Club AGM & Election of Commitee & Office Bearers
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On Monday June 4 the Clubs AGM was held with a new Committee being elected. This included all positions on the Clubs Management committee. Our Commodore for the past three years has now retired and I was elected to the position, one that I’m very proud and excited to be holding!
A year or so ago I needed to find a fitting for my 12, so I travelled to Whitworths in Crows Nest looking for it. It wasn’t immediately found so I asked the guys behind the counter if they had one. They asked what it was for and I explained it’s to hold the spinnaker halyard on the 12 that I sail. When I mentioned it was for a 12 ft skiff, two of the guys behind the counter showed interest and asked where I sailed, so I proudly said that I sail out of Lane Cove. They both sort of looked at each other and one of them said, “ Lane Cove 12’s, that Club is just getting stronger and stronger”. You can imagine how happy I felt at that time. They still didn’t have the fitting I wanted though!
LC12ftSSC has grown amazingly over the last few years. This is testament to the amazing members at the Club, the volunteers who man the response boats, the Canteen volunteers, the Starters, the RUST group, the Class Secretaries, the sailors, and the Committee. Our Club would not be in such a position of strength if it wasn’t for everyone who put in so many hours to make it so great. For this everyone should stand up straight!
Of course this doesn’t bring its challenges. One of our biggest challenges is where do we store and hold all the boats that sail on the river each week. This is something that I plan to focus on for the next while, to ensure that as a Club we support all of the Sailors who want to not only sail here, but also leave their boats here.
So for the 2018/19 season, I have decided that we will need four Club Captains. Of course we will have our On-Water Captain this year will be Wayne Elley, and our Off-Water Captain who will be Jack Winning, but the importance of ensuring that the Clubs infrastructure is meeting our requirements I have also appointed two Assistant Off Water Captains. Our two Assistant Off-Water Captains will be John Hayward and Shane Tatham, both of who have worked tirelessly to ensure that the Clubs facilities are good to go. With such an experienced team I’m confident that as we start to move on the project of more boat storage and more rigging space that we will be able to move to a good solution for all of us.
Below is summary of the Management Committee for everyone to have a look at and to congratulate the individuals.
Commodore: Max Gundy
Vice Commodores: Peter May, Mark Mayne
On-Water Captain: Wayne Elley
Off-Water Captain: Jack Winning
Asst. Off-Water Captain: John Hayward, Shane Tatham
Honorary Secretary: Rolf Lunsmann
Honorary Treasurer: Alan Clarke
Asst. Honorary Secretary: Glenn Farquhar
Asst Honorary Treasurer Membership: Jodie Coates
Asst.Honorary Treasurer Canteen: Seeking Volunteer
Owner of Registered
12ft Skiff: John Mulquiney
Laser: John Hunt
Cherub: Kat Wotherspoon
Flying 11: Di Harvey
Sabot: Paul Coates
Class Secretaries:
12ft Skiff: Dave Winning
Laser: John Hunt
Cherub: Rolf Lunsmann
Flying 11: Michael Bartley
Sabot: Mark Mayne
I would like to thank and acknowledge our immediate retired Commodore, Peter May, who has overseen the rise in strength of our Club over the past three years. Peter's guidance has been instrumental in this.
I look forward an excellent three years of great sailing and making more good friends at the Club. We have an amazingly special place on the harbour, and its going to be great to sail on it with everyone.
Have a great time at the Club's Centenary Celebrations. From what I have seen so far it will be a night that will not be repeated, at least for another 100 years!
Max Gundy
Commodore LC12ftSSC
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A night not to be missed - tickets selling fast - please ensure you book by Monday 11th June so we can finalise catering requirements.
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Thanks to the generosity of members we are over 70% towards our goal of raising $6,000 before the end of the Financial Year. These funds will allow us to purchase seven additional small sails for our LTS sabots, as well as replace the club Life Jackets used for our training program that are coming to the end of their useful life. Donations can be made via the Australian Sports Foundation and all donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible.
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Did you know the NSW Government will help may for your 2018-19 club membership? Under the Active Kids program Parents, guardians and carers can apply for a $100 voucher per calendar year for each student enrolled in school. The voucher may be used with a registered activity provider such as LC12ftSSC to go towards participation and club membership.
For more information https://sport.nsw.gov.au/sectordevelopment/activekids
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Assistant Dinghy Instructor course at LC12ftSSC
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Would you like to be an instructor and help with the club's Learn to Sail program? We are running an Assistant Dinghy Instructor course at the club on Sunday September 9, 2018. If you are over 12 and have regularly sailed at least one season at the club please consider registering. The club will reimburse the cost of the course prorated for hours contributed to the LTS program.
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If you are 16 or over and would like to become a Dinghy Instructor contact Karyn via training@lc12ftssc.org.au to find out more.
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