ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 // Australian Sailing Section i / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 // Contents // 3 2 Contents 01 02 03 PAGE 04 PAGE 06 PAGE 08 President’s Report CEO Report A Message from Sport Australia 04 05 06 PAGE 10 PAGE 32 PAGE 38 Club Services Programs & Participation Safety 07 08 PAGE 42 PAGE 46 Awards High Performance 09 10 PAGE 62 PAGE 102 Finance Report Staff Listing ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 // Australian Sailing Section i / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 // President’s Report // 5 4 President’s Over the centuries, sailors have shown Finally, I would also like to sincerely “whatever is needed” to help clubs High Performance their adaptability and resilience. There are thank all members of our Australian manage COVID as best as we can. The last twelve months was Report Sailing Team Patrons Program, another highly successful year Financial management times when we need to trim for maximum headed by Coordinator Robert Salteri. for our Australian Sailing Team. Through the work of our finance The Patrons generously give each I want to acknowledge the hard speed and there are times when we need team and the work of the Audit & Risk year to ensure sailors can compete work, dedication and commitment Committee Committee chaired by to exercise seamanship and to ride out the and perform at their very best on the of our sailors, coaches, training Director, Garry Langford, Australian world stage each year. partners and their families to ensure most vicious of storms and remain committed Sailing has been well placed to ride their preparation in the lead up to The foundation for our future out the COVID storm. This hard to care for and support one another to keep Tokyo is world class. Their agility We recognise how challenging work has enabled Australian Sailing and adaptability to adjust to the each other safe in the most challenging COVID-19 has been for our clubs. to have a solid financial footing to postponing of the Olympics is Thankfully, our One Sailing initiative enable us to support our clubs and of conditions. testament to their strength, tenacity has enabled Australian Sailing to sailors in years to come. and teamwork. provide a collective and coordinated Strong clubs equal response to provide as much strong sailing It has been a very challenging year Whilst the storms that have raged and determination of our Olympic support and information to our clubs Australian Sailing remains focused for many of us. Through the difficult around us in 2020 have happened sailors and coaches who continue throughout the country. It has also on putting clubs at the centre of times what has remained consistent off the water as we responded to remain focused and train hard set a solid foundation to ensure the everything we do. We believe when has been our love of sailing and the to bushfires in the summer and to fulfil their lifelong dream of viability and success of sailing for our clubs are strong, our sport is spirit of care and support that runs subsequently COVID-19, what has representing their country and make years to come. strong. We view our primary role through our sailing community. I look remained consistent is the spirit that us all proud. As always, we remain forward to continuing to work with Practically, our team at Australian as supporting our clubs to drive lies in the heart of all those who in awe of the extraordinary work of you in the days ahead. Sailing have focused on providing participation, member growth and simply love messing about in boats. our volunteers who continue to be accurate Federal and State specific retention of existing members so giving of their time and energy (particularly young adults). We are more than a sport; we are a information in real time to every club to enable us to spend as much time community. It has been particularly in Australia. Additionally, we have Like so many other sports and on the water doing what we love. heart-warming to hear stories of spoken directly to individual sailors pastimes, participation numbers It is for these reasons that I feel clubs coming together to look after through our website, media releases were impacted by COVID as we all incredibly humbled and privileged to their more vulnerable members. and social channels. We held a Club did what we could to social distance write my first report as President of Whether it be providing meals or Conference with a difference through and to keep our communities safe Australian Sailing. simply letting members know they a series of virtual webinars held and well. We appreciate the impact are not alone. We have seen our I want to thank and acknowledge across the country. Our response has this had on our clubs who rely upon team at Australian Sailing, like many each of our dedicated employees, been wide and varied from active participation and people walking across the country, adjust to a new lead by our CEO Ben Houston for advocacy with the Federal Sports through their doors to stay afloat. We way of working to ensure we are their contribution to Australian Minister to completing the rent relief also saw a significant reduction in able to do all we can to support our Sailing and for the support they form for small community clubs. course participation numbers in line Daniel Belcher clubs, sailors and volunteers. We provide to our Board, our clubs, our Australian Sailing has been an agile with the forced closure of many of President have been inspired by the tenacity sailors and our volunteers. and responsive organisation doing our Discover Sailing Centres. Australian Sailing ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 // Australian Sailing Section i / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 // CEO Report // 7 6 CEO Report This has been a challenging year for the affiliation fees underpins Australian to congratulate and extend my Institute Partners. We are also sailing community and Australian Sailing. Sailing. In recognition of the thanks to the sailors, officials, club thankful for the generous support challenges facing clubs and to assist volunteers, staff and supporters who offered by our Major Partners Our sport has endured bushfires, floods clubs to manage their cash flow we made the regattas a success. Hamilton Island, Network Insurance deferred setting the 2020/21 Club Group and Zhik, our Official Partners and the COVID-19 crisis. In 2019 we acknowledged the best Affiliation Fees until September and at Ronstan, B&G Navico, Sharp in our sport at the Australian Sailing announced a one year discount of Extensive IT and Maersk along Awards, with Mat Belcher and Will 50% due to the impact of COVID-19 with our Official Suppliers at Liros Ryan (Male Sailor of the Year) and to be invoiced from January 2021. Ropes, DeckHardware, Maui Jim Like many sports organisations in the borders closed and I’m looking Nia Jerwood and Monique de Vries Sunglasses, Choice Hotels and Australia, Australian Sailing was forward to all of the state borders Participation remains the backbone (Female Sailor of the Year) taking out Navionics Australia. This support is required to make some tough reopening so that I can again of our sport and growth in the top awards. particularly appreciated during the decisions and implemented a engage more directly with clubs membership is one of our key We also acknowledged five very COVID crisis. number of initiatives to ensure the around the country. strategic priorities. This year we deserving inductees to the Australian sustainability of our organisation and launched the OutThere Sailing I would like to express my sincere While COVID-19 has had a Sailing Hall of Fame: operations. This included cancelling profound impact on Australian program as the latest Discover thanks to all of the club volunteers, a number of courses and events, › Adrienne Cahalan OAM Sailing we have remained focused Sailing program, which is designed officials, staff and members who restricting travel and accessing our on supporting clubs as they deal to engage teenagers in fun activities › Mark Foy contribute so much of their time, cash reserves. We also actively with the challenges presented by at clubs. We were also pleased › Greg Hyde effort and skill to support our sailing sought and received Government to announce Hamilton Island as community. the pandemic and develop their › Magnus and Trygve Halvorsen relief, but were still obliged to make the Major Partner for the SheSails plans to transition out of this crisis. I would also like to thank Daniel the difficult decision to let people initiative. SheSails is designed to I would like to congratulate the The introduction of the COVID-19 Belcher and the Australian Sailing go from the organisation. The One promote female participation in members of the sailing community In the face of adversity, we have Information Hub on the Australian Board for all of their guidance and Sailing governance and operational our sport, and with the support of who received Order of Australia seen the resilience of our sailors and Sailing website was developed to support during this challenging year reforms has been one of the factors Hamilton Island we have been able awards for their contribution to have been heartened by the stories allow clubs to obtain sailing-specific and acknowledge the hard work that has helped to ensure that the to deliver resources and tools to sailing and yachting this year. of how our members have supported information regarding the pandemic and commitment of all of the staff of organisation has remained viable clubs to assist in the promotion of These included, Peter Hemery OAM their clubs and helped and cared for to help inform their decision making.