| South African Sailing Newsletter February 2022 |
Dear Sailors
Welcome to this, the 53rd of the monthly newsletters.
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President's Update
It has been clear for some time now that, in order to grow and increase in relevance, we need to raise the profile of our sport.
Council, and in particular Steve, have come up with an audacious plan that seeks to take a huge step in raising awareness of our sport and its potential as a tool in the development of our youth and the fostering of the concept of sailing as a sport for life... Read more...
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Mistral 50-year celebration
The Mistral class celebrated its 50th anniversary last weekend so we caught up with Mistral Class Chairman Randolph Verheij to find out all about the boat that’s been enjoyed for half a century…
- Can you tell us a little bit about what makes the Mistral class unique and about its background?
The Mistral is an affordable keelboat which is classed a family cruising/racing keelboat. It truly lives up to its name since after 50 years the class is still enjoyed by families literally racing together and cruising the waters of South Africa... Read more...
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The Little Optimist Trust receives SA Sailing Affiliation
SA Sailing is proud to announce that The Little Optimist Trust has been granted Associate Member Status.The Little Optimist Trust has established itself as a forerunner in Sailing Therapy. Offering experiential learning, skills development and education to kids who would never have had this opportunity. They also educate the kids around water safety and ocean health... Read more...
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Youth Nationals 2021 and 2022
Hundreds of budding young sailors from across the country gathered at Hermanus Yacht Club in the Western Cape for a week of fierce competition and festive fun from 16-22 December 2021.
With the Covid pandemic playing havoc with 2020’s event, the young sailors were relishing the opportunity to compete against the best in the country once again... Read more...
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Inaugural SA Master Open National Championship hailed a success
A successful inaugural SA Sailing Masters Open Nationals was held at HMYC in December 2021 and enjoyed by all involved... Read more...
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Celebrating 75 years of SA Sailing
SA Sailing is pleased to announce the 75th All Class Celebration National Championships will be held from 16 to 19 December 2022 at the Vaal Dam and selected WC and KZN clubs.
The Youth Nationals will be held at Stilbaai Yacht Club, Vaal Dam from 16 to 21 December 2022
Further details to follow.
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Remembering sailing legends
Rob Barker
Rob Bell
David John Cuthbert
Read more...
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South African Kirsten Neuschäfer making waves in preparation for The Golden Globe Race 2022
The four-year wait is finally over and 2022 is the year that the Golden Globe Race will take place. Set for September this year, there are two South Africans among the 25 intrepid sailors who have entered the gruelling, 30,000-mile, non-stop, solo round-the-world race.
Kirsten Neuschäfer, who originally hails from Port Elizabeth, remains the only woman to have entered so far.
According to her January newsletter: “After working on the refit of her race boat for the majority of 2021, Kirsten left PEI [Prince Edward Island, Canada] a little over a month ago and is currently sailing Minnehaha back to South Africa – a two-month journey that Kirsten is making solo/non-stop. The time alone on the boat is giving Kirsten invaluable practice for the race along with providing her a chance to recharge for everything that 2022 will bring.” Read more...
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Langebaan played host to Fanatic/Duotone Windsurf Cup
Windsurfing continues to go from strength to strength. Many who hung up their wetsuits years ago are coming back to the sport. The advent of foiling windsurf boards has extended the conditions in which windsurfers can sail and we have already seen exciting competition in the new Olympic IQ Foil Class with racing in light wind conditions that would not have been possible a few years ago. Windsurfing equipment has become more accessible and even the old Windsurfer One Design Class has been revived with a modernised design and hundreds of competitors having attended the Windsurfer Class World Championships each year... Read more...
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SA Sailing partners with CPUT for an exciting project
SA Sailing have partnered with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) this year to collaborate on an exciting project. The project aims to alleviate some of the predicaments the youth are facing such as: limited access to sailing in schools, access to water, lack of educational materials and access to resources... Read more...
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SA Sailing updates documents for Sanctioned events
Please see all the information below on a standardised approach to documents for sanctioning of national or regional championships…
Dear All
All the best for 2022.
Over the past few years sailing championship documents have been steadily adjusted to a point where sailors can expect to see at an event a standard set of documents which are recognisable and understood. With 2022 being the 75th anniversary year for SA Sailing it has been decided to move forward so that sailing championship documents are standardised in their approach... Read more
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Performance and Training
The Hague World Championships – test events
2022 Youth Sailing World Championships
2024 Paris Olympics
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World Sailing News
Gold Coast to host first Para Sailing World Championships in 2022
The inaugural Virtus Para Sailing World Championship will be staged in Gold Coast, Australia, 5 - 12 November 2022, for Hansa 303 class sailors from all around the world.
For more on this and other World Sailing news, head to: World Sailing - News
For a report from World Sailing on the fourth quarter of 2021/22 Click here...
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Training and Development
National Training Programme
For the NTP Pricelist that came into effect from 1 June 2021 Click here
Visit our whats on page to register for any courses that have been scheduled.
Reminder of the changes made to the SA Sailing National Training Programme and Course Scheduling Click here
Renewing of Accreditations
Instructors and Coaches:
- Need to renew your Instructor certificate(s)? Click here to find out what you need to do
Recognised Training Centres
- A further reminder to those who have not yet made application for this year to make this a priority and get your centres paperwork in as soon as possible. The application form for 2022 can be found on the Learn to Sail page under training on the website, or by clicking here
Safeguarding in practice
Safeguarding in the sport and sport for development contexts is the responsibility of institutions and organisations, who must make sure their staff, volunteers, operations, and programmes do no harm to children, youth, or vulnerable adults, or expose them to harassment, abuse, neglect, or exploitation. These institutions and organisations must ensure they have appropriate systems in place to respond to concerns.
But what is safeguarding and how does one take care of the necessary. African Union Sports Council (AUSC) have put together a Practitioners Guide taking Safeguarding Policy to Action. Which aids to assist organisation in putting the necessary in to practice. You can down the document here
The SA Sailing Safeguarding policy is also available on the website’s governance page or please Click here
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SA Sailing News - Past Editions
Past editions of the monthly newsletters can be found here
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