Preparations are well underway for Youth Sail events around the country, with dates for QLD, WA, NSW and TAS events all set for September and October 2022.
Following the Victorian Youth Championships, Australian Sailing has brought together Australia’s up and coming youth sailors for the National Youth Camp. The four-day camp, is designed to bring together Australia’s future sailors with a team of highly-experienced coaches to support the development of these young sailors as they prepare for competition and look to progress in their sport.
The 2022 Youth Sail VIC finished with a flurry on Port Phillip this week, as Australia’s finest young sailing talent battling it out and places on the Australian Sailing Youth Team (ASYT).
The Notice of Race has been released for Youth Sail VIC, which is quickly approaching, and registrations are open. Youth Sail VIC includes a two day Coaching Clinic (April 14 – 15) followed by the Vic Youth Championship (April 16 – 19) hosted by Royal Yacht Club of Victoria.
Dates are confirmed for the 2022 Australian Sailing State Youth Sail events. The Youth Sail events incorporate the Coaching Clinic and State Championships.
Australian Sailing is excited to announce the inclusion of a National youth camp shortly after the completion of Youth Sail Victoria. The Vic Youth Champs event will act as the selection event for the Australian Youth World’s team for 2022 and the National Youth Camp sailors.
Australian Sailing is calling for expression of interest (EOI) for support staff to attend Youth Pathway Class World Championships and World Sailing Youth Sailing Championship in 2022
Following World Sailing’s announcement that the iQFOiL Youth (85 wide) will be the official equipment of the Youth Sailing World Championships from 2022, Australian Sailing will recognise class for selecting windfoil athletes to the Australian Youth Sailing Team in 2022, as well as for State and Futures programs.
Australian Sailing has released the Australian Sailing Youth Team (ASYT) selection policy for the 2022 Youth Sailing World Championships, which are set to be held in The Hague, Netherlands, from 8th – 15th July 2022.
SailGP is adrenaline-fueled racing as eight national teams led by the sports’ best athletes go head to head in supercharged and high-tech F50 catamarans for a winner-takes-all $1 million prize. Judging by the first six events of the SailGP Season 2, we can expect nothing but sheer emotion and drama as we welcome SailGP to Sydney Harbour on 17 and 18 December 2021.
Australian Sailing is unfortunately announcing the cancellation of the 2021 Youth Sail NSW due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation in New South Wales. The event was scheduled to take place from 29 September – 4 October, incorporating a Coaching Clinic and the NSW State Youth Championships.
Darwin Show Day weekend saw the 2021 NT Championships being hosted by Darwin Sailing Club. There were a good number of off the beach boats on the water making for a fun weekend.
Australian Sailing have made the difficult decision to not select or send an Australian Sailing Youth Team to the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships.