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What is Yachting Australia?

Yachting Australia is the national sporting organisation responsible for the administration and promotion of sailing and recreational boating in Australia.

Yachting Australia is a Federation consisting of:

  • Eight state and territory Member Yachting Associations (MYAs)
  • Over 45,000 Yachting Australia cardholders
  • 48 National Class Associations

It is a not-for-profit organisation governed by a voluntary Board that provides policy direction to the sport and it runs high performance programmes. Yachting Australia also has seven contracted coaches.

Yachting Australia initiatives

  • Speak for the boating community
  • Offer quality training
  • Support clubs and their members
  • Provide information and advice
  • Develop policies and plans

National Teams and Events programmes

  • Assist is building a future
  • Develop world class athletes
  • Support competitive sailing

Yachting WA – Event Partner for Perth 2011 ISAF World Championship

Yachting WA is the state sporting association for recreational boating in Western Australia and is affiliated with Yachting Australia, which is in turn affiliated with the International Sailing Federation - the world governing body of yachting.

Located in Nedlands, Yachting WA is a not-for-profit organisation whose members include:

  • 36 Yacht and Sailing Clubs and their members
  • 53 Class Associations and their members
  • 59 metropolitan and regional Accredited Training Centres and their Assessors and Instructors

Yachting WA represents over 25,000 individual members of whom approximately 2,000 are juniors.

The multi-faceted organisation works to benefit all recreational boaters, both power and sail as well as competitive and social sailors.

Yachting WA provides training and accreditation across the spectrum from junior to elite, offshore racing and cruising, power boat cruising and time trialling, for instructors and examiners across each area and, as an RTO, TAA04 Training and Assessment Competencies.

The technical aspects, resourcing and training of support personnel, race management officers, club officials, racing rules, safety and rescue are all also crucial to the operation of the organisation.

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