This Week In Sailing – 26th October 2023

BIG RIVER SAILING CLUB SINGLE-HANDED RACE

Congratulations Kelvin Holdt, 1^st place – Laser Radial Division in the annual Big River Sailing Club Single Handed Race held last weekend.

**Photo courtesy – Steve Ward

THIS WEEK @ OXENFORD WATERSPORT CENTRE AND SQUAD UPDATE

By: Amber Hudson

Social Sailing at Oxenford Lake

Come and join us at Oxenford Watersports Centre for a social sailing session with the support of a safety boat and instructor.

Learn the basics and enjoy a social sausage sizzle at the end. Everyone is welcome. Sessions are held monthly, and bookings are required with a minimum of 6 participants to run.

If you have friends or family who want to give sailing a try, please let them know and pass on the link below:

https://www.oxenfordwatersportscentre.com.au/eventsregister/183749/

She Sails Leadership Conference

The 2023 SheSails Leadership Conference was an event to remember with participants dialling in from sailing clubs around the Nation, New Zealand and even across the globe, with participants also joining from Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

The event, which coincides with World Sailing’s ‘Steering the Course’ Southern Hemisphere Festival, starred an impressive line-up of speakers who shared their insights on how they have steered their course and broken down barriers. Read the full story here

Sailing Knots – the Bowline!

The bowline is a way of turning the end of your line into a loop. Why is this useful? You can tie it around a post or other fixed object to make the line fast, or on smaller boats, it is used to fasten the halyard to the sail. It can also be used to tie two lines together. It also has several practical uses, such as hanging a hammock. Under pressure, the bowline tightens so that it won’t give way. However, note that it’s impossible to untie while bearing a load!

HOW TO TIE IT:
Step 1: Form a loop near the end of the line. (How much of the line you leave will depend on how big you want the final knot to be.)
Step 2: Run the end of the line back through that loop.
Step 3: Next, run the line around the standing end and back through the small loop.
Step 4: Now grasp the end and pull the knot tight.
Step 5: You should have a large loop now! Congratulations, you’ve tied a bowline.