Yachting Australia Team Racing Committee

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Yachting Australia Team Racing Committee

• Summary of meeting
• June 2006

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Event Manual for TR

• This was drafted in SA by Ian Porteous.
• Standardizes the procedures for running TR in
  Australia at National events.
• Draft complete and being formatted by YA and due
  to go to Committee members August 06

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Interdominions - Schools TR

• Top 3 teams each from Aust and NZ
• Agreement reached on principles for running
  event.
• Entry Fee (about 2k) covers all reasonable costs
  for this years event in Auckland NZ
• Does not cover airfares to Auckland.

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Interdominions - Open TR

• Invitation from NZ for 2 teams from Australia to
  attend the NZ Open Championships
• Timing for this event is middle February
• NZ had 2 teams at ATRC 06

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ISAF 2007 WORLDS

• 20th to 25th Aug 07 at West Kirby UK
• Will be inaugural Youth and Open event
• Youth is under 21 at 31st Dec 2007
• Note Australian TRC 07 will have both a Youth
  and Open component to provide selection for the
  Worlds - we are looking at selection criteria (ie
  one youth and one open, and the other 2
  combinations)

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Esculating Entry Fees

• The committee is very conscious of the cost of
  entry for National Regattas
• Looked at capping - but venue and physical assets
  (such as hiring Pacers at ATRC 06) make capping
  impracticable.
• Have looked at event going to smaller off the
  beach type clubs where there are a lot of
  volunteers.
• No simple answer!

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Event Schedule

• ATRC 07 - May/June 07 most likely at RQYS in Qld.
  We are aware of the short lead time to the Worlds
  with this as a selection regatta - earlier the
  better
• ASTRC 07 - 14th to 18th June 07 at Sandy Bay
  YC/RYCT - bring your thermals!!!

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Naming of event

• Submission from SA for the name Team Racing to
  be changed to Team Sailing.
• Better definition of what we do and avoids
  confusion with people outside of the sailing
  community (sponsors etc)

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Swiss League system

• To be the event scoring format for National
  events.
• West Kirby (UK) version was trialed at ASTRC 06
• YAI to hold the latest version of this system for
  MYAs

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Weight limits discussed

• A proposal for weights to go to 115 kgs due to
  the increasing weight of boys
• Countered by some girl teams having difficulty in
  making 100 kgs (allowing for 10 kg max to be
  carried as extra ballast)
• To remain at 110 kgs and be monitored.
• Total support that weight limits should be part
  of Team Racing when using Pacers

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Age Eligibility for ASTRC

• Different states have different criteria for
  secondary schools.
• Current system provides a definition, but there
  could be a better definition.
• Looking at simple system ie just using ages to
  set the limits. But,what about the schools! Its
  more complex than it looks!

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Australian Youth Olympic Festival

• Held at Farm Cove in Sydney by RSYS in mid
  January
• Sailing discipline will be TR - 1st time for
  sailing to be incorporated into this festival!
• Nominations have closed at MYAs
• Selection of 6 person (3 boy, 3 girl, 2
  coaches/managers) to be completed by MYAs by 14
  July 06 - to YAI by 21st July
• International representation confirmed

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Schools Interdominions

• 3 schools to be advised for travel to NZ this
  year
• Current system of hosting in Aust not practicable
  or suitable.
• When in Aust. looking at
• Top 2 teams and a team from MYA hosting the event
  to be invited (if not already there)
• If no expression of interest from MYA on roster,
  then offered to next MYA

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Officiating

• Suggestion that event competitors could benefit
  from being involved with umpiring on the water
  (and RO). It would be expected that a small
  number would go on to become umpires/ROs.
• There is a major review on officiating in
  progress at YAI

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Notes

• When scheduling, please check the YAI website.
  Doesnt have all the information you may require
  at times, but is a good start.
• Next YAI TRC meeting is a teleconference in
  August 06. Items to me (ronjensen_at_westnet.com.au)
  by mid July please.

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