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The following courses are available & being run from WSC.  These courses can help develop skill that can be used to further your enjoyment of on water activities, events at the club, and participation in club racing and regattas
WSC members get a 50% discount on pricing.
Start Powerboating – no boat licence prerequisite.  Gives boat licence.

Register: https://www.revolutionise.com.au/woollahrasailing/events/116824/
When: Thursday 21st (18:00 to 22:00) – & Sunday 24th of October (09:00 to 17:00).  SOON!!

Powerboat handling – boat licence prerequisite.

Register: https://www.revolutionise.com.au/woollahrasailing/events/116825/
When: Saturday 6th November (09:00 to 17:00).

Safety boat operator – Powerboat handling and/or boat licence and lots of experience prerequisite.

Register: https://www.revolutionise.com.au/woollahrasailing/events/116826/
When: When: Wednesday 1st (18:00 to 22:00) – & Saturday 4th of December (09:00 to 17:00).

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Woollahra Sailing Club is very pleased to announce that Juliet Schilling has been appointed as our Sailing School Manager.  Juliet will lead our Sailing School for students of all ages and work closely with Dan Smith (Sailing Manager and 420 coach)  and Alex Zimmermann (Junior Programme Manager) in developing our Junior and Youth programmes.    
Juliet is well known across the sailing industry as a Sailing School manager and Senior Instructor.  Juliet has managed the Sailing School at Sandringham and Royal Brighton. She brings this experience and a wealth of skills and qualifications to the role. 
Juliet brings with her experience with Discover Sailing Centres, a proven record of accomplishment and extensive knowledge of Australian Sailing Pathways and Programmes. She has a serious passion for the sport of sailing, especially within learn to sail areas.  Juliet also has experience in sports governance through board directorship roles. 

Over the last two years the WSC Sailing School has grown by 200%.  This growth is reflected in revenue, the number of participants in learn to sail, intermediate and performance programmes.  This is in turn reflected in increased membership, many more junior and youth sailors, and participants in club and regatta racing. 
The Club is

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This post provides some notes on how to register participants in programmes.
Revolutionise Sport is the software platform provided by Australian Sailing to all affiliated Sailing Clubs.  There are many nice features available in this product and, like all software, there are a few tricky bits.  This post aims to address some of these issues.
We are currently reviewing other event management systems in order to address the issues outlined below.

System seems to hang after entering payment details – Please don’t use mobile phone or tablet

The booking system is very reliable when using a PC or Laptop and most reliable when using the google Chrome browser.  Please use a PC or Laptop running Chrome if possible.
We do not know why other devices are less reliable.  We have asked the vendor but not received a satisfactory response.

System seems to hang after entering registration details and before taking payment details
Please complete all mandatory fields.
All

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Membership and storage renewals – prize draw – holiday for two on Hamilton island
It is time to renew memberships. The Club’s financial position is solid post the significant investment in 2019 to build the ramp and pontoon. However, the Club’s future would be grim without its primary source of funds which is membership and storage fees. The timing is not ideal but we appreciate the prompt payment of your membership and storage fees. Most fees remain unchanged from last year.
If you pay your membership by 31 May 2020 your name will go into a draw to win a holiday for two on Hamilton island.
If you have not paid by 31 May 2020 your security access may be disabled until payment is received.

Access to the Club
Very significant fines apply to individuals and organisations that breach regulations.  
“In the case of an individual, the maximum penalty is $11,000, or imprisonment for 6 months, or both and a

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WSC WEATHER UPDATE – 14/3 10:30AM

 

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡

 

Moth Racing – CANCELLED

Tackers – ON (fun onshore activities)

Out there – ON

Opti squad coaching – ON

 

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡

 

Currently all programs/racing ON as scheduled

More updates coming tomorrow AM

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Thursday 13th February till Thursday 2nd April 2020
Racing Starts 1730
Spectators welcome on committee vessels and/or family, friends enjoying a bevvy watching the action on the cafe balcony.
Register now

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Congratulations to WSC Members who competed in the recent 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 at Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club and also those who achieved selection for the provisional 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 (𝐀𝐒𝐘𝐓).
It was great to see many members attending the regatta in different capacities.
Unfortunately bush fire haze affected 50% of the event and our sailors had mixed results with minimal racing.
Our sympathy goes to those impacted by the fires, Woollahra Sailing Club will be supporting relief organisations.

𝐖𝐒𝐂 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨 𝟐𝟗𝟑 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐬
Grae Morris (NSW)
𝐈𝐧𝐭 𝟒𝟐𝟎 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥s
Bridget Conrad and India Gilbert (NSW)
𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬
Mina Ferguson (NSW)
The provisional team, which requires ratification from the Australian Sailing Board before being finalised, will represent Australia at the 𝐇𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩s in Salvador, Brazil in 12 – 19 December 2020.
Full story  http://ow.ly/rYXf50xUPEk

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Twins and teammates Lilly and Matilda Richardson, from Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula are twins are trying new things and mixing it up.

“We just got into the 29er,” says Lilly, the eldest (by about ten minutes).
The have been sailing the boat for two months and recognise it is a difficult class to get skilled at. Particularly as next year is the final year of high school. Lilly wants to study medicine, Matilda psychology.
We all get the deal with twins, right? The look the same, have similar personalities, hobbies and passions. Right?
Wrong. “We started (sailing) at the same time but I hated it,” Lily explains. So she boycotted it. “Dad kept shoving me back in my Opti until … I wasn’t so scared.
“I think I got a little bit jealous of Tilda sailing and I wasn’t there.”
Their father no longer sails. “He just likes to come out and watch us.”
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“Pint sized windsurfer has never ‘sailed’!”
By Stephen Brook
Friendly and welcoming, just like her community, RSX windsurfer Courtney Schoutrop, 20, knows she is in a minority at Sail Sydney.

But that doesn’t bother her at all.
“They are all pretty friendly, the sailors that I interact with, but we all tend to stick to our discipline,” says the Queenslander, who trains at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron in Brisbane.
“At my club we are down the other end, really segregated from the boats, but when we see them we say hi.”
She has not been tempted to try sailing – except once.
“I got in a Laser once and capsized. That’s my boat experience.”
“Windsurfing is hard, it can be mentally challenging, physically hard at times too.”
Managing the pain can be the toughest challenge as the sport can be intensely physical, particularly in light winds, when the board needs to be “pumped” to increase speed. Courtney holds

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