Yachting Australia
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| Sport | Sailing |
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| Jurisdiction | Australia |
| Abbreviation | AS |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Affiliation | ISAF |
| Affiliation date | 1967 |
| Regional affiliation | OSAF |
| Headquarters | St Leonards, New South Wales |
| President | David Gotze |
| Chief Exec | Phil Jones |
| Official website | |
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Australian Sailing is recognised by the International Sailing Federation as the governing body for the sport of sailing in Australia. The Yachting Australia training department facilitates yachting national training schemes for the industry.
Australian Sailing was previously named Yachting Australia. The name change occurred along with governance reforms that concluded in July 2016.
Australian Sailing sees its key responsibilities as:
Famous yacht clubs include the Cruising Club of Australia and the Royal Sydney Yacht Club.
See Category:Australian sailors
See Category:Olympic sailors of Australia
See Category:Australian sailors (sport)
One of the most famous sailing team of all time was that of America's Cup entry of Alan Bond and the 12 metre, Australia II who broke the longest unbeaten run in international sport by winning the event from the American challenger.
The marine industry is strong the most high profile builder are McConaghy Boats and Sydney Yachts / Bashford International.
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