Free Australian Sailing Courses
Jules Hall
As a club we have a heavy reliance on our (parent!) volunteers. Whilst some of our volunteers have lots of sailing and boating experience, others have less experience. But fear not, Australian Sailing is coming to our rescue…
Australian Sailing are running their Club Race Officer and Club Equipment Auditor courses as online seminars moving forwards. The seminars are being run free of charge to assist clubs during these challenging times.
Club Race Officer Course
This course is aimed at people who have a keen interest in sailing and want to participate in another facet of the sport. Those who may be interested in becoming a Race Officer include parents who may have limited experience with sailing and want to contribute to the sport, volunteers at yacht clubs and sailors who no longer actively participate in the sport. This seminar is run online over 3 hours.
A schedule of the courses has been set from today through to June 2021 with courses running at a minimum of once a month, with additional courses over the next few weeks already scheduled.
Further details and seminar dates: www.sailing.org.au/clubraceofficer
Club Equipment Auditor Courses
This course is for anyone interested in assisting clubs with providing a safety service for sailing racing. Those who may be interested in becoming a Club Equipment Auditor include club and local volunteers, current and former club sailors who no longer actively participate in the sport. The Club Equipment Auditor seminar is aimed at educating Australian Sailing members to assess Category 3-7 racing vessels and their compliance to the Special regulations. These courses are running once per month over May, June, July, then quarterly year round.
Further details and seminar dates: www.sailing.org.au/equipmentauditor
Other Australian Sailing Courses
The schedule for all other courses has been drafted until June 2021, and all of these can be found online at https://www.sailing.org.au/australian-sailing-courses/