Yachting Australia

Released: Monday, 4 June 2012

Yachting Australia will hold a national meeting of owners and interested parties regarding participation, rating and handicap rules, event formats and other related issues.

 

The meeting will be held at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Sydney, on Friday 27 July, from 9:00am to 12:30pm, with a dial-in facility available for the first time to those unable to attend in person.

 

Issues that have been raised with Yachting Australia range from how yacht owners interests are represented with the organisation, managing risk and safety, racing rules and rating systems, and how events are formatted and scheduled.

 

The meeting will be led by various speakers including Matt Allen, Yachting Australia Vice-President and Chair of the Offshore Keelboat Policy Committee, Chris Oxenbould, Chair of the National Safety Committee, David Tallis, Chair of the Racing Rules Committee and Denis Thompson, International Race Officer and director of many of Australia’s key yachting events.

 

Supporting this group will be Ross Kilborn, Yachting Australia’s Sport Development Director and Glen Stanaway, Sport Services Manager.

 

Owners wishing to take advantage of this opportunity, to listen in on the audio webcast and hear the issues, should register on the YA website by clicking here or via http://www.yachting.org.au/event.asp?ID=46173&format=popup.

 

Any issues that owners wish to have considered for the agenda should be emailed in advance to susan.veal@yachting.org.au.

 

The meeting will provide an opportunity to hear what is happening in the sport and have your say.