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FreedomThe annual newsmagazine of Sailability Australia
With contributions from state and territory Sailability Associations, their Sailability programs,their members, the National Sailability Committee of Yachting Australia and Yachting Australia
Issue 22013/2014
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL: Why Sailability’sremote programs are so important
RIDING HIGH:Sailability members all at sea onthe Lord Nelson and loving it
WA SCORES: Sonar crew bag bronze and Sailor of the Year with a DisabilitySAILABILITY MY FAVOURITE PLACE: Is Sam our youngest volunteer?DEAF SAILOR GOES GLOBAL: Surprise award on UK national television
Wounded warriors go sailing
Schoolkids sailing at Sailability Central West
There are currently 65 dedicatedSailability centres around Australia. Lessthan half of these are large-scaleoperations. The majority are far fromcapital cities, have a small membership,a handful of boats, and modest facilities,but are strong in energy and heart.While the larger centres continue to
expand and make a difference in theircommunities, the small centres areproviding much needed variety to thelives of people with a disability that livein our regional areas.
The feedback I have received, frompeople throughout the country, is thatthere is often limited opportunity forrecreational sport for people with adisability in more remote areas, and theability to get out on the water on a damor inland river has been a great boost tothe lives of many people.
A big ‘Thank You’ to everyone that hashelped get these centres up andrunning.
In this issue of “Freedom”, we salutethree of these Sailability centres. I hopeyou enjoy their stories. Do you belong toa small regional centre with a great storyto tell?We’d love to be able to share your
story. Maybe your story will inspiresomeone to try sailing – or even start anew Sailability program in anotherregional area! Send your story to theeditor [email protected]
Happy sailing!Neil AndersonChairman - National SailabilityCommittee - Yachting Australia
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Editor, Copy, Design, Production,Distribution, Graeme Adam
“Freedom” - The Newsmagazine - ispublished annually in print and electronic
form. “Freedom” updates publishedelectronically. Distribution to all Sailability
branches and through them all members, toyacht clubs via state yachting associations.
From the helm
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The year in pictures
Freedom
Left: Genevieve Wickham was awarded 2013 Yachting WA Sailor of the Year with aDisability. Genevieve has sailed a Liberty in competition for the past eight years inclub, state, national and international events. She skippered a SKUD in New Zealandduring Sail Auckland achieving 8 wins in the regatta against a field that included a NZParalympic and Olympic team member; Right: Demonstrating that disabled sailorscan master any nautical challenge, Paralympics Gold Medallist and wheelie DanielFitzgibbon has ordered a Sydney 38. Seen here with Royal Prince Alfred YachtClub (Sydney) member Phil Smidmore at RPAYC’s Sailing Season Opening Day.
Clockwise: Australian Hansa Class Championships (inc. SA Hansa Class Chps)will be held at Goolwa Regatta Sailing Club April 17-21. All divisions from 2.3 SinglePerson to Liberty. Details; www.accessclass.org www.ahca.yachting.org.au; LisaQuirk (Secretary Sailability Rushcutters Bay and stand organiser at the Sydney BoatShow with John Bissel (Sailability Kogarah Bay) and Russell McLaren (SailabilityCronulla); Sailability Victoria president David Staley is now Sailing Manager at RoyalBrighton Yacht Club. David is President of Sailability Victoria and Secretary of theInternational Hansa Class Association; Recipients of the Yachting Australia 2013Award for Sailor with a Disability: Jonathan Harris, Colin Harrison, RussellBoaden, with CEO of the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) Jason Hellwig.
Left: Sailability WA members Kylie Forth (pictured) and Erin McGlew were success-ful and came home with a Silver medal at the 2013 Blind Sailing World Champion-ships in Japan. Right: Australia’s Paralympic class sailors began the long road to Rio2016 Paralympic Games when the Sonar team (Russell Boaden, Jonathan Harrisand Colin Harrison) competed in the 2013 IFDS World Championships in Kinsale,Ireland. Fellow Australian Matt Bugg finished fourth in the 2.4mR class, his best re-sult at an IFDS World Championship.
Published February 2014
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IN AN EXAMPLE OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN SAILABILITY and serviceclubs, kids from Westmead Childrens’ Hospital in Sydney had a big day out.
Lions Carlingford-Dundas, represented by Geoff & Chris Bailey and Maureenjoined the kids and their carers, at Manly Yacht Club where the kids had a newexperience – Sailability.This was a great introduction to sailing for these kids where they got to enjoy a
one-on-one sailing exercise with instructor Daniel PerinichTwenty volunteers from Sailability Manly led by volunteer coordinator
Eli Demeny gave the kids a morning to remember. And the Sailabilitymovement made new friends in the wider community.
12 YEAR OLD SAM BECAME A SAILABILITY DOBROYD (NSW) member atthe beginning of the 2013 season. He comes along with his DadIan Henning, (who also helps) and is a grandson of Keith Henning, whothrough his trusteeship of the David Henning Foundation donated $10,000 a fewyears ago for the purchase of two 303s.
From the beginning, Sam was keen to sail and also gain a power boat licence,so that he could drive the rubber duckie. So for Christmas, Ian gave him thefunds for a course, and he subsequently gained his boat licence.
As a result of his efforts, one sailing Sunday, Sam both skippered "GoldenDuckie", and also took father Ian Henning out for a sail! What aremarkable double achievement for one so young. Sam is so enamoured withSailability ("... my favourite place in the world") , that he made his experiencethe subject of a school class presentation.
“Sailability my favourite place in whole world”
RUTLAND SAILABILTY IN THE UK RECENTLY INVITED A GROUP OFyoungsters from Belarus to Rutland Water for the day. The children live in theareas worst affected by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.They visited the area thanks to charity- the Friends of Chernobyl’s
Children. Our picture shows Sailability members, from left, Chris Mynard,Linda Pattison and Nancy Brand with some of the children.
Chernobyl Children International works with families and communities inChernobyl affected regions to help them to overcome the domino effect of.poverty, poor health, and social and psychosocial impact that was theaftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.Photo and report thanks to Rutland and Stamford Mercury.
Chernobyl children treated to taste of sailing
Lion-hearted gesture for disadvantaged kids
FROM LITTLE THINGS BIG THINGS GROW. When enterprisingSailability Capricornia on Queensland’s mid north coast, contacted ABC TV inRockhampton to send a crew down to do a story, little did they know that thestory would go national.
The piece was picked up by ABC News 24 in Sydney which ran it nationally onABC News 24 and ABC1.
Sailability operates from Capricornia Cruising Yacht Club, sailing onCauseway Lake, Yeppoon, out of Rockhampton. One of their more unusual craftis a Hobie Trimaran which was launched last year.
Sailability ACT also made it onto TV having arranged for ABC TV ACT to runa story on the Hansa World Championships at Canberra Yacht Club.http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/7pmtvnewsact/video/201303/7PMn_Sailing_3103_512.mp4http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2012/10/05/3604601.htm
EIGHT HANSA 2.3 DINGHIES HAVE BEEN PURCHASED by the AustralianEmbassy in Brazil with funding via AusAid's Direct Aid Program (DAP), aworldwide assistance and development program.
They are being donated to Federação Brasiliense de Vela Adaptada (BrazilianAdapted Sailing, the local equivalent of Sailability). Hansa Sailing Systems MDChris Mitchell (pictured) and team member Vlad transported them to Sydneyand loaded them in a container for Brazil.
The Brazilian Paralympic Committee imported them into Brazil with theassistance of IFDS who provided a letter to allow importation without duty.www.hansasailing.com
Capricornia cracks national media
Brazilian sailors get on board with Aussie help
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WA’s amputee president sails to BaliSailability WA Inc’s President Graeme Martin, a below the knee amputee,completed a 13 week voyage competing in the 2013 Fremantle to Bali Rally,followed by some Indonesian cruising and a return to Perth via the west coast.
Often with only one other crew member and in extreme weather, this journeyshows that people with a disability can participate and compete at any leveland in any conditions.
Graeme also had success in the 2013 Access Liberty Class StateChampionships. He was a clear winner of the 7-race series, with Mike Cull andGenevieve Wickham taking 2nd and 3rd places.
In his second year as president, Graeme is looking forward to helping growthe Sailability family in WA.
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Sailability Tas supports Discover Sailing
Tall ship whets appetite to sail more
Discover Sailing is Yachting Australia’s nation-wide drive to attract moreAussies to enjoy the pleasure of sailing.And there is none more enthusiastic to support the drive than Sailability
Tasmania which, in conjunction with the Derwent Sailing Squadron Hobart,ran the Discover Sailing Program. According to Rod Viney, President S Tas,approximately 25 members from Sailability and the DSS were on hand tomanage the welcoming, allocation to boats and safety briefings.
“The days events ran from 10.00am till 3.00pm using five Hansa 303 and twoHansa 2.3 boats and two Payne 24 keelboats
“Approximately 40 participants enjoyed the experience of dinghy or keelboatsailing. A benefit of the day was the recruitment of several new members.”
Sailability SA and Port Adelaide hosted the Soldier On organization whosemembers were able to go out on the water in 303 dinghies, 20ft West wind daysailors or on Ribs. Some participants are now keen to learn to sail and assistin the Sailability program.
Soldier On is about Australians coming together to show theirsupport for our physically and psychologically wounded, giving those whohave served our country the chance to do and be whatever they chose.
Soldier On enhances ability to care for our wounded soldiers, receive thehelp they deserve. Soldier On empowers our wounded and returned soldiersthrough education sport and employment. http://soldieron.org.auPhoto: Sailability SA President John Johnson and Soldier On’s Bronson Horan
Soldiering on with help from Sailability
Pip Williams, daughter of Sailability and Hansa Class stalwart, Tish Leydon(nee Ennis) reports from Lord Nelson on one of the NZ legs she crewed on.
“ Victorian Mark Hanson decided to go ocean sailing, because ‘you have toget out there’. Mark had been invited back to mentor a mixed ability crew inNZ after he had completed legs from Perth to Melbourne.
“In 2012, Mark broke two vertebrae in his spine during a motor bikeaccident. He is now a paraplegic. His trip was partnered by Victoria’s TrafficAccident Commission and road safety awareness hub Open Roads.” (http://www.openroads.com.au/home) According to Pip, “Mark would be ideal to joinup with Sailability back in Australia.” (See Lord Nelson story page 7.)
Mark ready toenjoy hoisting
himself up to thecrows nest
The first ever RYA Sailability Personal Endeavour Award was given to GerryHughes on English television in recognition of his historic eight months voyageas the first deaf yachtsman to sail single-handedly around the world includingAustralia, where he ported in Hobart before continuing.
Gerry, currently teaching deaf pupils at St Roch’s Secondary School,Glasgow, said: “I feel tremendously proud - it's recognition of what I haveachieved. I hope it will give other deaf people the inspiration to achieve theirgoals.” Gerry sailed 32,000 miles on his world voyage.
More on Gerry at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Hughes_(sailor)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIM-sp9erS4&feature=youtu.be
Global yachtsman bags RYA Sailability Award
Gerry with RYA Chief Executive Sarah Treseder
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LARGE CAPITAL CITY CENTRESrunning Sailability understandablytend to attract most of the limelight.
So it’s time to recognise thededication and the importance ofsmall-scale programs, often inremote areas of Australia, far fromcapital cities. (See also Chairman’sMessage on Page 1)
In this issue we salute Sailabilityprograms in Albany (WA), Orange(NSW), Biloela (Qld) and demon-strate how they make a difference forfolk with disabilities in their districtwhile helping to bond together astrong regional Sailability network.
Albany (Princess Royal Yacht Club)
people on the marina for Sailability day.30 are volunteers and 24 sailors with adisability” says Jenny. “Thursdays areoften the busiest day of the week.”
“Volunteers are yacht club members. Wehave a mix of members’ keel boats andHansa 303s. Local Paralympian medallistJamie Dunross is our patron.
“We want to show that isolation is nobarrier to building a strong Sailabilitycommunity.”
Orange (Sailability Central West)
Some 400 kms south of Perth (WA),Sailability at PRYC is a growing hub forsailors of all abilities.
According to Sailability Project OfficerJenni Flotmann, the inspiration forstarting up in 2011 came from clubcommodore Dr David Watson.
“And we have been helped enormous-ly by Sailability WA. Sailability is fullyintegrated into the club, and our mem-bers are volunteers.“There is a strong sense of community;
people in Albany know people involved.“Every Thursday, there are around 50
L to R: Don Morris (Pres SIB), John Hamaty(Pres SQld), Mayor Ron Carige, Stu McInnes,Tim Rowe, Rowan Anger, Jason Wessling
Member Tim Hodgson, his yacht "Serenita"with happy Sailability crew Myron, Joshuaand Todd. (Tim in blue beanie holding tiller)
Biloela (Sailability in the Bush)
Sailability Central West encompassesBathurst, Blayney, Cowra, Orange andYoung in Western NSW, some 250 kmsfrom Sydney.
“We sail at Carcoar Dam SailingClub”, says Timothy Hone, Presidentof SCW. “Carcoar Dam was built forirrigation releases which often meanswe are chasing the water as it drops.
“These sailing days are great socialoccasions, with many members andtheir families/friends staying all day.
“We have a school sailing programwhich runs during terms one and four;70 students from two schools, themajority of whom are youth at risk oryouth with a disability.
“Carcoar Dam Sailing Club has beenwonderful with its support, integration ofsailors, and our members sometimescompete in the weekend Club races.
“Local businesses and organizationshelp finance new dinghies, PFDs,pontoon and hoist, a reliable recoveryboat, and storage shed.“Government grants are hard to get,
but we were successful with a CapitalAssistance Grant from Sport and Rec.”
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“Although small in number –we arestrong in energy and heart, says Presi-dent, Sailability in the Bush, Don Morris.“Our club relies on a catchment of 16000
people from the Banana Shire & NorthernBurnett region, S/W of Rockhampton.
“Being a small rural sailing group has itschallenges—but all these are achievablewith a positive thought process.
“We offer the opportunity to our sailors to‘feel the wind in their hair and water ontheir hands’ and ‘a bit of sunshine on theirfaces’ ”, says Don.
“We sail on Lake Cania and LakeCallide. We have no pontoon so we standin the water waiting for a boat to come toshore to change over sailors. Dam sailingprovides unique sailing conditions – nowind to 30 knots - southerly, easterly,northerly- all in 30 seconds”
Carcoar Dam is the venue for SCW
“ At the moment we have about 25regular sailors - four loan boats – tenregular volunteers and sail four times amonth.”
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL:We profile three small-scale Sailability programs
Sailing at Lake Callide with Sailability in the Bush
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Navigating the future – together
Want help or advice?Contact your State SailabilityAssociation or your State Committeedelegate or state president. Fullcontact details regarding statedelegates are on the back page
New faces at Hansa ClassAssociationRussell Phillips is the new Presidentof Australian Hansa Class Associa-tion. Shauna Phillips has taken onthe Secretary / Treasurer role for theAHCA, Jackie Kay has taken on theTreasurer’s role for the IHCA. DavidStaley is now secretary of the IHCA.For Hansa Class Associationenquiries, email Shauna [email protected]
Update your MyClub profileClubs using the Yachting AustraliaMyClub system please check withtheir club administrators that theirdetails are correctly entered and up-to-date. MyClub interfaces with thesearch functions on the DiscoverSailing website, so when potentialparticipants run a search for Sailabilityprograms near them, they will betaken to club info pages. Forassistance, please contact your StateYachting Association
YA Participation sectionIf you haven’t visited the YachtingAustralia website, recently you couldbe missing out on some useful re-sources. The website is designed forclub officials and those people al-ready involved in the sport. Under‘Participation’ tab you’ll find infor-mation, case studies, templates, andvideos aimed at providing support tovolunteers in their valuable role .
IFDS Worlds to Melbourne in 2015The Royal Yacht Club of Victoria hasbeen awarded the 2015 IFDS WorldChampionship. The event will runfrom 26th November to 3rd Decemberon Port Phillip Bay. IFDS stands forInternational Association for DisabledSailing.
The future of sailing for Aussies of all abilitieswas front and centre at conferences in NSW,Victoria and South Australia during 2013.VictoriaParalympic Gold Medallist Liesl Tesch(pictured) gave the keynote speech at theYachting Victoria Annual Club Conference.Each year the conference brings together clubofficials and gives them a chance to hear aboutdevelopments within the sport, case studiesfrom clubs with a success story to tell, and toencourage networking.
Liesl’s speech was met with loud applauseand was the highlight of the event. YachtingVictoria Sailability Co-ordinator Sarah Ogilvieexplained the importance of getting all clubs,and not just those that are currently offeringSailability, to think about the inclusion of peopleof all-abilities.Sarah said “the annual club conference is a
chance to meet club officials face-to-face andhaving Liesl with us gave all the delegates agreat sense of the pathway that people of all-abilities can progress on”. Not all Sailabilityparticipants want to become Paralympians buthaving a great role model like Liesl is showingpeople of all-abilities what can be achieved.”New South Wales
Sailability NSW’s new patron Liesl Tesch wasalso a highlight of the Sailability NSWconference at the NSW Sports Academy.Other highpoints included a great speech fromPresident John Price , inviting all to ‘Come onBoard’ to the jobs that need to be done.
SNSW administrator Russell MacLarenshowed members how use their new websitefor sharing information, sharing techniquesand materials.
Callala’s Malcolm Cameron talked aboutabout Risk Management within branches.
A how-to session was run by Manly’sEli Demeny, in which every branchmade a start on their unique riskmanagement tables.
Footnote: Yachting Australia, theSailability Australia Committee, Yacht-ing New South Wales, and SailabilityNSW wish to recognise and thank EliDemeny (seen here addressing theconference) for her outstandingcontribution as the NSW Sailabilitydelegate on the Sailability AustraliaCommittee. Over the years Eli hasbeen an active member of theCommittee, attending all meetings, andbeing the voice for Sailability NSW.
Liesl Tesch continues to be a greatsupporter of Sailability. Despite work-ing full-time, training to a high level,and her own charity work, Liesl hasbeen keen to assist Sailability get theinclusion message out to the wholesailing community.
KINGSCLIFF'S Kim Jackson's storyis an inspiring one. Kim, 35, has livedher life with an intellectual disabilitybut never lets it hold her back.
Not only does she work and has abusy social calendar - she also sailssolo. Ms Jackson has attendedSailability on Tweed for some yearsbut has only sailed solo for 12months.
Despite a few dunks in the water,she loves the sport. "I like the water,"she said. I like going out in the boat."
Her mum, Helen Jackson, says herdaughter is an inspiration.
South AustraliaSailability SA’s John Johnsonaddressed the 2013 Yachting SAConference to provide club officialswith information about the progressSailability in SA has made over thelast 25 years.
John explained that “he wants tomake sure all clubs consider how theycan be more inclusive.”
He added “Sailability SA are here toassist any club who wants to becomemore inclusive get started.”
Yachting Australia ParticipationManager, Daisy Brooke provided anoverview of the inclusion educationworkshop ‘Everyone Discover Sailing’which aims to increase an understand-ing of inclusion for clubs officials.
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KIM JACKSON: sailing through the barriers
Thank you toMy News andTweedPublishing forreproductionof this story.
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“I got a big disabled room with anaccessible shower and toilet opposite.There are three lifts on the ship speciallyfor wheelies.
Mark was treated as regular crew anddid several duties within his abilities.”“I pulled ropes, helmed the ship, and did
the 12am to 4am watch.“My biggest thrill was to be hoisted up
aloft with my buddy and carer on-board,Craig Millsom (brother of regularSailability competitor Sarah Millsom).“The Lord Nelson was an unforgettable
experience!”Mark's disability is Ataxia-Telangiectasia.
PS: Mark sailed into third place in theHansa 303 Two Person World Champi-onships in 2012 and was Victorian Sailorof the Year with a Disability.
Riding high on “Lord Nelson”
All abilities welcome
Sailability memberscrack the adventure of
a lifetime
Mark Thorpe (blue hoodie) and his buddy CraigMillsom high above the deck
“Before I went sailing on LordNelson, I had been dreaming ofsailing away into the sea for longtime. Then it’s just happened.
“I’ve learned a lot on the LordNelson, such as how to clean theship, “happy hour” - four hours watchand so on.
“So, we were sailing into the south-ern ocean…it was an insane andsometimes brutal situation. I wasoverwhelmed by homesickness,tired, cold and queasy. It was veryscary. But I had to deal with it, it wasthe greatest experience I have had.”
Footnote: Craig Golden , Jarredvan der Hovel and Kylie Forth andwere among other Aussie Sailabilitymembers/disabled sailors onboard.
Jocelyn Neumuller is a member ofSailability Goolwa (SA) and acompetitive sailor.
She says of her 15 day voyage fromPerth to Adelaide: “An amazing, lifechanging experience of a lifetime.
“So much was learnt, so many amazingfriends were made, and so manypersonal barriers were overcome!”
The Lord Nelson sails around the worldand each voyage leg is a team effort,with everyone expected to play a role ingetting the vessel from point A to point B.
And Jocelyn was keen as mustard toplay her part.
Away from Lord Nelson, Jocelyn is asuccessful competitor in Hansa Classregattas and in 2014 is heading forFlinders University.
Jocelyn gets around in a wheelchairand revels in her freedom.
Check out Jocelyn’s YouTube clip“Time of my Life” about her Lord Nelsonexperience.
Lachlan Clear is an active member ofSailability at Middle Harbour YachtClub, in Sydney.
Despite being profoundly deaf, andspeaking Australian Sign languageAUSLAN, Lachie is keenlycompetitive, having sailed in Hansaclass state, national and worldchampionships.
Lachie sailed from Perth to Adelaideon the Lord Nelson.
The UK-based Jubilee Sailing Trust(JST) promotes the integration ofmen and women of all physicalabilities through the challenge andadventure of tall ship sailing.
Over 35,000 people have sailedwith JST. Approximately 13,500people were disabled, including5,000 wheelchair users.
Apart from the facilities alreadymentioned, the vessel is equippedwith hearing loop, speaking com-pass and power assisted steering.
The JST’s flagship Lord Nelsonwent to most Australian capitalcities as part of the InternationalTall Ship Festival in late 2013 andas part of a round the worldOdyssey covering 30 countries.
See more on Lord Nelson’sFacebook page or website
Thrills: Jocelyn Neumuller beinghoisted aloft in her wheelchair and at
the helm with her sister Simone
THE WORD GOT AROUNDquickly that the British access-equipped tall ship the LordNelson was looking forsponsored Aussie sailors withdisabilities to sign up for oneof the Australian legs.
Sailability members fromfour states were quick to grabthe once in a lifetimeopportunity.We profile three members
who became working crew,and had a ball!
Mark Thorpe was one of the crew whosailed from Melbourne to Hobart onthe Lord Nelson. Mark is from Sailability
at Latrobe Valley Yacht Club (Vic).
Lachie Clear at the helm of Lord Nelson
SAWA Victoria
The year, the major events, where to go for more info and your NSC delegate contacts. Enjoy the freedom!
NSW ACT
Qld NT
Tasmania
February 8-9West Australian Argonaut Mini Series2.3, 303 and Liberty eligible
Royal Perth Yacht ClubNOR on Hansa Class Assoc website
April 17-21Australian Hansa ClassChampionships(inc. SA Hansa Class Chps)Goolwa Regatta Sailing Clubwww.gryc.com.au/australian-hansa-class-championships Also Hansa Class website
February 8-9New South Wales Hansa ClassChampionshipsIllawarra Sailing Club2.3 Singles and Doubles and 303Singles and DoublesNOR at Hansa website
February 15-16Victorian Hansa Class Championships(2.3, 303 and Liberty)Royal Yacht Club of VictoriaNOR on Hansa Class websiteFebruary 20-24Special Olympics National GamesAlfred Park Yacht Club [email protected]
Gary MartinNSC delegate,Sailability NT andYachting NTPresident, memberDarwin Yacht Club
Terry PeekNSC Delegate, Vice-Chair - Sailing, SailabilityACT, Head CoachSpecial OlympicsSailing,
Terry [email protected]
John JohnstonDelegate to NSC andPresident of SailabilitySouth Australia andLife Member PortAdelaideSailing Club
[email protected] 813 188
Sailability Australia is the Australian arm of the international Sailability movement with eight stateor territory Sailability associations. Australian sailors with disabilities are represented nationallyby delegates on Yachting Australia’s Sailability Committee (nominated by State YachtingAssociations) and internationally through Yachting Australia’s membership of Sailability World,and the International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS)
Sailability 2014
March 16Tasmanian Hansa ClassChampionshipDerwent Sailing Squadron
David StaleyDelegate to NSC andPresident Sailability Vic
[email protected] VictoriaCoordinator. LesleyFasala . Her email:
Andrew CribbNSC Delegate
Youth Development,Participation andTrainingYachting NSW(02) 8073 4900
John HamatyNSC Delegate,President, SailabilityQueensland, Multii HullYacht Club ofQueensland
[email protected]: 0458 460 832
Graham MartinNSC delegate andPresident SailabilityWestern [email protected]
Ann HodgkinsonSailability [email protected]
www.sailabilitywa.com.au
CO-OPTED
Jackie Kay AMNSC Delegate,secretary SailabilityWorld, Treasurer [email protected]
Graeme AdamNSC delegate, PR andnews editorMember [email protected]: 0423 741 681
Rod VineyNSC delegate,President SailabilityTasmania, Member ofBellerive Yacht Cluband Derwent [email protected]: 0428096731
For information on Special Olympicssailing events in 2014, contact Terry.(See SO Nationals under “Victoria”)