Welcome back to another edition of Sail Racing News!
With the racing season well and truly back in full swing in the southern hemisphere, I hope all of our SH readers are managing to spend lots of time out on the water.
This weekend I was out for a glorious Saturday training sail where we were able to cross-train some crew and put into action some manoeuvres we hadn’t done for a while, or at all. If you have a free weekend in your sailing schedule it’s well worth the time to get out and do some training to work out any kinks and practice those ever-challenging onboard communications.
If you’re in the northern hemisphere and pining for the sailing season to begin, here’s an article from the blog archives to give you some inspiration on how to get your crew together in between races.
As promised, I also spoke to Carl Webster from Australian Sailing to get some more clarity on the upcoming changes to rule 46 regarding crew membership. I’ve published his responses on MySail News which is included as the first article below.
Happy sailing,
Deb (MySail Founder)
Sailing News from Around the Web
Update on Australian Sailing Changes to Rule 46 Regarding Crew Membership
Australian Sailing recently announced changes to the crew membership requirements in the Australian Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing. These will come into effect from 1 January 2021 as an update to Rule 46 of the Blue Book.
From MySail News | Read full article.
Whisper Becomes a Shout for the GROUPAMA Race
Retirement has afforded David Griffith the freedom to pick and choose the ocean races he fancies will best suit the Sydney-based Reichel/Pugh 62 called Chinese Whisper he jointly owns with Rupert Henry. The unique New Caledonia’s GROUPAMA Race is now marked in the team’s calendar with their recent entry.
From MySail News | Read full article.
Northern Qualifier Filling Fast & Sailing Champions League – Asia Pacific 2020 NORs for Remaining Events Posted
The Notice of Race for the three remaining 2020 SAILING Champions League – Asia Pacific events are now online.
From MySail News | Read full article.
Get Your Game On
SailGP, Virtual Regatta and World Sailing team up for SailGP Season 2 game experience.
From Sailing World | Read full article.
Independent review into the loss of LCE Showtime and rescue of its crew
Australian Sailing has determined to conduct a review into the LCE Showtime incident and provide a report on the facts and lessons of the incident.
From mysailing.com.au | Read full article.
VIDEO: Ice and Snow Sailing Worlds 2020
The World Ice and Snow Sailing Association Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships is the longest running international competition in the sport of windsurfing – ironic given that windsurfing is a water sport.
From Scuttlebutt Sailing News | Read full article.
Upcoming Event
Sydney Harbour Regatta
Race Organiser: Middle Harbour Yacht Club
Start Location: Mosman, NSW Australia
Date: 7 – 8 March 2020
180 keelboats will race across 25 divisions over 8 course areas, throughout Sydney Harbour as well as offshore near Sydney Heads.
Register interest or find crew: https://app.mysail.team/series/948/sydney-harbour-regatta-2020
