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Sail Sydney – December 12-15
Sail Sydney is the premier Dinghy sailing event in Australia this year.
The Notice of Race for Sail Sydney 2019 has been released, with Woollahra Sailing Club set once again to be a hive of activity from December 12th – 15th where scores of competitors will battle it out on the waters of Sydney Harbour.
Last year’s event saw more than 300 competitors take part, with both Junior and Olympic Class fleets featuring competitors from New Zealand, Malaysia, Macedonia, Hong Kong and Holland, as well as Australia.
We are expecting another large fleet of local, national and international sailors to take part in 2019.
The Notice of Race is available now.   Online registration for competitors, support boats and volunteers is open.
Classes: Laer Std, Laser Radial, 470, 420, 29er, 49er Nacra15, Laser 4.7, Techno 293, Techno Plus, Sabot 1, Sabot 2, Opti Intermediate, Opti Open, Opti Green, Mirror, Finn, Flying 11,Tasar, RS Aero, RSX,

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Sail Sydney 2019 – Dec 12-1
Volunteers – Sail Sydney Needs You!
You’ve done the Volunteer’s Competence training, now come and put those skills to practical use.  WSC needs volunteers for a variety of roles, from driving boats to assisting with on-shore tasks.  
Become a volunteer

𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐭
2018 Australian Sailor Of The Year, and Tokyo Olympics athlete, Matthew Wearn, will compete in the 2019, Sail Sydney regatta, Dec 12-15, Woollahra Sailing Club. Wearn continued to cement his spot on the Australian Sailing Team in the Laser with podium finishes at nearly all major regattas. His dominant year included victories in the Laser Europeans in Porto, Portugal and the Europa Cup in Hyeres, plus a second in the Sailing World Cup, Enoshima, Japan, and fourth overall in the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic Test Event. He was second in round one of the 2019 World Cup Series, Enoshima, the Laser World Championship in

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Rosé Bay 2019 – December 7
As you would be aware the Rosé Bay event will be staged again this year at Woollahra Sailing Club. The date is 7th of December and the organisers are keen to welcome members to experience the club in a new way. Members will be able to visit the Eventbrite site for Tasting Pack/Ticket sales and receive a 10% discount. Use the promo code RB10 to enable tasting dozens of rosé, red, white and sparkling wines for tasting, for drinking on the day or for your summer cellar needs. Of course members are welcome in our club on the day to have a look and grab some lunch but wine must only be consumed by those who have tickets. This promotional code is good for the next 7 days only. Book now
Club Race Officer Seminar – November 26
The Australian Sailing Club Race Officer Seminar is a

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Call for volunteers – WSC Racing & Cafe
After a successful and complimentary volunteer competence training, it’s time to give back to our community with your good vibes, smiles and energies.
We cannot wait to see you at Woollahra Sailing Club this weekend, supporting us with racing on and off the water and cafe.
Happy to be flexible according to your availability and skills. If you would like to assist with Club racing or the cafe please send an email to sail@woollahrasailingclub.org.au
Volunteer Competence Training
We would like to thank the dozens of members that attended our 2019 volunteer competence training as it was a great success for our sailing/paddling community.
It was indeed a fun and informative intro to Woollahra Sailing Club operational life and every participant had the chance to get hands-on, on-shore experience, receive takeaway materials to refer to when it’s their turn to volunteer.
Special thanks to Yves Stening for oragnising the day

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Big weekend ahead
Prepare for  a big weekend at the Club.  This weekend we host the 2019 Bondi Outrigger Canoe Club Regatta, Club racing, Optimist and 420 training, Tackers and Green Fleet sailing.  The forecast is for strong wind so please be prepared.  This Sunday is also the Double Bay Street Festival with associated traffic restrictions.
Call for volunteers – WSC Racing & Cafe
After a successful volunteer competence training day, it’s time to give back to our community with your good vibes, smiles and energies.
We cannot wait to see you at Woollahra Sailing Club this weekend, supporting us with racing on and off the water and cafe.
Happy to be flexible according to your availability and skills. If you would like to assist with Club racing or the cafe please send an email to sail@woollahrasailingclub.org.au
Sail Sydney – December 12-15
Sail Sydney is the premier Dinghy sailing event in Australia this year.
The Notice of Race

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The Woollahra Sailing Club Junior Term 4 sailing school programmes commence on the weekend of 19 and 20 October.  Book now to secure your spot.
Learn to sail aka Tackers level 1 – 2 – 3
Tackers is a fun introductory, games-based sailing programme designed for kids aged 7-12 yrs. Kids don’t need to have any sailing experience. All the equipment, including the boats, is provided. Please see the learn to sail page on our website.
Green Adventure – NEW
After completing Tackers 3 this is your next step, club supplied Optimist.  Please see the learn to sail page on our website.
Green Fleet
Junior introductory to racing programme.  Please see the Academy page on our website.
 

Optimist performance coaching
Advanced racing skills to the highest level, learning about tuning your boat and racing strategy and tactics Email: Juniors@woollahrasailingclub.org.au
 
 
 

Out There – NEW
OutThere Sailing is the ideal way to have fun and get active on the water. This pilot

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Volunteer Competence Training
WSC volunteer competence training is free and we encourage all members to participate on Sunday Oct, 20th from 9am to 12pm.
Lunch, coffee and drinks Provided.  Racing to follow at 2pm – plenty of time to rig.
Course Outline – 4xSubjects, 4xStations, 45min each
1. Facilities – Winch Operation – launching On Ramp Facilitator – Greg Dixon
2. Rescue boat operation – Safety Responsibilities; Start of Day – gear check; Radio Operation; Retrieving Sailors; Towing Boats; Race Buoys
– Anchors, Anchor Lines, Buoys;  End of Day – returning gear & reporting incidents/gear repairs. Facilitators – Gaye and Martin
3. Start boat & race management– Safety Responsibilities; Principles of race course setting; On-board roles and responsibilities; Laying marks for the Presiding Race Officer (PRO) by Rescue Boat (note, this is not a learn-to-run-a-race course – simply what you’ll be asked to do to support the race management) Facilitator – Dan Smith
4. Basic First aid – Safety Procedures & Communications- on-water, club, ambulance, police; defibrillator locations at

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