One of the most valuable aspects of membership in the ICOYC is the ability to convene, share ideas, discuss best practices and network through in-person meetings and conferences. The ICOYC Americas Regional Conference, which took place at Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, earlier this year was a great success in that regard, and we’re grateful to those who were in attendance for contributing to a beneficial conference experience for all. For ICOYC Members who were not able to attend – that’s ok, and you can still take advantage of the valuable content that was presented at the conference.
The presentations from the Regional Conference, with topics including strategic and capital planning, driving youth engagement, addressing labor shortages and more, all of which are listed below, are now available by logging in to the ICOYC website.
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What, Why and How – Strategic Planning for Yacht Clubs
Clay Deutsch of New York Yacht Club presented an excellent program on the tools and principles of strategic planning for a yacht club. In addition to presenting several case studies, Mr. Deutsch provided useful tools for those in attendance, including a 10-point self-assessment worksheet, a checklist for making a strategic plan and a guide for executing on said plan.
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Club Benchmarking on Best Practices for Capital Planning
Chris Barron of Club Benchmarking revealed the company’s proprietary research and insights into how private clubs should approach planning for capital projects. Topics covered include errors and pitfalls that must be avoided.
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Membership Development and Solutions to the Senior Challenge
Five clubs gave presentations on their proprietary membership development programs, providing a peek at strategies and tactics to increase member counts and involvement. Questions addressed include: What are the risks of an aging membership? How do you reward and appreciate long-tenured members while also attracting new members?
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Keeping Youth Engaged in Sailing
Chris Childers of US Sailing spoke about the programs offered by US Sailing, including the Seibel Sailing effort, to assure the introduction of young people to the sport and keeping them engaged through working with community sailing centers and clubs. Then speaking from a more local point of view, the Director of the New Orleans Sailing Center talked about the organization’s recent efforts, which include — appropriately — working with the Seibel Sailing program.
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GM’s Perspectives: Managing Labor Shortages and Inflation, and Moving Beyond COVID
General Managers attending from Annapolis, Chicago, Royal Vancouver, Southern and St. Petersburg Yacht Clubs held a meeting to discuss how Clubs can better manage labor shortages, wage and material cost inflation and other recovery factors. They also discussed how to move beyond the challenges presented by COVID-19.
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ICOYC Youth Exchange Program
A young Member from the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein in Hamburg will soon be travelling to Sydney to spend an extended period at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron as part of the ICOYC Youth Exchange Program. This program was developed in 2016 and allows ICOYC youth to explore different places and cultures through participating ICOYC Clubs.
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ICOYC Members Invited to AYC’s 2023 Chesapeake Bay Cruise
Annapolis Yacht Club wishes to extend an invitation to all ICOYC Members to a 9-day cruise on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay.
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Recap of the 2022 ICOYC Summer Cruise
Two Members of Norddeutscher Regatta Verein report on the wonderful hospitality and organization by cruise organizers at Royal Southern Yacht Club in Hampshire, England.
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ISSUE I OF IMA’S MAXI NEWS
The International Maxi Association (IMA) has published the first issue of their digital newsletter, Maxi News. This state-of-the-art publication is fully interactive and includes links, videos, and plenty of photos that any sailor would appreciate. As IMA interacts with a large number of ICOYC Clubs, we hope you will enjoy the digital storytelling on display in this publication.
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Inclusion World Championship for Sailing
The Inclusion World Championship for Sailing, which showcases inclusive sailing by pairing sailors with and without disabilities in competition, takes place in the German city of Rostock August 24-28.
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Two World Championships at KSSS
In 2022, Royal Swedish Yacht Club will put on a staggering 24 regattas, including two World Championships that took place over the summer: ORC double-handed and F18 Raid.
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505 World Championships Results
The 505 Worlds were held at Royal Cork Yacht Club August 3-13, with the final days taking place in brochure conditions compared to the lack of wind early in the week. The American duo of McNay and Payne in an Ovington V2 hull took the win with a dominating performance in the final race.
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2022 Snipe World Championship
Spanish sailors Alfredo Gonzalez and Cristian Sanchez won the 2022 Snipe World Championship, claiming the trophy for Spain for the first time since 1975. 87 teams from 17 nations participated in the largest Snipe Worlds, held at Clube Naval de Cascais.
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