Port River Sailing Club, on the banks of the Port River at Snowdens Beach, will host the 2010 Australian Schools Team Racing Championship, commencing on the 8th July at 11.00am and running until Sunday afternoon, 11 July.
13 schools from across Australia will each put up a team of 6 secondary school students to viw for the prestigious sailing championship. Competition will be fierce. Tasmanian schools particularly have enjoyed success in recent national events; we heard that one school had their team out practicing and rehearing tactics last weekend when the mercury hovered around 1 degree Centigrade. That’s keen and determined!
At Snowdens, it is all go in preparation for this event.
State Government is assisting, to make the area spic and span, including improving the beach itself, importing 900 cubic metres of sand in a beach replenishment project ahead of the Championship. Council is also providing logistics support.
Schools competing include –
| St Josephs School (SA) |
| St Michaels College (SA) |
| St Peters College (SA) |
| St Michaels Grammar School (Vic) |
| Anglican Church Grammar School (Qld) |
| Moreton Bay College (Qld) |
| Cranbrook School (NSW) |
| Knox Grammar School (NSW) |
| St Virgils College (Tas) |
| The Hutchins School (Tas) |
| The Friends School (Tas) |
| Scotch College (WA) |
| Christ Church Grammar School (WA) |
Some teams will be accommodated in the Girl Guides water activities centre, GTS Dolphin, alongside the Sailing Club. The adjacent Port Adelaide Sailing Club is also contributing to the event, providing the venue for a Welcome Dinner and Championship Dinner and Trophy Presentation.
The event is open to the public.
Street access to Snowdens Beach is via Willochra St, Largs North and the recently constructed George Robertson Drive around the north side of Marina Adelaide.
Racing is close to shore, with excellent viewing of the fast, furious and spectacular dinghy racing on the water. Racing starts at 11.30am on Thursday, 8.30am on the other days. Light refreshments will be available at the Sailing Club.
For More Information:
Contact:
Championship Coordinator Mark Moore on 0414 583 576 or William Morgan, President, Yachting SA Schools Team Sailing Committee on 0408 830 607More News
