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Black & White $270 12 months (Prices are GST inclusive) THIS MONTH’S WINNERS: Printer: Cove Print Editor: Kylie Thomas, 8296 7935 22/06/2018 $100 Titch Timmermans Not present FLAG OFFICERS & MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 2018/2019 SEASON 29/06/2018 $125 COMMODORE: Robert Turton Liz Sanderson Not present VICE COMMODORE: Lisa Brock 06/07/2018 $150 REAR COMMODORE: Phil Scapens Tom Sag Not present TREASURER: Martin Pike 13/07/2017 $175 RETIRING Bruce Noble COMMODORE: Natalia Jastrzebski Not present

COMMITTEE: Andrew Dallisson Peter Higgins Darren Witty Tony Turton Jim Lelliott Chris Todd

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AGM COMMODORE’S REPORT Australian Championships. In a back When I was asked to take on this role up to last year’s success, the BSYC as Commodore, Tony Gold told me team came from one race down to that this was the easiest of the flag win the teams racing title! This in officer roles. It was a great sales turn spurred on many of our juniors pitch! He has since changed his tune to great performances in the and now says that it was Australian Championships, across all unprecedented some of the issues fleets. The event was further capped that combined to make this a fairly off with B&SYC winning the “Club difficult year for the club and myself. with the lowest nett score (top 3 open fleet)”, effectively naming However, I will start with the Brighton as the number one opti positives that actually did take place dinghy club in ! Quinn throughout the year. Auricht and Alexi Wigglesworth were Junior - While club sailing was also named in the Team for the disappointing overall, our Juniors Worlds in Cyprus! continued to grow and thrive in their Backing up those results were some performances, both locally and excellent performances by our 420 Nationally. Our leg of the Tri-Series sailors in Fremantle over the Xmas had the most competitors ever break. In the Australian nominate and compete, while our Championships, Alex Higgins and Joal Tackers and Junior sailing programs Mackenzie were 10th overall and the continue to expand and promote 3rd Aussie crew (behind some youth sailing. international visitors) while Matt After honing their skills here, our Meaney and Angus Higgins finished Opti sailors headed to RQYS for the 13th and 4th Aussie crew. Alex and 2018 Australian Teams Joal then followed this up in the Racing Championship and Gill Opti World Championships with a great

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13th place (3rd Aussie crew). This is Wednesday Working Group- This against a lineup of seasoned group of hard working club international crews who are volunteers continue to amaze those significantly older, which indicates of us who know their true value to that our 420 crews will continue to our club. This year has once again improve and get stronger. seen them attend to a multitude of All of this is proof of what a great tasks, including our troublesome learning environment we have at our decking area, preliminary work on club for our junior sailors. It does not our canteen relocation, many happen though without some cleaning and maintenance jobs, significant contributions by many while also promoting real club unity people, starting with the parents of and spirit. I have run out of good many of our kids and supported by things to say about this group Brett Yardley, all of which we can’t throughout the year. They continue do without. to be a great asset to our club and I thank them whole-heartedly. National Championships- Lisa Brock led a team of many of our Club Sailing 2017-18- Unfortunately regular contributors in assisting the we didn’t get to complete a race in Impulse Class with the organization over 10 Saturdays across the season. of their titles, ranging from SI’s, NOR, This number of lost races is courses, crews and so forth. On the unparalleled and contributed water, Ian Howard Jones took on the significantly to our downturn in responsibility of RO along with the revenue. Six classes managed to get organization of his volunteers on our Club Championships completed, rescue craft and other areas. The while five classes achieved weather gods smiled on him very Consistency Championships as well. kindly and offered him SW breezes Our Presentation Night was very well that only varied by about 20 degrees supported as a result. the whole regatta, 210-230 I believe! Alex Higgins (supported by crew Joal This made their job considerably Mckenzie) was awarded the easier but they still had to get it prestigious Peter Sievewright Trophy, done. We were all rewarded in the closely followed by father Sandy. end by the numerous positive Our volunteers, who enable the rest compliments we received from the of us to go sailing, once again did an Impulse sailors, the only real outstanding job conducting racing feedback that matters. Well done to and ensuring our safety. Thanks to all all who assisted in achieving a great those who have assisted in our start result! and rescue craft, on tractors, our

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JULY 2018 Page 5 bridge and nomination desk, we some unfortunate negatives to that really appreciate your efforts. growth. The club has had to commit According to Don Woolman, we had a great deal of resources to ensure a register of 95 senior craft and 56 its success, including an increasing juniors (without the green fleet), number of additional staff and the which sees us hold pretty much use of all our craft, both rescue and steady from last year. The actual sailing. These all require significant number of craft sailing on the maintenance, especially our ageing Saturdays we did manage to race RHIB’s which are deteriorating with though fluctuated significantly, the additional use. Martin Pike and obviously affected by classes playing Phil Scapens have been working with catch-up for state heats lost, a drop Brett to ensure that he can off after Nationals and members’ effectively manage his staff and work other outside interests. We all lead towards accurately accounting for all busy lives! real costs attributable. More effective training of all staff and Sailing Professional- Brett Yardley volunteers in the use of our RHIB’s has continued to develop his role will also assist. Brett continues to be and the size of his programs, a great asset to our club. increasing dramatically the numbers of sailors introduced into sailing, Commercial Activities- This area of both senior and junior alike. Our the club operations is obviously the Tackers programs continue to be one that has been the most popular as do our Adult Learn to Sail disappointing in so many ways. courses, while Brett’s School Holiday When I took over 12 months ago, Programs are always well supported. there had just been a new chef This has seen turnover increase appointment, our FBE Manager now significantly also as a result. He is had a year of experience, and we very enthusiastic in his approach, were looking forward to growing our and has been working hard to ensure community exposure and that those who he does train have a profitability. Clearly that did not pathway to continue into a craft occur! Bradley will talk to our suitable for them. This has seen both finances in more detail shortly but I our pacers and donated Club 420’s believe there were four key reasons. used regularly on Saturday One, our reduced turnover directly afternoons as well in a paid service, as a result of lost sailing days increasing their use in turn. (estimated $30k-$40k). While the success of these programs Two, the inability of our FBE are what we like to see as a club that Manager to do his job effectively. We actively promotes sailing, there are on Management Committee all have JULY 2018 Page 6 full time jobs and families and, with bring our costs and expenses under the ever-increasing complexities of control. our business, we rely on this person Andrew’s resignation has seen the to look after their basic key appointment of new FBE Manager, responsibilities, including promotions Stephen Brind. Stephen was chosen and marketing, staff management after a vigorous recruitment process, and associated costs. and so far, he has been meeting Three, the chef appointment was every expectation that we have. His ultimately a poor one in hindsight experience in the kitchen will be resulting in his termination. This was invaluable and he has already moved not before significantly increasing on reducing wage costs and ensuring purchases and wages with no a better, more consistent level of substantial increase in turnover. service. The earlier dismissal of the Four, my own inexperience and chef has also allowed for an easier naivety when operating a small transition for Stephen, where he can business. There were times when I make his own assessments and should have listened to my “gut” in staffing choices. He is much more of regards to how we were travelling a professional in my opinion, and has but my lack of experience meant we some great initiatives if we can didn’t act soon enough. We all work provide the funds and support. as a team on the MC, with a good In response to our loss of financial balance of knowledge and skills, but controls, Tony Turton and Phil ultimately some of the fault lies with Scapens were tasked with generating me. a working budget. Up until now, Moving Forward- So where to from spending has largely been here? Well clearly we needed to uncontrolled by both paid staff and rectify two of those areas mentioned volunteers and that needs to be above as a starting point in order to rectified. Our club exceeded over a

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JULY 2018 Page 8 million dollars in turnover last year, investigation is being done alongside which is great for our club, but it has a complete energy audit. corresponded with increased costs Acknowledgements: and expenses that require better checks and monitoring. Their budget Over the last 2 years, we have re- forecasts have already identified not established our link with the only the obvious areas of loss but Australian Sports Foundation that also the continual little expenses that enables donations to be directed to soon add up. The ability to see where sports organisations such as ours, for we are getting close to exceeding prescribed projects. David Belford budget will allow earlier intervention has continued to oversee this and more savings and eliminate exercise, which has now generated duplicate and unnecessary expenses. around $15k. Thanks David. These budget forecasts, however, As I have already referred, the club have identified a shortfall of about could not operate without the $10k if we can only achieve the assistance and efforts of a small expected modest gains over the army of volunteers. The upcoming year. We are hoping for a aforementioned WWG undertake far better commercial performance the repair and maintenance of our but the results are unknown. We still aged clubhouse and equipment, have an ageing clubhouse and while the on water volunteers allow infrastructure, in particular our us to go sailing. All of this requires rescue craft, which will require committed, dedicated people. substantial repair or replacement. House Committee- While the House There are also the unforeseen Committee may have had a slow “extras” that continually crop up, start, once Chris Davis and Julie Pike such as the balcony repairs ($10k +), got their teeth into there was no outboard motor repairs, tractor stopping them. Led by Tony Gold and repairs, club sailing craft etc. This is supported by Kylie Thomas, this why I have been alluding to an small team managed to run and increase in our yearly membership organize several important functions subscriptions to help mitigate some for our club, including New Year’s of that shortfall. Eve, 70’s Disco Night, Closing Night The Management Committee is also and the Commodore’s Ball. These investigating solar installations with a events not only raise funds but also view to reduce our expanding energy expose many other outside guests to bills and become greener. With our our venue and contribute to the power bill now around $29k we social family atmosphere of the club. really need to find a solution. This

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To you and all your “helpers” we are Commodore with great energy and grateful. enthusiasm. It is a challenging role, Chris and Julie also spearheaded the particularly with our aging craft, but Parents who took over the running of one she is continuing to grow into the canteen known as the “Canteen with greater exposure and Queens”. This group was experience. Your devotion to the instrumental in saving us over $9k in club is appreciated. wages and rejuvenating the way we Tony Gold once again served his club run this service. Thanks everyone. for another year, his experience ever The Youth Committee and parents valuable in his stint as Rear of Juniors have enabled the junior Commodore. We often discuss club sailors to participate in sail training matters over a “cleansing ale” and and races, and enjoy their time on his support has been fantastic. the water, all while ensuring safety Unfortunately for the club, Tony has vessels are standing by. They also decided to stand down for a allow our young sailors to participate deserved rest after 10 years on in regattas along the coast and committee. Thanks Goldy! across the country. Many of these Bradley Barnes has also been people are new to sailing and we are working hard to look after the club grateful for your efforts. finances in what have been difficult To our Junior Commodores, Mia times. His expertise has been Schnaars and Ruby Pike, they have invaluable in our accounting completed their duties admirably practices and with the ever- and with considerable enthusiasm. increasing compliance activities of Thanks to you both. the club. He is a busy man with increased work responsibilities and a Management Committee- Having growing family. As such, Bradley is already actively filled the position of also standing aside so I would like to Rear Commodore for 3 years, I thank him for his commitment over thought I had an idea of the task the years as well. See you when your ahead. The exact size and nature of kids are older! the role of Commodore was far larger and complex than I had To the Management Committee anticipated and the workload has members, Andrew Dallisson, Peter been considerable. I am fortunate Higgins, Darren Witty, Tony Turton, however, to have had a strong team Jim Lelliott, Phil Scapens, Chris Todd around me. and Retiring Commodore Bruce Noble, I thank you all for your sage Lisa Brock has continued to throw advice, input and considerable herself into the job of Vice

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JULY 2018 Page 11 efforts towards the betterment of I do believe we can quickly turn our our club. finances around and head to where I The Club Secretary, Kylie Thomas, envisioned we could be. With the continues to provide me with all the support of the Management information and assistance I need, Committee, our plan is now in place. despite the frequent disruptions to All we need now is continued her daily tasks. Apparently, it is a membership support. drop in centre for those in the Rob Turton general area! With the recent Commodore, Season 2017-18 departures of both Andrew and Garry, Kylie has combined with many AUSTRALIAN SPORTS FOUNDATION of our other fantastic regular staff to Since re-establishing our ASF ensure we remain professional and partnership just over 2 years ago, provide good service. Well done and $15,000 has been donated by thank you. Members and Club Supporters Inevitably, I will have missed through this tax deductible initiative. someone! To all of those who make Several projects would not have our club functional, I thank you. been possible without it, including Finally, to my wife, Sam & son Josh, I the purchasing of club buoys, radios thank you for putting up with me and and the club pacers. all the time I spend down the club. Members can donate to either of In conclusion, this has been a difficult two ASF approved projects, ‘The season but one that I have learnt a BSYC Club Infrastructure Project’ or lot from. It has taken up a lot of my ‘The BSYC Junior and Youth time though and has put pressure on Development Program’. me and my family. After what I Donations to the Club can be made considered some unfair and ignorant at any time either on line through criticism during the season, and the the ASF website (asf.org.au; follow resultant stress I was carrying, I have the prompts under ‘Donate to sport’ considered standing aside. However, menu and search for BSYC) or offline I don’t like leaving unfinished by filling out a Donation Form business and with the commitment available from the Club office. The of a new Rear Commodore and online option is preferred as it keeps Treasurer confirmed, along with the the office actions and costs to a confirmation of the return of the minimum and ensures a quick majority of the Management emailed delivery of the tax Committee, I have agreed to stand deductible receipt. again if the membership sees fit.

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JUNIOR COMMODORE’S teammates were Brighton and PRESENTATION NIGHT SPEECH Seacliff yacht club members and did Hi I am Ruby Pike, the Junior the club proud. Congratulations to Commodore for the 2017/2018 Austin Higgins as well for being the season. Welcome all BSYC members, first under 11. sailors, parents, staff and invited The amazing results from both Opti guests. & 420 sailors at the Tri Series led us It has been an awesome season for to win the best club trophy. I’d like to the juniors at the club. We have had present this trophy to the club. sailors compete and proudly Brighton, Seacliff Yacht Club was represent the club in World and awarded the best club for our top 5 National events. 14 of our youth sailors results at the Optimist members travelled to Perth to nationals. Quinn Auricht (3rd), Alexi compete at the 420 world and Wigglesworth(4th), Jonas national championships over the Barratt(10th), Ben Hinks(19th) and new year. Harry Higgins (22nd), all contributed Big congratulations to Alex Higgins to making our club number 1 out of and Joel Mackenzie for winning a the 47 clubs there in at qualifying race in the open fleet at the Nationals. Massive worlds. The sailors competed well congratulations to these opti sailors over the two regattas before some and all who competed. I have a travelled to Queensland for the trophy for this achievement to youth champs. Well done to all the present to the club. 420 sailors who competed at these I speak on behalf of the juniors when competitive events. I say how grateful we are for all the We had 15 optimist sailors who did volunteers and coaches who spend very well at the 2018 Optimist their Saturday mornings helping us Nationals at the Royal Queensland improve and get better. A big thanks Yacht Squadron in early January. to the Canteen Queens for supplying Quinn Auricht placed 3rd and Alexi the goods. Not just in the mornings Wigglesworth placed 4th and these but the people who help out in with outstanding results got these boys in the junior races in the afternoons the Worlds team for the second year and who had to deal with the Opti in a row. The amazing results didn’t opens on the start line. We have just stop there. SA team 1 are the such wonderful coaches who support Optimist Team Racing National everyone so much and we would like Champions for the second year in a to present a small gift of our row. I can proudly say that all five appreciation. Could these wonderful coaches please come forward. JULY 2018 Page 13

Mal – silver (Mal is in Italy sailing at Sunday September 23rd – the moment, as you do!) Junior Working BEE Sam - silver All of Club working Bee from 9am. Roey - green The junior group will be cleaning out Webby - green boat sheds and preparing 3 RIBs for Dave - green the season. Please get along to help Matt - 420 green out. This includes Optimist and Bretto - everything families PLUS all 420 sailors... Many We also have some wine for the hands make light work!! awesome people who help week Junior Tune up Races from 1pm Let's after week for making the junior get the numbers! sailing possible. I will see you in a while to present you with your wine. Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th September – Tri-Series 1 Enjoy your night everyone, thanks At Lake Bonney Yacht Club, Barmera Ruby Pike, Junior Commodore (much closer than Port Lincoln). Open to all Junior classes (Optimist, JUNIOR NOTES Cadet, 420s). More information in Spring Clinic - September 8th & 9th August logbook and by email. at Goolwa Saturday 6th October - BSYC See poster in this Logbook. Here's Opening Day the link.. The usual big event, practice sail in https://www.revolutionise.com.au/i the morning if conditions are fair. odasa/events/21471/ Opening Ceremony followed by the sail past and 2 races. Canteen open Contact Ros Sayers if you need help for lunch and festivities start at 5pm. getting your Optimist down there: [email protected] Tackers Courses - Oct/Nov/Dec 1. Mon 8th - Thurs 11th October 2. Saturdays starting on 27th Oct 3. Mon 17th - Thurs 20th December All info and registration links at the BSYC website sailing school page: www.bsyc.com.au/sailingschool Feel free to get in touch if you wish to discuss these events or anything to do with junior sailing. Cheers, Brett

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VICE COMMODORE’S REPORT Commodore role back to what it was The Commodores Ball has been and many years ago where the Vice gone, it was a fun night good food Commodore could do the Race and wine (perhaps a bit much) and Officer work. I will need to be doing some fantastic costumes! all my work with Ian and Suzanne and anyone else who wants to teach The AGM has also been and gone me anything about running of races, with Rob staying in as the the learning curve is a steep one. Commodore and me having another As the Contenders are having their year as the Vice Commodore to keep th th learning. Looking forward to Phil as Nationals at BSYC on 7 – 11 the Rear Commodore – we will be a January I will choose a great team. photo for the sailing program. Winter is quite a busy time for flag It is time though for a new log book officers, we are still working away at photo so if anyone has one to email keeping things going. I am working through to me which they think on getting the RIBS and Tractors in captures the essence of BSYC please good order for the start of the send it through. season, I am working with Brett on We have 2 x 420’s up in the rafters of the program and various other the junior shed – they are just hulls courses and documents. All courses, only – there is no rigging or Jinkers clinics and programs are now up on with them and they will cost the club our website. too much money to get them up and Good Luck to our 505 Sailors heading running. They are going for free – if off to Poland for the World’s you want one to use as a sandpit, garden art, a Bar or anything else Sandy and Marshy (a team for 17 please let me know (first come first years!) will be sailing on Malcolm’s serve basis) – they are taking up new boat and also Peter Woolman storage space and need to come out and our Rear Commodore Phil of the shed. Scapens. Keep checking on the For-Sale link – We also had great success with our there’s lots of Opti’s and NS’s on junior sailors – Australian Team there and it would be great if these Sailing Champions and all BSYC could be bought and sailed at BSYC. Sailors, which is fantastic and great for our club! The Australian Sports Foundation is a great place for anyone who wants to I am going to do the State/National donate to our infrastructure projects. Race officer course over three Mondays at the CYC, to get the Vice Stay warm and see you next month, Lisa JULY 2018 Page 17

SABRE DINGHY NEWS Association of Australia is very concerned regarding this turn of Even though it’s the middle of winter events, and one major member State there are a few Sabre diehards who Association has already voted against don’t appear to feel the cold and have the adoption/promotion of the illegal been seen sailing at the Goolwa sails that are being used by this club Aquatic Centre Sailing’s winter series for their own self-interest. These WA events W5 and W6 that were held on cowboys, in seeking to piggyback the the 1st and 15th of July respectively. Sabre design to suit their own Graeme McLeay, Bill Tucker, Rob Gale, purposes, are in fact undermining the John Gratton, Peter Leader have been goodwill of the class built up over the among the Brighton regulars who last 44 years. The worry is that there is have made the Sunday trip down to a real possibility that Sabre hulls will Goolwa in the last couple of weeks. be built to the Sabre design for use Once you get suitably dressed and are with this WA non-conforming sail and out in the boat sailing it’s actually not therefore the boat will not be able to too bad, although most people, Rob get a valid SSAA Measurement Gale excluded, make a point of not Certificate, with all the obvious tipping over when out on the water as ramifications. it can tend to ruin your day in a number of ways! This is not the first time that the Sabre sail has been the subject of some John ‘Cliffo’ Clifton has lots of new controversy. Remember the so called sails on order for Sabre skippers so it ‘Switchback’ sail from a few years looks as if at least a few people are back which was being promoted turning their minds toward next mainly by the Victorian Sabre season. Not so Ron Rickards who Association as a smaller, more decided that a new caravan would be ‘modern’ looking, Sabre rig to attract a better buy than a new sail for junior skippers to the class. Did not Mexican Wave, although it was really catch on though, for a number probably his good wife Noeline who of reasons. Same with the large Kevlar made the final decision on that one! sail, with full length battens and an Interesting development has come to extended headboard resembling that light in where a of an NS14 mainsail, that sailmaker small group of members at the East Alex Hayter used on his Sabre at one Fremantle YC are using a non- of the ‘Not The Nationals’ regattas standard sail (larger in area, different held at Port River Sailing Club a couple sail plan) on their Sabres. They are in of years ago - from what we saw it fact promoting themselves as a totally was no quicker than a standard Sabre, new class, even though they are using even on the square runs, so why everything that is a Sabre, other than bother. the sail. Naturally the Sabre Sailing Bye for now, HOODOO JULY 2018 Page 18

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WEEKLY DUTY ROSTER JULY & AUGUST 2018

CLASS DELEGATES PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SWAP WITH ANOTHER CLASS IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FULFIL YOUR DUTY ON THE DATE MENTIONED BELOW

Saturday Class Delegate Duties 7 July NS14 Tom Vercoe

14 July Sharpies Jim Lelliott 505 Martin Pike 21 July PMSC John Whitrow Contender Ian Kirkwood 28 July Opti Nicole Russell-Higgins

4 Aug TYF Tony Colliver

11 Aug Sabres Ron Rickards 420 Matt Magarey 18 Aug Dinghy Barry Burdon 25 Aug NS14 Tom Vercoe

STANDARD TASKS

During the Sailing Season At all times 1) Staff canteen from 10am till 12pm 1) Remove sand from driveways

2) Collect glasses after sailing 2) Other tasks as assigned by officers

3) Run meat raffle after sailing 3) Empty rubbish bins around Club into 4) Cook Sausages wheelie bins

THE DUE DATE FOR LOG BOOK ARTICLES IS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH

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