Inaugural Emerging Nations Programme
Training Camp Winds Up
Welcome to the third edition of The Dream Begins in Perth, the official monthly newsletter of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships!
Since our last edition of The Dream Begins in Perth in July, I am pleased to inform you that the inaugural Emerging Nations Programme (ENP) training camp has taken place at Fremantle Sailing Club and was an enormous success.
Nine athletes from eight "up and coming" sailing nations landed in Perth to participate in the first ENP camp, which began on July 22.
The ENP is an initiative of Western Australia 2011 Pty Ltd, which was submitted as part of our winning bid to host the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Sailing Championships, in 2011.
The nine athletes arrived in Western Australia from their home countries of Cook Islands, Moldova, Latvia, Chinese Taipei, Ecuador, Mexico, Singapore and Czech Republic. These sailors were identified as being on the cusp of qualifying for the Olympics. However, due to lack of opportunity in their home nations, such as not having access to quality equipment, high-class coaches, relevant training or appropriate upskilling, they were finding it challenging to reach Olympic standards.
2000 Sydney Olympic Games gold medallist in the women's 470 class Belinda Stowell and acclaimed Australian Olympic sailing coach Arthur Brett are working hard as the ENP Coaches. Between July 22 and August 3, these talented sporting identities put our first group of young sailors through their paces to improve their skills and fitness levels and develop their sailing knowledge.
After an eventful few weeks of learning from some of the best in the sport, the athletes have now safely returned home, with fond memories and new friendships formed. It was wonderful to see how well these young people interacted during the time they spent together. They returned home to continue to train, building on their experience and knowledge gained while in Perth.
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Peter Henry from the Cook Islands (right)
participates in the ENP.
The aim of the Emerging Nations Programme is to enable emerging sailors to compete on a more even keel against stronger sailing nations at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, to be held between 3-18 December 2011.
The Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships are significant in the world of sailing, as the Perth 2011 Event is the principal international qualifying Event for the 2012 London Olympic Games, for all Olympic sailing disciplines.
Perth 2011 hopes that some of the ENP participants will compete in the December Perth 2011 Regatta and then go on to represent their countries at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Six more Emerging Nation Programme camps will be held in the lead up to December 2011. The next ENP camp will take place in November and a similar number of worldwide athletes will be invited to participate.
To find out more please visit www.perth2011.com |
ENP first intensive training camp intake (L-R): Joshua Choo, of Singapore, Anna Aile, of Latvia, Peter Henry, of the Cook Islands, Gabriel Moran, of Ecuador, Helema Williams, of the Cook Islands, ENP coach Belinda Stowell, Alexander Denisiuc, of Moldova, Petr Kucera, of the Czech Republic, Natalia Montemayor, of Mexico, Howard Chang, of Chinese Taipei and the Chinese Taipei coach Alex Mowday.
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Until the next edition of The Dream Begins in Perth, in September, I thank you all for your ongoing support of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships. Remember The Dream Begins in Perth!
Best Wishes,
John Longley AM
Event Director
Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships |
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Commercial Operations Update
Perth 2011 Welcomes Commercial Partners!
The Commercial Division of Perth 2011 has had a busy start to the new financial year by welcoming more 'best of breed' sponsors and suppliers onto the Perth 2011 team in the past month!
The Perth 2011 mission of; "Building on our rich sailing heritage, truly engage and challenge the athletes, showcase our country and our Sport, and capture the imagination of the Australian public", is well and truly attracting industry leaders looking to become commercial partners of 2011, and it is with great pride that I now formally announce them to the readers of The Dream Begins in Perth!
I am delighted to advise that Carbon Conscious Ltd has joined Perth 2011 as our official "carbon offset" partner. Carbon Conscious Ltd will work with Perth 2011 to help ensure the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships works as hard as possible to reduce the carbon footprint the Event generates during December 2011. To Peter Balsarini and the team at Carbon Conscious Ltd, thank you for your support. We look forward to working with you over the next few years.
Perth 2011 is also pleased to announce Gibbscorp Pty Ltd Insurance and Risk Consultants as official insurance brokers to the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing |
World Championships. Gibbscorp specialises in the corporate and marine industry sectors and, with their team's experience and local knowledge, they are well credentialed and perfectly positioned in the lead up to the highly anticipated Perth 2011 Event. To Peter Gibbs and his team at Gibbscorp - welcome aboard the Perth 2011 team!
As I mentioned in July's edition of The Dream Begins in Perth, the Perth 2011 web site is currently undergoing a major revamp. I can now confirm the new Perth 2011 website will go live on Monday 2 November 2009! We will also announce the highly regarded web development company responsible for revolutionising the Perth 2011 website and its web presence closer to the November launch date. In the meantime, please take a minute to visit www.perth2011.com for a comprehensive wrap up of the inaugural Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships Emerging Nations Programme camp and the Perth 2011 Event. |
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To all supporters of our great Event, thank you for your interest and we look forward to working with you as preparations continue.
Best Wishes,
Darren Beazley
Director Commercial Operations
Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships |
Perth 2011 Goes Green with Carbon Conscious
Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships announced leading Australian environmental awareness organisation Carbon Conscious Limited as exclusive supplier of "carbon offsets" to the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, in late July.
Carbon Conscious Ltd is an Australian company producing carbon credits through 'carbon farming' - the planting of Mallee Eucalypt trees in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region. Mallee Eucalypts store carbon and provide valuable environmental benefits such as reduced soil erosion and salinity and livestock protection, whilst creating habitats for Australian wildlife on less productive farming land.
Carbon Conscious Ltd will work with Perth 2011 to offset its 'carbon footprint' before and during the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships and help establish the Perth 2011 Forest as a primary means to reduce the Perth 2011 footprint.
Click here to read the full media release on Carbon Conscious partnering with Perth 2011 at Perth2011.com
Gibbscorp Gets on Board with Perth 2011
Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships has formally announced Gibbscorp Pty Ltd Insurance and Risk Consultants, an authorised representative of one of Australia's leading insurance brokerage groups Insurance Advisernet Australia Pty Ltd, as the official insurance broker of Perth 2011.
Gibbscorp specialises in the corporate and marine industry sectors, and with their team's vast experience and local knowledge, they are perfectly positioned to ensure the highest quality of insurance sourcing and risk assessment for the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.
Gibbscorp Managing Director Peter Gibbs has more than 35 years of insurance industry experience and has enjoyed 40 years as an active sailor. He also held the revered position of Commodore of Royal Perth Yacht Club from 2003-2005, so Peter brings a great deal to Perth 2011.
Call Gibbscorp for all your insurance needs on 9367 5933.
Perth 2011 welcomes Peter and his colleagues at Gibbscorp to the Perth 2011 team!
2XU=Perth 2011
Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships will later this week formally announce 2XU as Official Supplier of compression garments to Perth 2011.
2XU engineers products with the single minded goal of equipping the athlete to feel more prepared, race ready and capable than the competition. As they put on their technologically advanced garments, athletes also put on a desire to perform beyond expectation and be greater than ever before. Armed with 2XU technology, another piece of the finely balanced athletic equation is in place to multiply your human performance. 2XU marks the beginning of a new era in sporting equipment.
Keep an eye on your email inboxes and on Perth2011.com later this week to read the media release in full.
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(L-R): Zhik Managing Director Brian Conolly,
with Perth 2011 Ambassador John Bertrand AM
and Perth 2011 Event Director John Longley AM. |
Zhik and Bertrand Join Perth 2011 Team
Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships welcomes the Skipper of Australia's historic 1983 America's Cup winning challenger Australia II, John Bertrand AM, as an Ambassador to the event.
One of Australia's most highly respected and well known sailing identities, Bertrand is a former World Champion and Olympic Bronze Medallist. But it was his role as the victorious Skipper of Australia II, which ended 132 years of American domination in the America's Cup, that saw him gain worldwide legend status in the sport of sailing.
"My association with the America's Cup has seen Fremantle become a very special place to me. I have no doubt the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships will see Fremantle come alive much like it did during the 1987 America's Cup defense," Mr Bertrand said. |
The announcement of Mr Bertrand as a Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships Ambassador coincided with the announcement of leading Australian sailing apparel producer Zhik, as official apparel supplier to Perth 2011.
The Zhik brand is world renowned as a preferred choice in sailing apparel, with Mr Bertrand and four International Sailing Federation World No. 1 ranked sailors and teams (as at 29 July 2009 ranking) on the Zhik team.
"Zhik is the technical apparel of choice by the majority of the top ranked Olympic sailors worldwide, so aligning with the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was an easy decision. The synergies between what Zhik and Perth 2011 hope to achieve mirror each other perfectly," Zhik Managing Director Brian Conolly said.
Click here to read the full story on Perth2011.com |
Perth 2011 Welcomes New Staff Members
Peter Bowman
Sales Manager |
Peter Bowman brings to the Perth 2011 team, experience drawn from both the business sector and his involvement in the world of sailing.
Since the age of 22, Peter has been involved in building and developing businesses with a focus on sales and marketing. The core requirement was to bring to market new products and services, with an emphasis on the leisure wear market and licensed apparel. A highlight of this experience was the relationship developed with the retail community and competing yachting syndicates during the America's Cup defense, hosted by the City of Fremantle in 1987.
In more recent years, Peter has been involved in the running of an event/seminar company, together with an educational organisation, with an emphasis in the areas of personal development, success achievement, team development and goal attainment.
The sport of sailing has been an integral part of Peter's life since the age of 10. Over his many years in the sport he has competed at numerous State, National and World Championships. Along with this on the water competition, Peter has also chosen to give back to the sport, serving on the committee at the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, holding the position of President of the WA Dragon Association, and offering coaching skills to people wanting to discover the joys of sailing.
Welcome to the team Peter! |
Michael Downing
Sailing Manager |
Perth 2011 is pleased to announce it has appointed
Michael Downing to the role of Sailing Manager of the Perth 2011 ISAF World Sailing Championships. Many people would know Michael from Yachting WA where he was their Events Manager for nearly five years.
Michael's event management experience will be a tremendous asset to Perth 2011 as we build towards the biggest regatta WA has ever hosted.
An Event of this nature will require extensive local community support and Michael's knowledge of WA yacht clubs, their culture and membership will be invaluable. As we get closer to the Event, you can expect to hear more from Michael as the race management and the Regatta support teams are developed.
As an active sailor, Michael will bring an important local sailing perspective to the event, coupled with his experience at recent international events, both within sailing and other sports.
A great addition to our team! |
Samantha Scott
Communications and Public Relations Coordinator |
Samantha Scott joins the team at Perth 2011 as its Communications and Public Relations Coordinator.
She has a Degree in Social Sciences, double majoring in Public Relations and Politics, from Curtin University of Technology.
Finishing university in 1998, Samantha has spent the past 10 years working as an editor, sub-editor and journalist for several local and eastern states newspapers.
In addition, she has worked in WA in the media and public relations fields
for a Federal politician, for a State Government Department and within Local Government.
Samantha is also an Austswim Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety and enjoys boating and swimming.
In 1997-98, Samantha assisted at the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race stopover and the ISAF Sol World Windsurfing Championships, which were both hosted in Fremantle.
Welcome Samantha! |
Training of Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships
Race and Technical Officials.
The training of race management officials for the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships will be a collaborative effort between Perth 2011, Yachting Australia and Yachting WA, with advice from key appointed ISAF officials
Perth 2011, Yachting Australia and Yachting WA will look to develop an extensive programme to train sufficient numbers of Yachting Australia accredited race officials to;
- ensure a world class Regatta at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships;
- enhance the quality of race officials for future local, national and international events;
- develop a minimum of five race management teams to officiate at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships;
- enhance the legacy of the Perth 2011 Event by increasing the number of qualified officials available to events throughout Australia, and
- provide a common high standard of yacht race officiating throughout the country.
The structure of the training will be based on the Yachting Australia National Officiating Program, which provides national standards for accreditation and provides a pathway for officials at club, State and National levels, as well as being a basis for ISAF International Race Officer qualifications. The State/National Race Officer Course will be used for this purpose. It is a two-day course with an examination. |
All participants are required to sit the examination, however, passing the examination is not a pre-requisite for assisting at the Event. The delivery of these courses will be by Interstate and/or International Race Officers, assisted by local National Race Officers.
Work will also commence this Southern Hemisphere winter to develop technical officers and measurement teams under the guidance of highly respected ISAF Measurer and Technical Officer Barry Johnson.
The importance of volunteers in the overall success of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships cannot be under estimated. We need the sailing and wider community's help to make Perth 2011 an Event to remember!
All Australian sailing clubs are encouraged to direct their members to the Perth 2011 website, www.perth2011.com, to register their interest in becoming a race or technical officer for the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.
The Perth 2011 team thanks you for your ongoing support of the Event. |
Szabo and Peters Win Star Worlds
Szabo and Peters Win Star Worlds
George Szabo and Rick Peters are the 2009 Star World Champions following a dramatic recovery from a disappointing finish to the first race of the regatta in Varberg, Sweden.
The Americans finished 54th out of 86 boats in the first race, before claiming four top three finishes from the remaining five races.
After the disappointing start to the regatta, Szabo said the goal was to finish in the top ten.
Light winds forced the abandonment of the final race on Friday. Stronger winds prevailed on Saturday for the finale, which saw Szabo/Peters tied with Flavio Marazzi/ Enrico De Maria (SUI) in second and one point behind New Zealand pair Hamish Pepper and Craig Monk. Sitting in sixth position when they rounded the first mark, all Szabo/Peters had to do was maintain their position to claim the 2009 title.
Their 2009 Star World Championship was the pair's best finish to a World Championship since finishing seventh in the 1994 Star World Championships.
2009 Star World Championships Final Results - Top 10 of 86
- USA, George Szabo/ Rick Peters, (54)-1-3-20-3-3, 30
- NZL, Hamish Pepper/ Craig Monk, 11-9-1-11-5-(25), 37
- BRA, Lars Schmidt Grael/ Ronald Seifert, (30)-6-14-14-12-1, 47
- GER, Alexander Schlonski/ Frithjof Kleen, 9-17-11-5-(32)-5, 47
- USA, Andrew Campbell/ Magnus Liljedahl, 14-14-4-8-8-(37), 48
- SWE, Fredrik Loof/ Johan Tillander, 2-5-15-23-7-(54), 52
- POL, Mateusz Kusznierewicz/ Dominik Zycki, 1-12-(50)-18-6-21, 58
- SUI, Flavio Marazzi/ Enrico De Maria, 3-3-(35)-1-20-35, 62
- ARG, Alejo Rigoni/ Juan Pablo Percossi, 16-16-(38)-15-16-2, 65
- GER, Johannes Polgar/ Tim Kroeger, (31)-22-7-4-2-31, 66
2009 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championships
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Nicky Souter and her team after receiving the ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship Trophy.
Photograph courtesy of Dan Ljungsvik |
2009 ISAF Women's Match
Racing World Championships
Australia's Nicky Souter is the 2009 International Sailing Federation Women's Match Racing World Champion, after defeating Sweden's Marie Bjorling in the final, which was held last week in Lysekil, in Bjorling's home nation.
Souter dominated in the last day of the 2009 competition beating former World Champion Claire Leroy, of France, in the semi-finals and taking three consecutive victories against Bjorling.
Sweden's other home hopeful, Anna Kjellberg, came in third after beating Leroy in two straight victories.
The 25-year old Australian athlete has already competed in three previous World Championships but had never placed in the top three till now.
A new Women's ISAF World Match Race Ranking list was released last week and it places Souter in the top five. Leroy remains in the number one position in the rankings.
For more information please click here.
Perth 2011 congratulates Nicky on her success in Sweden.
New RS:X Youth World Champions
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New RS:X Youth World Champion,
Britain's Izzy Hamilton, in action.
Photograph courtesy of Paul Wyeth/RYA |
New RS:X Youth World Champions
One hundred and nine young international sailors recently competed in Turkey at the Palmalife RS:X Youth World Championships 2009.
Cypriot athlete Michalis Malekkides and Britain's Izzy Hamilton were announced as the new Youth World Champions, after a week of fast-paced racing.
Just a few weeks prior to this Regatta, both young athletes had won silver medals at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships, which was hosted by Brazil.
Perth 2011 congratulates Michalis and Izzy on their success in Turkey.
Getting Involved with Perth 2011
Do you want to be part of the Perth 2011 team?
Perth 2011 is giving you the chance to become part of the team as a volunteer for the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships!
Perth 2011 is looking to recruit thousands of volunteers from Western Australia, from throughout Australia and from around the world, to help make the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships one of the most successful sporting events in Western Australian sporting history.
The importance of volunteers in the overall success of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships cannot be underestimated. There will be opportunities ranging from meeting and greeting to accreditation staff, measuring staff, onshore support staff, race management, recording results, driving boats, loaning boats, manning gates or general hands.....the opportunities are endless!
For more information on becoming a Perth 2011 volunteer, please click here.
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