On 2nd May the Sydney University Sailing Club held its 2012 AGM. The following committee members were elected:

President: Edward Smith
Treasurer: Elgar Welch
Secretary: Greta Mayr
Vice-Presidents: Alex South & Nick Howe
Windsurfing Officer: Yvan Paquot
Boat Officer: Dick Cordelero
Trip/Social Officers: Tom Shaw & Antoine Sabourin
Racing Officer: Josephine Roper

Story by Lovelle D'Souza
Photos by Jessica Lee (http://jessicawritesatravelblog.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/states-regatta.h...)

Schizophrenic weather, strong competition, outstanding results.
These are the hallmarks of a memorable regatta and the recent NSW State Teams Racing Championships, held over the 28th and 29th of April and hosted by Woollahra Sailing Club had it all. The regatta was much anticipated following the successful running of the Teams Racing Nationals by WSC in 2011, at which USYD had 3 teams and team 1 came 3rd overall.

Sydney University put up 2 teams:

USYD 1
Jeronimo Harrison (captain)
Nick Howe
Amy Lee
Lovelle D'Souza
Jessica Lee
Josie Roper

USYD 2
Hamish Hardy
Jaidan Stevens
Beren Beowolf (captain)
Jack Nairn
Otto Yeung
Antonia Watson
Gabrielle McClymont

to compete in a fleet of 19 other teams; most (11) being high schools but also including open teams like UNSW, WSC, Northbridge, CYCA and an antipodean team from Ireland; the ‘Gladiators’.

Story by Lovelle D'Souza.

Over the mid-semester break the UniGames circus descended on the Gold Coast yet again.

Seven Sydney University sailors, from left to right Alex South, Nick Howe, Josie Roper (manager), Scott Sydney, Rohan Pethayagoda, Lovelle D’Souza & Jeronimo Harrison arrived on the Sunday, eager to contest the Teams Racing event; the first time it was officially a part of the Games and contributed to our university's overall win.

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The information collected will be used to help direct the activities of AUSA and connect students within universities without existing clubs.
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19 year old Sydney Uni Elite Program scholarship holder Alexandra South has been selected in the Australian University Sport (AUS) sailing team to compete at the 2011 Summer Universiade, which takes place from August 11 – 23 in Shenzhen, China.
 
South, who is studying a Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences, is also a member of the Australian sailing squad.
 
South competes in the radial class and currently ranks 80th in the ISAF world rankings. She has taken part in one World Cup event this season where she finished 29th at the Sail Melbourne International Regatta.
 
The selection of South takes Sydney University's athlete representation at the 2011 Summer Universiade to nine. The other eight athletes are: Anneliese Rubie, Lachlan Renshaw, James Nipperess (Athletics), Nick Davies (Fencing), Philip Grenfell (Cycling), Katie-Rae Ebzery (Basketball), Scott Nicholson and Lachlan Hollis (Water Polo).

Four Sydney University Elite Athlete Program scholarship holders - Krystal Weir, Elizabeth Yin, William Ryan and Alexandra South - are doing all they can to make their 2012 London Olympic Games dream a reality.
 
At just 24, Krystal Weir will be gunning for her second Olympic Games appearance in 2012. Weir , who is studying a Master of Physiotherapy, finished a creditable 10th overall at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the Yngling class. She is now competing in the Radial class where she currently ranks 26th in the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) world rankings.
 
Weir has also recently been selected to represent Australia for a 2012 Olympic Games test event. The event will be held at the Olympic venue (Weymouth) from July 31 to August 13.
 
Her stand-out performance of the season came recently during the last leg of the ISAF World Cup, held in Kieler Woche (Germany), where she won a silver medal. Weir is one of the front-runners to represent Australia at the 2012 Games, given her vast experience and her performances in her class.
 

Its been a while since we go around to updating the website with everything thats been going on. If you're a member who has not been receiving the periodic news letters, email us at usydsailing@gmail.com to confirm we have your right email address.
 
The easiest way to stay in the loop with everything thats going on with the club is to check out our facebook group where most of our events are advertised.
 
This weekend there will be sailing down at WSC. Check out the registration at:
http://www.unisailing.org.au/index.php?option=com_seminar&Itemid=66/
 
In other news: 
- YA National Teams Racing Championships
3 teams were entered in the massive Teams Racing Nationals. Team 1 came 5th out of 18 teams. All had a great time and look forward to teams racing at the Unigames this year! 
- Australian University Fleet Racing Championship
The National Championships was held down in Canberra this year from April 24-26th. ANU and UTS Sailing Clubs cohosted the event. Wonderful hospitality was shown and it was a really fun event for all. USYD did great and results are up at http://www.unisailing.org.au/ 
- Next Weekend Away
There is a windsurfing weekend on the 13-14th of May. The next big weekend will be after exams, with another in the winter holidays. Check the facebook events for more details.

Are you an experienced or aspiring teams racing? Well here is your chance to show off your stuff!!
 
The YA National Teams Racing Championships will be held at our home club (WSC) this year over the weekend of May 7th - 8th.
 
Our plan is to enter a USYD team so if your interested, you need to register your interest at the following link:
 
>>> https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGw2cUVOUzF5WjA4d2QxYmR... <<<
 
Teams Racing also makes up a component of the Uni Games Sailing Championships so if your interested in getting you foot in the door, this is a great opportunity!
 
Regatta NOR: http://www.yachting.org.au/site/yachting/ayf/downloads/Events/ATR/2011/A...
 
There are various rumours going around about the other teams who are entering so we should be able to put a solid team together! UNSW and NSC BEWARE!!!

University sailing has never been stronger or more active, thanks largely to a group of Sydney based uni students who have created and promoted a range of events over the past 2 years. Continued growth looks certain, following 6 successful inter-university events over the past 18 months and renewed club enthusiasm at various universities. The 2010 events included a fleet regatta in Forster, NSW, a match racing regatta hosted by CYCA in Sydney, NSW and a representative team of students from UTS, USYD and UNSW who competed in Greece for the World University Match Racing Championships. The 2010 university sailing schedule concluded with the 2010 Australian University Games (AUG) at Perth in September 2010.
 

Well its that time of the year again when everything gets busy and the club gets moving.
 
If you want to learn to sail, spend relaxed days on Sydney's beautiful harbour, amazing weekend trips away, represent Sydney at uni games and/or national championships, this club has something for you!
 
Come find us at o-week to sign up and find out more.
 
Over the next few days we will be updating this website with everything for 2011. Check back soon if you dont find what your looking for or send us an email with your question.
 
If you go to Team USYD, we are now taking expressions of interest for people who would like to join the USYD team who will be sailing in the YA National Teams Racing Championships at WSC in May, University Fleet Racing Regatta and Uni Games (Teams and Match Racing).
 
If your interested in Windsurfing or Kite-surfing, register your interest below.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dElkakRBVDR0NWhucThZbUY...

With the release of HSC results, many of Australia’s best and brightest are now thinking what next? It is little known that the University of Sydney has scholarships available for the next generation of elite athletes and Olympians.

For over a century, sport has been a component of the student experience at the University of Sydney. The University boasts more than 300 Australian
Representatives, including 115 Olympians and more than 100 Wallabies. Since its inception in 1990, the Elite Athlete Program has become a leader in the provision of services to elite athletes.

This year, more than 260 students across 28 sports received financial sporting scholarships. A further 53 students were offered places in our Talented Athlete Program for emerging athletes.

In 2010, the development of a new national university sailing championship made significant strides. Sydney Uni students competed at the Australian University Fleet Racing Championship as well as the inaugural Match Racing and Teams Racing Championship events at the Australian University Games in Perth.

The last week has been action packed for the universities sailors. Will Ryan took out the International 470 class competition, sailing with his sister against some of the worlds best. Krystal Weir formalized her comeback to the International Laser Radial Class, placing third. This week, USYD's best are down at Sail Melbourne which this year is the first event of the 2011 World Sailing Championships. The conditions have been good for our sailors who are again at the top of the fleet. Elizabeth Yin missed the first race on Monday but sailed well in the second and third race placing 10th and 11th respectively in the 40 boat Laser Radial fleet. Krystal is again the top Australian after a 3rd, 14th and 10th. Will Ryan is back sailing with his normal helm and is placed 4th Overall. We wish our sailors all the best for the rest of the week.
Check out the results at: http://www.yachting.org.au/site/yachting/event/32737/default.html

Hey all,

The club will be a bit quiet over summer as everyone heads off in different directions. There will be a few small groups who organise one of sail day but these will only be detailed on the club facebook page.
 
The next official event will take place over the weekend of January 14th - 16th. We dont have any plans where we will be off to but more details will be released when we do.
 
Hope you all have a very happy Christmas and New Year,
 
Club Committee

With many keen sailors ready for another trip, 23 of us, first timers, regulars and a couple of friends from UTS and UNSW, headed up north to hawks nest for three nights form the 19th – 22nd November! The rustic little holiday house across the road from the beach did not know what had hit it when it was packed with 23 sailors fighting it out for the very limited number of beds.
 
The forecast for the weekend did not looking so great, yet we were blessed with the weather with beautiful sunny days and balmy nights on the beach and consistent winds for great sailing on the windsurfers, lasers, a skiff, a B14 brought up by Daniel for everyone to have a go, and the kite boarding that accompanied the sailing was spectacular to watch and great for those who were granted lessons.
 
The days spent on the beach were an amazing start to the summer holidays; sailing, swimming and sun baking – what more could you ask for. The boats were launched from the beach making it easy to jump on and off, switching between the lasers, skiff and windsurfers at leisure.