Club status
Check member numbers, duty gaps and the next events.
For commodores
SailHQ for Commodores
Use one view of members, duties, events and officer access. This edition is written for Australian sailing clubs.
Australian Sailing is the national sporting organisation for sailing. Affiliation links clubs to national support, while state and territory rules still affect screening and privacy.
Reviewed 21 August 2026
Duty roster
Keep oversight without taking every admin job
Each officer manages their area while the club record stays connected.
Officer access
Review who can see and change each part of the system.
Clear limits
Keep accounts, race results and formal advice in the right specialist place.
Related pages: club roles and permissions, club branding controls and SailHQ for club secretaries.
Checked country guidance
Join national sailing rules to local checks.
Australian prescriptions and Special Regulations sit beside integrity policies and state screening requirements.
Link the club to Australian Sailing.
Australian Sailing leads the sport nationwide. Affiliated clubs can use its club support, training and technical services.
What the club record should hold.
Put the annual affiliation return against its committee portfolio. Name the state association liaison and current affiliation status.
Open the official sourceUse Australian Sailing prescriptions.
For the 2025-2028 cycle, Australian Sailing adds national prescriptions to World Sailing rules. The boat and event determine which Special Regulations matter.
What the club record should hold.
Store the rules edition, Australian prescriptions, Special Regulations category and approved race documents.
Open the official sourceApply the national integrity policies.
Australian Sailing publishes a Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy. Clubs must also check the screening rules in their state or territory.
What the club record should hold.
Separate the Working With Children screening evidence from the national integrity-policy acknowledgement. Give both an owner and review date.
Open the official sourceReview the sporting club exemption.
A sporting club may qualify for income tax exemption when it meets the main purpose tests. GST and other tax duties can still apply.
What the club record should hold.
Keep the self-review date, GST status and adviser decision with the treasurer handover record.
Open the official source
Product scope
Know what SailHQ does today
SailHQ records the committee decision. Australian Sailing and the relevant government body remain the authority.
In SailHQ now
Members, households, duty roster, race series, boats, roles, weather and the club portal.
Kept in specialist systems
Race scoring, fee collection, formal accounts and advice from official or professional sources.
Common questions
Australian club questions
Yes. Store the state or territory, check type, status and review date against the role that needs it.
No. The race team chooses the correct regulation category and keeps the official document. SailHQ records the event decision.
No. SailHQ manages club records. Race scoring, fee collection and formal accounts stay in specialist systems.
Yes. The committee can set local roles and record the training the club accepts.
The main app and database are hosted in the UK. Clubs abroad should include this in their privacy review.
SailHQ records payment status but does not collect fees. Clubs can keep using BECS Direct Debit or their current provider.
Use your Australian club setup in the demo
Bring a sample roster plus the Australian Sailing and state-screening records your committee relies on.