E-NEWS August Ed II 2006 1. Know Your Sailing Rules September 20 2. Yachting Queensland Sailing Camps 3. 420 Come and Try Day 4. Sailing to Feature at Brisbane Riverfestival 5. Can We Contact Your Committee? 6. Yachting Queensland Race Management Course 7. Hahn Week Over – Magnetic Island Week Begins 8. 60th Opening Day for Southport Yacht Club 9. Australian Youth Olympic Festival – Nominate Now 10. Reef Defense Against Illegal Foreign Fishing Boosted 1. Rules Night September 20 Due to overwhelming demand Yachting Queensland has announced a Rules Night with International Judge and Race Officer Mark Pryke.  To be held at Queensland Cruising Yacht Club, Sandgate on Wednesday September 20, all sailors are invited. Date:     Wednesday, September 20, 2006 Where:  Queensland Cruising Yacht Club, Simbad Street, Shorncliffe, QLD Time:     6.15pm Cost:     Adults $10, Under 19 $5 Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=24639 2. Yachting Queensland Sailing Camps SOUTHERN REGION Maroochy Sailing Club Junior and Youth 25th – 27th September 2006 Come and learn from Professional Coaches Nathan Outteridge & Mark Tonner-Joyce this September Holidays.  The program features the training camp followed by a training regatta. Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=24517 CENTRAL REGION Keppel Bay Sailing Club Junior and Youth 3rd – 6th October Nathan Outteridge will provide professional coaching in Yeppoon for three days of sailing. Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=24640 3. 420 Come and Try Day The Queensland International 420 Association invites sailors looking for an exciting and challenging dinghy class to a “Come and Try” day. WHERE:         Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron                        578 Royal Esplanade                        Manly, QLD 4179 WHEN:           Saturday 16th September                        9:00am ‘till 12 noon WHAT:           Come for a sail in a 420, Talk to some experienced 420 sailors, Inspect 420’s for sale. BRING:          Hat, Sunscreen The International 420 is a two person dinghy, 4.2 metres in length, suitable for sailors graduating from Optimists or Sabots, or looking to enter club fleet racing from a school sailing program. It has a spinnaker and trapeze, and is an ideal class to learn a well rounded set of sailing skills including tuning, sail and boat handling The International 420 is the training class for the 470, an Olympic class, and has an active racing program throughout Australia. Many of Australia’s best sailors have passed through the ranks of this class Come along and enjoy a morning having a sail in 420. ENQUIRIES       Mark Moriarty 0419 476258  33744055  4. Sailing to Feature at 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 this Saturday September 2nd, 2006 on the Brisbane River.   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.  http://www.qldyachting.org.au/?Page=24217 5. Contact Your Committee? We regularly contact your club committee regarding opportunities and events.  To ensure your club is regularly updated please email the contact details of your club committee members to Yachting Queensland office@qldyachting.org.au. 6. Yachting Queensland Race Management Course Date:  1 October 2006 & 8 October 2006 Time:  8.30am – 4.30pm Venue: Yachting Queensland Facility 578 Royal Esplanade Manly Phone Yachting Queensland to register for the course (07)3393 6788. 7. Hahn Week Over – Magnetic Island Week Begins As the Hahn Hamilton Island Race Week concludes on Hamilton Island the Magnetic Island Race Week Begins off Townsville. A new event 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. The event offers an impressive $10,000 in prizes, arguably Australia’s richest regatta. Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=24321 8. 60th Opening Day for Southport Club Southport Yacht Club will open its Main Beach Clubhouse doors to the public on Saturday September 2nd 2006 for its 60th Open Day Sailpast and Blessing of the Fleet ceremony. The 60th boating season will open with live entertainment followed by a fleet of vessels sailing past in view of SYC’s Waterfront Café. Full Story: http://www.qldyachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=24528 9. Australian Youth Olympic Festival – Nominate Now The Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) is held biennially by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and features a sailing event.  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 10. Reef Defense Against Illegal Foreign Fishing Boosted The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park will be better protected from illegal foreign fishing thanks to a $2 million boost from the Australian Government. It is part of more than $300 million earmarked to combat illegal foreign fishing vessels in northern Australian waters. The funding rolled out over three years will enhance existing compliance patrols and see the purchase, staffing and operation of a new fast response vessel. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) Operations Director Mick Bishop said it was an important step towards broadening patrols in the northern tip of the Marine Park. "The funding enables the GBRMPA to expand the range and frequency of existing patrols to intercept foreign fishing vessels," he said. Mick said the new vessel was just one element of a wider program that stemmed from the latest funding.