E-NEWS August 2006 1. Inspect Guided Missile Frigate During Navy Week 2. Update: Queensland Olympic Hopefuls 3. NEW Magnetic Island Race Week 4. Dent to Dunk Success to Grow in 2007 5. Video of Sydney Mooloolaba Race Start 6. Yachting Queensland Race Management Courses 7. Level One General Principles Coaching Course – Brisbane 8. Nominate Now for 2006 Womensport Rising Star Award 1. Inspect Guided Missile Frigate During Navy Week Guided Missile Frigate, HMAS Adelaide, will be gracing Brisbane’s shores as part of 2006 Navy Week celebrations 21 – 28 August, 2006.  In a rare opportunity you will be able to climb aboard the ship on Saturday August 26 between 10am – 2pm at Hamilton Maritime Wharfs. HMAS Adelaide is part of a whole week of Navy activities and demonstrations.  Events on the program include the Navy Week Corporate Challenge at QEII Stadium and Sunset Ceremony at Southbank and Navy Band performances. HMAS Adelaide is open from 10am on Saturday August 28 at Hamilton Maritime Wharfs (enter via McArthur Ave with parking off-site. Inspection Details: http://www.navy.gov.au/ships/adelaide/default.html Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=24460 2. Update: Queensland Olympic Hopefuls  Queensland Olympic Hopefuls Mat Belcher, Nick Behrens, Lauren Jeffries and Rike Zaegelmayer filed a report on their most recent overseas competition and impending training camp. Since we have been back in Australia for just over a month now and are already training again heavily in preparation for our next two regattas, the Olympic Test Regatta and the 470 World Championships in China, it is time for an update. After a successful finish to our European tour (1st place for Mat & Nick, 2nd place for Lauren & Rike at Kiel Week, ISAF grade 1 regatta) we had two weeks off to rest, work and catch up with families and friends. We resumed training with a 5 day training camp in Brisbane with the added training partners from Singapore. Despite a windy and very rainy weather forecast the conditions turned out to be quite favourable with light to moderate winds. Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/?page=24432 3. NEW Magnetic Island Race Week Welcome to Australia’s richest sailing regatta at beautiful Magnetic Island off Townsville.  The event offers an impressive $10,000 in prizes. Following closely on the heals of Airlie Beach and Hamilton Island events, the Magnetic Island Race Week will offer first class racing on Cleveland Bay and around Magnetic Island, spanning the weekend of September 1st – 3rd, 2006. Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=24321 4. Dent to Dunk Success to Grow in 2007. Following The Huge success of the 2006 event which brought over ¾ million tourism dollars to far NQ in the aftermath of cyclone Larry, the 2007 dates have been set. The date for the Dent to Dunk Race start for 2007 is Saturday 26th May. The format remains unchanged from May 2006, with the start at 1030. The course takes the yachts, inside the protected warm waters of the Great Barrier Reef, up to Dunk Island, then to the finish off Port Hinchinbrook, Cardwell, a distance of approximately 240 nautical miles. Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=24325 5. Video of Sydney Mooloolaba Race Start Click below to view videos of the race Start Full Story: http://smarketing.com.au/sailing_video/  6. Yachting Queensland Race Management Course Race Management Course 1 Date: Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th August 2006 Time: 0830hrs - 1630hrs Venue: Yachting Queensland Offices  578 Royal Esplanade, Manly  - Upstairs Training Room - Cost: $180.00 per person Race Management Course 2 Date: Monday 21st August 2006  Tuesday 22nd August 2006  Wednesday 29th August 2006  Thursday 30th August 2006 Time: 1800hrs - 2100hrs Venue: Southport Yacht Club Cost: Please contact Yachting Queensland Please contact Yachting Queensland Office Ph (07)3393 6788. 7. Level 1 General Principles Coaching Course - Brisbane Monday 28 August to Monday 28 October University of Queensland, St Lucia More information Visit www.hms.uq.edu.au/cpase/coaching 8. Nominate Now For 2006 Womensport Rising Star Award Womensport Queensland is currently seeking applications for the 2006 Sport and Recreation Queensland Rising Star Awards.  The opportunity opened on 1 August 2006 and will close on 31 August 2006 and is being advertised at present in The Courier-Mail. Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=24455