We are the AUS12 470 team, on our campaign towards representing Australia at the 2024 Olympic games. Skipper; Sophie Jackson, and Crew; Angus Higgins have joined forces as a Mixed 470 team to embark on a journey to 2024. This journey will not be easy, it will take hard work, dedication, resilience, motivation, patience and discipline. As passionate sailors and athletes we will embody these traits and commit 100% to our goals. However, we also require a support team, assisting us to inspire others and share our journey as young people in sport, as well as providing financial support towards our international events, where we will learn from, and compete against the best sailors in the world.

In 2023 we will be competing in the Princesa Sofia Trophy (World Sailing Cup; Spain), French Olympic Week (World Sailing Cup; France), 470 European Championships (Italy) and World Sailing Championships (Netherlands), and the costs involved include sails, boat transport, accommodation, flights and event entry. Any financial assistance we receive will go towards these costs, allowing us to complete a successful campaign, where we have the best chance to gain required experience and represent Australia to the best of our ability.

As elite athletes we have limited time left in our program to earn the money required for a successful campaign, however, we believe it is important in the spare time that we have to put back into the sailing community and teach the next generation of sailors. By supporting our campaign, you support more than just one team of young sports people, but the next generation to come! We thoroughly appreciate any sized donation to help us on this journey.

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As the EOFY approaches, we would like to invite personal and corporate friends and associates of AUS12 Sailing to consider a tax deductible donation to our campaign.

For those who have been following our journey, you know it has been a tough progression onto the Olympic circuit with a large abundance of logistics always able to go wrong, as well as significant time and effort to start slowly climbing up the international ranks. We continue to conquer these challenges and chase our dreams, but would like to use this opportunity to ask those interested in supporting our journey to donate during this EOFY period.

In 2022 we got an introduction to the International 470 fleet and what it will take to become the best, and now have a clear path towards becoming the best in the world, aiming for a Gold medal at the 2028 Olympic Games.

In 2023 we race alongside all those aiming for medals in 2024, and are privileged to be racing for Australia in the Olympic Qualifying regattas, starting with the 2023 World Championship.

Our road to success has only just began, but the costs involved are no less now while we race in the middle of the fleet, as to what they are for those racing at the front of the fleet.

Our first Europe trip for the year has just been completed, with two World Cups and a European Championships under our belt. We finished the trip finally cracking into the top 50% and racing in the Gold fleet. This trip proved our persistence and hard work is paying off, but also reminds us of all the work still to be done. We will be training hard through the cold months of the Aussie winter before we head back to Europe for the Worlds in August.

This World Championship will be another expensive trip, and costs involved also flow into next season, including needing to ship our boat back to Australia, and purchase a new boat to keep in Europe so we are set up for the many years ahead of us on our journey.

Hence, any financial assistance towards our campaign is hugely appreciated and we would be delighted to accept your support this EOFY. Through our page with the Australian Sports Foundation you can submit a tax deductible donation. If you or your company is interested in coming on board as a sponsor or discussing a partnership with AUS12 we would greatly appreciate the opportunity to discuss this with you and what we can offer; from advertising stickers on our sails to guest speaking at corporate events.

Thank you to all those who have been following and supporting our journey to date, and thank you for considering making a contribution to our journey.

Happy Sailing,

Sophie & Angus - AUS12