Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club has joined forces with the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria and Australian Sailing She Sails Victoria with an exciting new initiative for women’s sailing. Aimed to swing the focus for both novice and more experienced female keelboaters from “passengers” to “participants”, the KISS (Keelboat Introduction for Sailing Savvy) program is a new female friendly training series, aiming to support and encourage females to confidently and competently step up to lead role on keelboats and expand their sailing horizons.
KISS training will comprise a series of six webinars (May-July) and one hands-on Marine Radio workshop (August) with a Passage Race from home clubs to QCYC in July.
The introductory Webinar #1 kicks off Tuesday 17 May 2022 with QCYC’s first female Commodore Lee Renfree (elected October 2021) leading a panel of female sailors from newbies to old salts, sharing their own experiences and how they overcame their fears. Subsequent webinars cover technical learnings needed to run a keelboat and introduction to navigation, weather, tides and passage planning.
The culmination of the series will be the inaugural Queenscliff KISS Passage Race on 30 July 2022, an open event for all KISS students and other female sailors, with women in all lead roles of Skipper, Navigator and Radio Operator. Boats will start near their home clubs in clusters with groups from close neighbouring clubs around Port Phillip, Westernport and beyond to sail approximately 35 nautical miles to Queenscliff. Personal and team achievements will be proudly celebrated at the end of the race with a dinner and overnight stay at the legendary QCYC.
KISS Program Registration
Full details of the Kiss Program Schedule are available here (updated 25 May).
The online registration form is available here.
Be sure to register early as places are limited. Payment via TryBooking will open on 1 May - the total cost for all 6 webinars plus the radio workshop is $130 per participant. Entry for the Passage Race and cost of the dinner and presentation are additional.
Payment via TryBooking is available here (from 1 May 2022).
KISS Fundraiser Raffle
In a move to keep training costs affordable for all, QCYC have launched a KISS Fundraiser Raffle, generously supported with donations of three great prizes from our valued partners and sponsors.
1. Blues Train Experience (double pass) - Value $300
2. ORCV Rip Tour Port Philip Heads (double pass) - Value $250
3. Searoad Ferries Queenscliff-Sorrento family return trip voucher - Value $178
The raffle closure date has been extended to 15 May 2022 so don’t miss out and jump online here now to be in the draw for an experience to remember.
Come and join us to get more out of your sailing journey.
For further information contact secretary@qcyc.org.au
Last Modified on 25/05/2022 20:12