NEW CRANE MAKES ITS DEBUT Photo - Courtesy of Paul Moore Britannia Yacht Club 2777 Cassels Street Ottawa, ON K2B 6N6 November 2011 Volume 51.05 November 2011 Volume 51.05 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Following are brief biographies submitted by the candidates selected by the Nominating Committee for the 2009 Board of Directors. PHILIP MOORMAN Nominated for Commodore PERSONAL INFORMATION: I am a third generation Ottawa native and the proud father of two children. I currently work for the Government of Ontario, in the Ministry of Health. My responsibilities include the implementation of the government’s business plan, ministry policy, accountability mechanisms and program initiatives. I have oversight responsibility for planning, organizing and monitoring services provided by transfer payment agencies and have worked directly with boards of directors and senior managers of hospitals and community organizations. My past work experience has included positions as a senior manager; a member of the Board of Directors of a local Community Health Centre & several Provincial Associations, and I have taught at the University and College levels. MEMBERSHIP: I have been a BYC member since 1998 and a boat owner since 2001. CLUB ACTIVITIES: I am an active sailor in both the racing and cruising communities of BYC. I have raced 505’s, and keelboats on the Ottawa River and Lake Ontario and am currently racing and cruising my C&C 27. For the past two years I have participated in the Women’s Sailing program as a coach. PAST BYC INVOLVEMENT: I am just finishing a second term as Harbourmaster / Vice Commodore. I was previously on the Board of Directors in 2003 as Honorary Secretary. I have also had the opportunity to conduct strategic planning sessions with several BYC Boards of Directors over the years. OTHER ACTIVITIES/ASSOCIATIONS: I have a wide range of interests including architecture, painting, hiking, downhill skiing and camping. I enjoy gardening and in particular raising bonsai trees. I am also a member of the RA Center. OBJECTIVES AS COMMODORE: As Commodore I would celebrate the Club’s long history while providing leadership as we plan for the future. The club has undertaken a number of initiatives to enhance services for all members at the clubhouse, the grounds and in the harbour in the past few years. I believe that both steady leadership and continuity with the work already being done on these projects and the other planning priorities are important. I would commit to working closely with other Board Members and the Club’s committees to this end. Novem ber 2011 Full & By Britannia Yacht Club JOHN MORROW 2777 Cassels Street Nominated for Vice Commodore Ottawa, Ontario (Harbourmaster) K2B 6N6 Ph: (613) 828-5167 Fax: (613) 828-5168 Email: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.byc.ca Manager: Paul Moore Accountant: Mark Walton Harbour Manager: Andrew Furey ♦♦♦♦ 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS FLAG OFFICERS Commodore Konrad Lewinski PERSONAL INFORMATION: My wife Linda and I have three grown children, Vice Commodore Phil Moorman Rear Commodore Kelly Lyon Christie, Stephanie and Matthew. We live in Maxville, Ontario, about 45 Fleet Captain Wendy Smith minutes east of Ottawa. I spent most of my career as a dairy farmer until I HONORARY MEMBERS retired from the business in 2006. Since then I decided to go back to school at Honorary Treasurer Georgian College and master my “jack-of-all-trades” farming skills into marine Howland Russell engine mechanic skills. Honorary Secretary David Burke MEMBERSHIP: We have been members of Britannia Yacht Club since 2004 DIRECTORS Director (Membership & starting with courses from Advantage Boating including their sail share Marketting) program and then bought our own C&C 29 a couple of years later. Mark Korchinski Director (House & Grounds) Janet Bayley CLUB ACTIVITIES: I participate with launch and haulout as well a variety of Director (PR/Communications) projects required throughout the harbour and grounds. Jean François Rochefort Director (Information Technology) PAST BYC INVOLVEMENT: This will be my first time getting involved with the David Brown Board of Directors at BYC. I have been actively involved with Advantage Director (Tennis) Boating with sailing instruction and teaching diesel engine mechanics. Dan Delorey Director (Youth) Marc Charbonneau OTHER ACTIVITIES/ASSOCIATIONS: I am an avid reader, enjoy farming Director (Social) activities, and I am a member of my church’s Parish Council. Bill Brown Past Commodore George Clayburn CLUB COMMITTEE COMMITMENT: As Harbourmaster, I would welcome ♦♦♦♦ several volunteers to be a part of a committee where we would set objectives Honorary Counsel Trevor Klotz and priorities on making improvements to the harbour. Club Historian Beverley Brown ♦♦♦♦ OBJECTIVES AS A BOARD MEMBER: I am committed to being an active Full & By is the official newsletter Board member that listens to all members of the Club and representing their of the Britannia Yacht Club, and voice and concerns at the Board level. will be published 6 times this year. Full & By - definition from Cruising and Ocean Racing by Martin, Irving and Others, Volume XV, 1934: “Sailing as close to the wind as possible with every sail full.” Editor & Publisher: Joan Yuile Production Coordinator: Beverley Brown Advertising : (613) 828-5167 Please submit articles in unfor- matted electronic form in Microsoft Word to [email protected] Typed or handwritten articles should be submitted to the office. All articles must be received by the deadline. Deadline for next issue - Oct. 18. 2 Novem ber 2011 Full & By KELLY LYON Nominated for Rear Commodore (Projects) PERSONAL INFORMATION: I am a single mom, raising a very unique teenager who has a passion for the visual arts - photography in particular. On a professional basis, I am President and CEO of Lyon Project Consulting Inc. Currently, I am working as a Consultant on a large Information Technology project for Revenue Canada. I have over 25 years of Project Management experience performing effectively on a variety of IT, Planning, Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction Projects. I am a graduate of Carleton University with a Masters Certificate in Project Management and am a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with the Project Management Institute. If re-elected, I feel my skills will continue to be of benefit to Britannia on the projects we currently have underway, and those we are planning for down the road. MEMBERSHIP: I am a full member at Britannia. BYC has been my “home” for the past ten years. CLUB ACTIVITIES: I came to BYC through the Keelboat Share program operated by the Ottawa Sailing School, where I completed my Beginner & Intermediate CYA Certification. My focus as a racing member over the past few years has been split between Monday Night Women’s Racing (Skidbladnir) and PHRF (Blew Bye U). I have also crewed in a number of long distance up-river races and last summer was thrilled to compete in the Canadian Laser 28 Championship and the North American Laser 28 Championship. In addition to crewing, I am proud owner of a very leaky, 40-year-old Y-Flyer (Tiger), which has now retired from racing and is enjoying life as a “cottage boat”. PAST BYC INVOLVEMENT: For the past year, I have served on the Board as Rear Commodore/Projects Director, working diligently on plans for the rehabilitation of our aging Senior Clubhouse. Working closely with the Vice-Commodore/Harbour Master, and the Planning Committee, we are crafting a 5-year master plan for projects involving both the house, and the harbour. Prior to that, I served on the Board as House Director, supported by a very talented “dream team” sub-committee of gals who made my job easy (you know who you are ladies - take a bow). In the three years prior to that, I stood as Monday Night Women’s Rep, assisting in the design and implementation of the Women’s Coached Boat Program. That program has served to boost the number of boats on the line on Monday nights, increased female membership, and has fostered a whole new group of skilled women skippers. I have also worked as a committee member assisting the Social Director. And finally, for the third summer in a row, I have assisted the organizing committee of the National Capital Regatta. OTHER ACTIVITIES/ASSOCIATIONS: If I could spend 24/7 on a sailboat, I would. But I do have some interests that draw me in other directions. I am a classically trained musician, having studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and more recently at the Ottawa Folklore Center. I have also studied Flamenco dance, enjoy downhill skiing, swimming, bike riding, gardening, and when my creaky old bones don’t hurt too much - racquetball. To support my community, I have been a volunteer for the Ottawa Winterlude Festival Association (NCC), Co-Chairperson for Ottawa Emergency Health Services Annual Charity Golf Tournament in support of The Children’s Wish Foundation, and in earlier years, I joyfully held the position of “Rusty” - Beaver Leader, for the Osgoode 1st Beaver Colony. CLUB COMMITTEE COMMITMENT: My reputation at the Club is that I am helpful, organized, energetic, and extremely people oriented. As Rear Commodore/Projects Director, I was fortunate this year to sit on a very strong Board of Directors who supported my efforts 100%, and to work with a Planning Committee who are as dedicated to the Club as I am, as we move forward with capital planning for the daunting tasks ahead of us. OBJECTIVES AS BOARD MEMBER: If I am re-elected, I look forward to continuing the planning that is underway for the house and harbour - and to seeing it through and getting the job done right with the resources 3 Novem ber 2011 Full & By we have available.