2. Yachting Victoria inc. Boating Victoria
Club Conference
Albert Park June

3. Welcome & Introduction
Yachting Victoria Update
Yachting Victoria Staff
Three Streams
Boat Shed
Power Boat Handling Course
Simulator in action
BBQ Lunch
Feedback session to conclude
Boat shed acces
Lunch time
BBQ
Questionar
Feedback, and discussion on YV and our performance and moving forward.
Staff Present

4. Chief Executive Officer
Ross Kilborn
Chief Executive Officer

5. YV Update YA Strengthening Sailing Review
YV Updating Strategic Plan
YV “Go Sailing & boating” Program
Other Business

6. YA Strengthening Sailing Review
Australian Sports Commission funded
Conducted by “Sports Business”
All stakeholders including YV and representative member clubs consulted

7. Strengthening Sailing Key Findings
Recognise significant improvements in sailing’s high performance programs – AST
The structure of sailing is fragmented
9 Strategic Plans across YA & States
MYA’s are under resourced
Federal structure is ineffective & inefficient
Growing pains in becoming more professional
YA’s key focus should be sailing (MYA’s should manage boating interests)

8. Strengthening Sail Key Findings
Overall participation has stagnated or is in decline in some areas
Participation pathway into sailing is complex and perceived as being expensive for new entrants compared to other sports
Lack of consistency in ‘product offering’
YA focus is on high performance
Desirable to have a national growth strategy

9. YV Strategic Plan Update
Current Plan
Update for
Major priorities in coming year
Key Result Areas
Opportunity for Clubs to input

10. Priorities in coming year
G S & b Program roll out and on
Boat Shed successful
Tackers
Power Boat Training
Sailing World Cup
Funding strengthened eg Coaching & Sailability
Favourable Government “Bays & Maritime Initiative”
Committees strong (most valuable resource)
Coaching Program

11. Five Key Result Areas
Representation & Advocacy ( Strategic Representation )
Club Development (Club Development & Participation Marketing)
Competition & Event Development
Training (Training & Coaching)
Organisation & Governance ( Administration)

12. Major Challenges Junior & Youth Participation
Performance levels of Victorian sailors
Drought
Funding

13. Johnny Rodgers – Club Development Manager

14. Go Sailing & boating Program
Half member clubs don’t have a strategic or business plan
Variable levels of policy adoption
277 enrolments in free Instructor, Coach and Race Officer Training – 97 qualified
Funding to complete
Participation Programs
Promotion – Go Sailing Days

15. Go Sailing & boating Program
Intent = plans & policies
Capacity = trained people
Programs =
Tackers - Women
Schools Teams - Sailability
Promotion =
Brand - Website
PR - Go sailing day Nov 9
Intent to change and be better at what we do

16. Measured starting & end point
Go Sailing &
Boating Program
- Overview
Survey –
Measured starting & end point
Club Plans
Training
Participation
Programs
Policies
Inclusion
Membership
Protection
3. Risk
Management
4. Health
Tackers
Boating ed. 4 kids
3. Women in sailing
Sailability
Schools teams
6. Adult Training
Race Officers
Instructors
Coaches
Brand, Go Sailing days, PR

17. Feedback Survey on your seat – please complete during the day
Page 1-3 about YV overall – year round
Final one hour session we will break into groups to discuss
Summary of each groups findings back to Conference
Page 4 about this Conference

18. Summary Vision, Mission and Plan Major challenges
Go sailing & boating program
Overall registered club members up 9% on last year
My club – registered silver card member up 9%
Why – youth membership down by 20%
Up because – requirement to register all members
Compleint clubs

19. Feedback
What are the three biggest issues in your clubs future / plan ?
What should YV do more of / less of ?
What is YV doing well / could improve ?
What are the most important things for YV to do ?
How could YV’s communication improve ?