On Friday the club held our annual general party.Proceedings began with the Annual General Meeting, the last under Commodore Cox! Andrew has served on the club’s committee for the past ten years – five as treasurer and five as commodore.In his farewell speech, he reflected upon the successes and strategy for the club over the past five years, which included on the key elements that drive our success. Andrew left the club with four requests for ownersRead and respond – if you’re reading this newsletter, you’ve passed the first test!Act like an owner – the club belongs to all of us, and we should behave that wayVolunteer to volunteer – we need all of your help (contact Kirk Marcolina to volunteerEngage, engage, engage – it takes all of us to be the world’s best laser club!Andrew thanked the club, its members and volunteers and for their support, and acknowledged his
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2021/2022 Prizewinners
Before we get to the season’s racing trophies, a special mention goes to our Life Member, Peter Collie, and this year’s Club Person of the Year, Rod Barnes.Peter Collie has been a member for 20 years and can only be described as a fantastic club person. He has been on the Club Committee for much of that time and has been active across all facets of club life, including our social functions, our trophies and prizes, our clubhouse tidying and upkeep, our club’s official photography, and the hire of our club which this year generated $15k of income for the club – our third largest revenue stream after memberships and grants. Rod Barnes is an outstanding contributor to the club. He is central to the huge amount of work that is required to keep all our infrastructure in tip top condition. He person cracked the code on something we have been
2022/2023 Committee
The following officer bearers were elected unopposed at the Annual General Meeting:Commodore – Steven LondonVice Commodore – Rod BarnesRear Commodore – Pat LevySecretary – Tory EpworthTreasurer – Justin DaveyCanteen Captain – Paul AdamProperty – Rod BarnesSocial Secretary – Peter CollieMarketing & Communications – Diana ChenHandicapper – Daryl LawrenceLearn to Race – Martin WhiteNewsletter Editor – Katie McHughCTO – Nick PellowSafety & Training Officer – David MurphyVolunteer Coordinator – Kirk MarcolinaSpecial Projects Coordinator – Mark Crowhurst
This weekend
This weekend we swing into the winter series, which means racing is now on SUNDAY morning. Each week races will count for both a championship and pointscore series, with three races each Sunday.The briefing will be at 07:45am, with launch by 08:00 for the first warning signal at 08:30. Be sure to familiarise yourself with the winter format in the Sailing Instructions. Paul Adam will provide delicious soup to warm us up after racing each week. Visitors are welcome to join at no cost and can launch their boats from the park at DSBC if this is more convenient for them.
BBWP
The BBWP is going ahead! Can everyone who has committed to subscribe please do so here. Others are also still welcome to subscribe.BBWP subscribers will carry a GPS during each race and will later receive a report and animation showing their GPS tracks vs the fleet, together with fleet-level commentary on each leg. Subscribers will also have access to Brett to ask questions on the water (not during the races) and can later ask questions on the weekly report. The terms of the program are available on our website.
Membership subscriptions
Membership subscriptions are now overdue. Thank you to the 51% of members who have paid. For the other 49%, can you please pay this week? If you are unable to pay your membership this week, please email the Commodore to discuss a suitable solution. Please do not place additional burden on our volunteers in having to follow you up. You will have received an emailed invoice from Revolutionise Sport (no-reply@revolutionise.com.au). Please check you spam folder if you have not received it. If you still have not received your invoice for the renewal of your membership, please contact our club secretary, Steven London.
AGP details
The AGP is a highlight of the club’s social calendar, and this year is Friday 27th May 2022. Once again, James Tudball will be providing a band through his business, The White Tree and there will be plenty of catering after the annual general meeting and prizegiving.To ensure appropriate catering, please RSVP by 13 May HERE.
DBSC Power Station
Photo: Andrew Cox
We are delighted to announce that the Double Bay Power Station has been in full operation since late December 2021 with 82 solar panels covering two of our three roof planes.This is an important part of our sustainability program, which Kate McHugh is coordinating. The power station idea was conceived and coordinated by Mark Crowhurst, who also drove its funding.We are very grateful to Dave Sharma and the Federal Government for the most recent funding of $12,000 under the Powering Communities Program, that allowed completion of our second roof plane. We are thankful for the commitment Dave Sharma has shown to environmental sustainability and also to delivering results for our community. As previously published, we are also very grateful to Gabrielle Upton and the NSW
Our newest member?
Congratulations are in order for Christine Linhart, who has given birth to a baby boy, Flynn on 20th April. We can’t wait to see Christine back at the club with Flynn and Oscar in tow!
Congratulations Evie!
Congratulations are in order for Evie Saunders who, after competing at the Victorian Youth States over the holidays, has secured a spot on the Australian Sailing Youth Team to compete at the youth worlds in the Netherlands in July. This is a fantastic achievement that the radial fleet will attest, Evie has worked hard for and deserves.
This photo is from Evie’s Facebook page.