 E-NEWS
JULY ED II 2006
1. Sailing To Feature at Brisbane Riverfestival
2. YQ Sailing Camps a Success
3. Nominate Now for Youth Olympic Festival
4. Racing Set to Begin in Airlie Beach
5. Sydney Mooloolaba Sydney Mackay Fleets Join Whale Migration
6. Sailing Apenty at Optimist Dinghy State Titles
7. Carole Gifford Receives Yachting Queensland Award
8. Hogs Breath To Sponsor Whitsunday Multihull Rendezvous
9. Marine Animals Benefit from Ghost Net Programme
1. Sailing Will Feature at the Brisbane Riverfestival!
The RegattaFest Sailing Challenge, presented by South Brisbane Sailing Club and Yachting Queensland, will thrill the crowds at the 2006 RegattaFest celebrations on September 2nd as part of the Brisbane Riverfestival.
Featuring a live sailing commentary on both banks of the Toowong Reach and a fireworks display as part of Riverfire, the event will be a unique opportunity to promote sailing in downtown Brisbane.
Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/?Page=24217
2. Young Sailors Learn from the Best
Fun and development were the aim of the June/July Yachting Queensland Junior and Youth Sailing Camps at Runaway Bay Yacht Club Training Facility, Gold Coast. A total of 39 sailors attended the two camps each held over two days.
A full range of weather conditions greeted the sailors in the protected waters at the Paradise Point.
Professional coaches Mark Toner- Joyce and Rob Brewer impressed host John Murphy with their ability to provide insight.
“Both Mark and Rob showed outstanding professionalism. It is clear why they have the reputation they do. They have the distinct ability to communicate their knowledge in a way relevant to our young sailors.”
“They continually encourage the kids - I didn’t here them say one negative comment during the four days!” John said.
The reputation of Yachting Queensland Coaching Camps continues to grow along with enrolments. The vast distances Junior and Youth sailors traveled to be part of the Paradise Point camp is an indication of the quality of programs provided.
Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=24216
3. Nominate Now For the Australian Youth Olympic Festival
The Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) is held biennially by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC). After three very successful events in 2001, 2003 and 2005 the AOC have committed to another AYOF in 2007. The main aim of the AYOF is to develop our Olympic stars of the future, and to provide aspiring Olympians with an idea of what the Olympics are all about.
Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=23526
4. Pull Out Your Tropical Shirt!
From 10th August to 17th August, Airlie Beach Queensland hosts the Tropical Shirt Regatta, the 17th annual Airlie Beach Race Week.
Latest information on regatta festivities can be viewed online at www.airliebeachraceweek.com
5. Sydney Mooloolaba and Sydney Mackay Fleets Join Whale Migration
This Saturday, 29 July, a fleet of 38 yachts will join the humpback whale migration north along the east coast of Australia to warmer waters with the start of the Sydney Mooloolaba and Sydney Mackay yacht races.
But following Wild Oats X’s whale tail slap from a humpback at 3.00am in the morning en route to Hamilton Island for owner Bob Oatley last week, the Sydney Mooloolaba and Sydney Mackay fleets will be hoping to stay well clear of the giants of the sea.
Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=24215
6. Sailing Aplenty at Optimist Dinghy State Titles
Over the weekend of July 15/16 the Queensland International Optimist Dinghy Association held their 2nd State Championship on Moreton Bay. The event was hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron.
Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=24214
7. Carole Gifford Receives Yachting Queensland Award
Carole has been voluntarily assisting with the Keppel Bay Sailing Club’s junior sailing programs for approximately 15 years and she recently received her Yachting Queensland Award for services to the sport in a ceremony in Yeppoon.
Carole is responsible for teaching new junior sailors the sport’s basic fundamentals. The Novice Sabot Squad attends training sessions with Carole on Friday afternoons and Sunday mornings. Carole has a wonderful relationship with the squad members, who always seem eager to learn from her.
Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=24127
8. Hogs Breath To Sponsor Whitsunday Multihull Rendezvous
Hogs Breath Australia have teamed with Abel Point Yacht Club Inc. to become naming rights sponsor of the Annual Whitsunday Multihull Rendezvous 26 August – 1 September 2006.
Announced this week, Hog’s Breath Australia and Hogs Breath Café Airlie Beach will provide Abel Point Yacht Club with the necessary funding to run the week long regatta which this year incorporates the Qld Offshore Multihull Championship. Yacht club officials announced (with tongue in cheek) that the “Hog’s Breath Race Week” is still on, just with a slight format change. This year the regatta is a couple of weeks later than previous years and is a multihull only event.
Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/?page=24121
9. Marine Animals Benefit from Ghost Net Programme
A programme designed to engage Indigenous people within the Gulf of Carpenteria is assisting in saving endangered marine animals from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and avoiding damage to vessels.
The Carpentaria Ghost Net Programme is an initiative of the Northern Gulf Resource Management Group in conjunction with local Indigenous sea rangers.
The Gulf of Carpenteria is one of the most isolated and remote regions of Australia, home to only small Indigenous communities and some mining operations, yet it is this region that is most exposed to the serious effects of Ghost Nets.
Ghosts Nets are defined by the Gulf Resource Management Group as “fishing nets that have been lost accidentally, deliberately discarded or simply abandoned at sea.”
Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=24231
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