DISCOVER SAILING DAY

A S U C C E S S F U L D AY AT M O R N I N G T O N YA C H T C L U B

JUST IN CASE……

• In the past the day was referred to Come’n’ Try Sailing Day

• Opportunity to show the community how fantastic your sailing club was

• Now referred to Discover Sailing Day

• Supported by Yachting Victoria

• Produced some excellent tools to assist you in your planning of your day

HISTORY OF THE DAY AT MYC

• Some great days

• Fantastic involvement from the general public

• Expression of interest was taken over the phone, and people would

also turn up on the day

• Advertisements in paper

• Enrolment in training courses

• Membership

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SO LAST YEAR…

• Organised early

• Expression of interest on MYC site from July

• Contact details

• Find area of interest

• Schedule

• First expression in August

LETS GET ORGANISED

Called meetings for assistance

Email contact to members

What are we going to use?

Gained expression of interest for use of

boats

Enabled schedule to be put into place

CONTACT MADE

Email /phone contact made to all

registered participants

Created a friendship and familiarisation

over the phone

Enabled foresight into day

Allowed for better briefing of volunteers

MEDIA

• Yachting Victoria were having inserts placed in local papers

• Leader Newspaper ran a small advert for MYC on the upcoming event and

also made mention of surrounding club

• Information dispersed via our ‘Tuesday Tattler’ reaching MYC sponsors etc

• Flyers and posters distributed through local businesses and schools

• Flyers distributed on beach on the day

SHARING INFORMATION

• Heard some great ideas from networking with other clubs

• Let the families stop and have a look around while the kids get their face

painted

Face painting was a great success

WHAT DID WE DO?

Provided a welcoming environment

Discover Sailing experiences in:

Keelboats

Trailable boats

Off the beach boats

Opti and 420

Flying Fifteens

Access dinghies

Participate in Afternoon pursuit race

BBQ – Gold coin donation

Club tours

Comprehensive information on

club and services

Use of showbags

WHY DID IT WORK SO WELL?

• Amazing volunteers

Lifejacket marshalls, participant guides, sailors,

boat owners, registration crew, safety crew

• Positive attitude and ownership – Yacht club of the year

• Support from the yacht club and members

• Good processes

DID THE CLUB BENEFIT

• Database

• Membership

Family, youth, social

• Course enrolments

• Team MYC

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

• Register

www.discoversailing.org.au

• Make use of the fantastic planning tools that are

available through YV to assist you

• Promotional too

• Form a committee to help pull it all together

• Keep the club membership informed

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

• Use every opportunity to promote your event

• Work within your limits

• Have a strategy to contact interested

people after the event –

don’t let all your hard work go to waste

• Enjoy the day.

QUESTIONS