Sailing Camp Runaway Bay Yacht Club Sat 1 July – Sunday 2nd July, 2006 Yachting Queensland Junior Sailing Camp Runaway Bay Yacht Club Thursday 29 – Friday 30 June, 2006   For Further information: Yachting Queensland 578 Royal Esplanade, Manly Ph: (07) 3393 6788 Fax: (07) 3393 6799 www.qld.yachting.org.au For enrolment information and forms: http://www.qld.yachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=22917 South East Queensland Winter Dinghy Events Make sure you get your dinghy ready for the winter sailing events.  Some of the winter dinghy events include: Inshore Winter Series Southport Sat June 24, July 8 & July 22 Dinghy Winter Series Races 5 & 6 Southport Sat July 2 Dinghy Winter Regatta Mooloolaba Weekend July 8 & 9 International Optimist State Championships RQYS Weekend July 15 & 16 Australian Laser Masters Regatta RQYS July 21 – 24 Dinghy Winter Regatta Southport Weekend July 29 & 30 Yachting Queensland has accommodation available for events at RQYS.  If your club or class has an event coming up please email Clubofficer@qldyachting.org.au to discuss event promotional opportunities.   Tully State High QLD Schools Sailing Champions Tully State High School's sailing team is the 2006 Queensland Schools Team Racing champions. Tully broke a 16 year strangle hold of private schools to take the title. The championships were held in Easter and were conducted by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron at Manly,Brisbane, on behalf of Yachting Queensland. Eleven schools competed for the title and they were divided into two groups for two days of preliminary round racing. Tully beat Iona College, Ominston College and Anglican Church Grammar School's B team on both days, but went down twice to Brisbane Grammar School's A team. The top three teams from each group progressed to the 'Gold Fleet '. Full Story http://www.qld.yachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=23866 Queensland Solo Sailor Averts Disaster Solo sailor Margaret Williams’ second bid at becoming the first woman to circumnavigate Australia solo, non-stop and unassisted almost came to an untimely end after she recently encountered a severe storm off the south-west coast of Tasmania. The Queensland doctor who set off from Fremantle on 2 June to break one of sailing’s last standing records came perilously close to losing her 12-metre sloop ‘Against All Odds’ to cliffs and reef at Port Davey. Full Story: http://www.qld.yachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=23854 White Whale Migaloo Back in Queensland Migaloo the white humpback whale is about to enter Queensland waters on his 2006 migration and pilots, skippers, swimmers and snorkellers are urged to respect the special limits around the whale. Environment Minister Desley Boyle said Migaloo had again been declared a 'special interest' whale in Queensland waters this year to ensure he could swim freely. "A 'special interest' whale declaration means no-one can drive a boat or Jet Ski closer than 500m or fly an aircraft closer than 2000ft to the whale without written permission," Ms Boyle said. Full Story: http://www.qld.yachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=23860 Queensland Club Sailors Compete at F18 Worlds France Five Queensland teams will represent Australia in the upcoming F18 Catarmaran World Titles in Hyeres, France on July 9 - 16. Known as the formula one of the small boat sailing classes, the F18 cats are growing in popularity here in Queensland.  This local growth has been recognized internationally with the World Titles set to be held in Australia in 2007.  This will be the first time the F18 World Titles have been staged outside of Europe. Full Story: http://www.qld.yachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=23817 Yachting Qld Race Management Course – July/ August Yachting Queensland would like to schedule a YQ Race Management Course in May/June this year at the Yachting Queensland offices at Manly, Brisbane. This comprehensive two-day course covers regatta management from planning, risk management to on-water activities, rules and protests. Full Story: http://www.qld.yachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=22488  Do you need to update your CPR? To enable club members and their guests to obtain a Statement of Attainment for CPR (HLTCPR201A - Perform CPR), Yachting Queensland in conjunction with Surf Life Saving Queensland are facilitating courses from the Yachting Queensland office in Manly. Venue:   Yachting Queensland Office    578 Royal Esplanade, Manly Proposed Date:  Monday 3rd July 2006 Time:    3pm to 6.30pm Cost:   $65.00 per person For further information and an enrolment form or to enquire about running a course for your club please contact:- Yachting Queensland, Phone. 07 3393 6788, Email. office@qldyachting.org.au Free Sport and Recreation Workshops Check out these free workshops on www.sportrec.qld.gov.au or Ph: 07 3235 4368. "Sports Psychology" workshop on Monday 17 July 2006 at Redhill "Modern Volunteer Management" on Tuesday 18 July 2006 at Redcliffe "Risk Reduction" on Tuesday 25 July2006 at Greenbank RSL "Modern Volunteer Management" on Wednesday 26 July 2006 at Greenbank RSL.