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Australian Sailing is recognised by World Sailing as the governing body for the sport of sailing in Australia. It formed in 1950 as the Australian Yachting Federation at a meeting at the Royal St. Kilda Yacht Club. [1] It is responsible for the administration, promotion and development of sailing in Australia.
Sailing is a popular sport and recreational activity in Australia with its varied coastline and often warm climate. Australian Sailing is the peak body in charge of sailing as recognised by the International Sailing Federation [ 1 ] In 2017-18 there were over 80,000 registered sailors and over 16,000 events held across the country.
The term 'Twelve Square Metre' evolves from the original sail area, though on modern sharpies sail designs reach up to around sixteen square metres. 12 m 2 Sharpie Past Australian champions to have passed through the ranks include Sir James Hardy , John Cuneo , Rolly Tasker and John Bertrand .
The Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) or Portsmouth handicap scheme is a term used for a number of related systems of empirical handicapping used primarily in small sailboat racing. The handicap is applied to the time taken to sail any course, and the handicaps can be used with widely differing types of sailboats.
Iain Murray AM (born 14 April 1958 in Sydney [citation needed]) is an Australian sailor and yacht designer [2]. Murray is known for his success in the 18 ft skiff class, appearances in 12-Metre Class yachts in the 1983 and 1987 America's Cup regattas, innovation in yacht design, management of the 2013 and 2017 America's Cup and global SailGP and for winning a second World Championship in the ...
Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas: November 11–12, 2022 Australia: 8 Singapore Singapore Sail Grand Prix January 14–15, 2023 New Zealand: 9 Sydney KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix | Sydney February 18, 2023 [c] France [d] 10 Christchurch, New Zealand ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Christchurch March 18–19, 2023 Canada 11 San ...
Fischer was named Australian Yachtsman of the Year in 1971-72 and again in 1992-93 [2] and was Australian Ocean Racer of the Year in 1993, 1996 and 2002.. Fischer was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to sport in the 1975 New Year Honours, [2] [6] and was inducted into the New South Wales Sports Hall of Fame in 2002–03.
Thus, a yacht with SRS 1.30 needs to sail at least 30% faster than a yacht with SRS 1.00 to win over it. Trimarans of the type open OMRA 60, designed for racing only, have SRS values above 3.0. The system was revised in 2011 and onwards, and is now primarily based on a secret calculation formula that should reflect the performance of each yacht.