A proposed amendment to the Special Regulations in now available for public comment by 4 January 2021.

Public comment is invited on a proposed amendment to the Special Regulations. The feedback received is important to Australian Sailing and will help to inform the decision on how to proceed. The proposed amendment is regarding electronic charts. 

Please go to https://www.sailing.org.au/surveys/1997/ to view and provide comment on the proposed change by allowing boats to be solely reliant on electronic charts as the source of navigation on board. Thereby preventing the need to carry paper charts on board when racing.

Australian Sailing recognises that the implementation date of any change to policy, rule or regulations is subject to clubs’ capacity to restart sailing operations and club house activities as COVID-19 restrictions lift. All proposals and implementation dates are subject to change or delay around this important consideration.

For the Special Regulations go to https://www.sailingresources.org.au/safety/specialregs/.

By Melanie Peasey https://www.sailing.org.au/about/ourstaff/.