Re: What do you get from YA?

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>D Parker wrote:
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>>>>  I bet your club at least has to submit race programs to YA,
>>>>> unless it's so far out of the way there is no need. That gives us 
>>>>> legitimacy to use waterways in large numbers, which would require
some 
>>>>> sort of representation.
>>>> In NSW the clubs only need an Aquatic Licence issued by NSW Maratime
to 
>>>> use the water. Each club applies direct and as far as I know the
state 
>>>> YA has nothing to do with it.
>>>>
>>>> From memory there is at least one club locally that seriously 
>>>> considered dropping out of the YA system.
>>>>
>>> It has been proposed so often here there is probably a standard YA 
>>> letter of reply, but it never seems to happen. You mean racing on
Sydney 
>>> harbour just "happens"?
>>
>> No No not at all. But if your club wishes to run a race on the harbour
it 
>> needs to get an aquatic licence from NSW Maratime. Even to create a
club 
>> you dont need the YA. The Dept of Fair Trading can help you there if
you 
>> choose to incor****ate.. So far no YA needed.
>>
>> http://www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/otherlicence.html#aquatic
>>
>> However if the members of your club wish to compete at a national or 
>> state level or in a YA sanctioned regatta, they must be recognised by
the 
>> YA of course. Either by being a member of a YA club or a direct member.
>>
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> Who coordinates races/courses on the harbour then? Surely not NSW 
> Maritime... a government department?

Your club does. You will have gotten the approval to race on saturday/s 
between bay X and bay Y.  Its up to you to then set your courses, starts
etc 
your yourselves.

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DP