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ANNUAL REPORT 2020/2021 2020/2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTENTS 4 Board of Directors, Management and Committees 5 Membership Overview 6 Commodore’s Report 10 Treasurer’s Report NOEL CORNISH AM ARTHUR LANE DAVID JACOBS Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore 12 Sailing Committee Report 15 Member Engagement Committee Report 16 Associates Committee Report 17 Cruising Committee Report 18 History and Archives Report 20 Premises Committee Report 22 Audit, Planning & Risk Committee Report 23 CYCA SOLAS Trust Report BRADSHAW KELLETT JANEY TRELEAVEN DR SAM HAYNES Rear Commodore Treasurer Director 24 Directors’ Report 27 Auditor’s Independence Declaration 29 Statement of Comprehensive Income 30 2020/2021 Balance Sheet 31 Statement of Cash Flow 32 Notes to the Financial Statements 50 Directors’ Declaration TOM BARKER PETER GOTHARD DAVID GRIFFITH AM 51 Independent Auditor’s Report Director Director Director 54 2020/2021 Member List Photo credits - Cover image: Kialoa II in action during the CYCA Great Veterans Race. Credit: Andrea Francolini Contributing photographers: ROLEX/Studio Borlenghi, David Brogan, Andrea Francolini, Hamish Hardy, Mitch Grima 68 2020/2021 Yacht Register 2 CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT YEAR END MARCH 31 2021 CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT YEAR END MARCH 31 2021 3 PAST COMMODORES MEMBERSHIP Name Elected Category name 31/3/21 31/3/20 OBITUARY, A.C. Walker 1944, 1945, 1946 * Member 1,341 1,420 Members who have sailed their last voyage: P.M. Luke 1947, 1948 * Year Member 15 62 51 Malcolm Anderson, Year Member 30 177 186 M.E. Davey 1949, 1950, 1951 * Peter Campbell OAM, S. Berg 1952, 1953 * Year Member 50 49 46 Andrew Carr, Life 14 12 Patricia Cox, A.B. Wilson 1954, 1955, 1956 * Anthony Crichton-Brown, Past Commodore 14 15 M.E. Davey 1957, 1958 * Gregory Gibbens, Regional 231 228 Willem Hus, D.M. Brown 1959, 1960 * Year Regional 15 4 3 Bruce Jackson, R.C. Hobson 1961, 1962 * Paul Kearney, Year Regional 30 8 6 William Kerr, B.C. Psaltis 1963, 1964 Country 65 78 Miroslaw Kuczynski, Susanna Maizels, R.A. Cottee 1965, 1966 * Year Country 15 1 0 Credit: Bow Caddy Media Michael McMahon, N.B. Rydge AM 1967, 1968 Year Country 30 35 36 Reginald Robinson, R. Crichton- Overseas 128 140 Keith Sheppard, 1969, 1970 * Brown Dorian Wild, Year Overseas 15 1 1 Margaret Wiltshire. B.C. Psaltis 1971 Year Overseas 30 13 13 J.J. Bleakley 1972 * Year Overseas 50 1 0 BOARD OF DIRECTORS, J.N. Bridgland 1973 * Pathway 171 0 MANAGEMENT & COMMITTEES J.P. Diamond 1974, 1975 * Associate 533 529 G.N. Evans 1976 * Year Associate 15 7 6 J.P. Diamond 1977 * Year Associate 30 19 18 Year Associate 50 4 4 A. Pearson 1978, 1979 * BOARD OF DIRECTORS MANAGEMENT Sailing Associate 2 3 K.C. Roxburgh 1980, 1981 Commodore N. Cornish AM Chief Executive Officer J. Kirkjian Year Sailing Associate 15 2 1 G.S. Girdis 1982, 1983 Vice Commodore A. Lane Administration Manager F. Cole Year Sailing Associate 30 6 6 J.L. Brooks 1984, 1985 Rear Commodores D. Jacobs & B. Kellett Head of Finance J. Brennan Crew 63 59 A.E. Cooley 1986, 1987 Treasurer J. Treleaven House Events Manager M. Gibson YSA Crew 48 58 Directors Dr. S. Haynes, T. Barker, P. Gothard Marketing and Communications D.B. Kellett AM 1988, 1989 YSA Junior 24 49 D. Hislop & D. Griffith AM Manager L. McClean 1990, 1991 * Family Junior 54 56 Operations Manager M. van Kretschmar L.P. Minehan 1992, 1993 * Honorary 29 28 Sailing Manager T. Blanc-Ramos D.C. Fuller 1994, 1995 Sponsor 31 28 P.H. Bush 1996, 1997 TOTAL 3,137 3,080 STANDING COMMITTEES COMMITTEES H. van 1998, 1999 Sailing Committee – Incorporates Training & Development Associates Committee Kretschmar and Cruising M. Keelty (President), J. Anson (Vice President), C. Mulherin H. Sommer 2000, 2001 LIFE MEMBERS Director Dr S. Haynes (Chair), Rear Commodore B. Kellett (Treasurer), I. Soemardi (Secretary), A. Lulham, A. Larkin, B. J. Messenger 2002, 2003 * P.M Luke 1957 * D. Lawson 1997 * (Deputy Chair), Treasurer J. Treleaven, Director T. Barker, Daw, F. Ashley, J. Bohm, J. Dahl, Life Member K. Kellett, K. M.E. Davey 1957 * J.F. Keelty 1998 Director D. Griffith AM, A. Kear, L. Goodridge, C. Neil, S. Brooks, P. Emerson, P. Messenger, P. Christie M.R. James 2004 J.H. Illingworth 1957 * P.H. Bush 1999 Connelly, R. Henry, S. Rahilly, D. Burt, A. Psaltis, Z. Taylor, D. G.R. Lavis 2005, 2006 McCracken Cruising Committee E.G. le Brun 1957 * B.C. Psaltis 1999 M.C. Allen AM 2007, 2008, 2009 Member Engagement Committee – Incorporates Associates, Vice Commodore A. Lane (Chair), J. Keelty, F. Walker, S. J.S. Samson 1960 * J. York 2002 * G. Linacre 2010, 2011 Member Value and Archives Prince, D. Doyle, P. Ross, D. Henry H. Watkiss 1964 * P. Grounds 2004 * H. Piggott 2012, 2013 Rear Commodore D. Jacobs (Chair), Vice Commodore A. Lane G. Barton 1972 * A.L. Cable 2005 History and Archives Committee (Deputy Chair), Rear Commodore B. Kellett, Director D. Griffith J. Cameron 2014, 2015 J.P. Diamond 1979 * D.A. Van Ewijk 2007 AM, D. Wallace (Women in Sailing rep), J. Sapir (Active Member Rear Commodore B. Kellett (Chair), C. Iacono (Deputy Chair), J. Markos 2016, 2017 rep), M. Burns (Young Member rep), K. Sleeth (New Member Life Member P. Shipway, Life Member T. Cable, Life Member A.D. Campbell 1980 * J. Messenger 2008 * rep), Y. Henderson (Member Value), P. Messenger (Associates M. James, D. Champtaloup, J. Hodder, D. Colfelt P. Billingham 2018, 2019 D.R. Goode 1980 * D.B. Kellett AM 2011 rep) R.D. Hollingsworth 1982 * G. Lewis-Bearman 2013 Sustainability Working Group Premises Committee G.E. Marshall 1982 * J. Kirkjian 2014 M. Burns (Chair), J. Owens, A. Devlin, N. Payne, M. Rahmn Vice Commodore A. Lane (Chair), Rear Commodore D. Jacobs G.C. Reynolds 1982 * J.W. Winning AM 2015 (Deputy Chair), Rear Commodore B. Kellett, K. Roxburgh AM, K.H. Storey 1982 * A. Green 2017 Life Member P. Shipway P. Rysdyk 1987 * K. Kellett 2017 Audit, Planning & Risk Committee P. Green 1990 * P. Shipway 2019 Treasurer J. Treleaven (Chair), Director P. Gothard (Deputy Chair), Rear Commodore D. Jacobs, Director T. Barker, P. A. Brown 1992 * M. James 2020 Whitford SC, S. York, A. Milln, D. Wallace, S. Crawford E.C. Messenger 1995 * M.C. Allen AM 2020 * Deceased R. Grubb 1997 * 4 CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT YEAR END MARCH 31 2021 CRUISINGCRUISING YACHT YACHT CLUB CLUB OF OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA ANNUAL ANNUAL REPORT REPORT YEAR YEAR END END MARCH MARCH 31 31 2020 2021 5 2020/ 2021 COMMODORE’S REPORT In many respects, the past year has certainly been a challenging MEMBERS AND THE CLUB information evenings in the Clubhouse and we have been period in our Club’s history. delighted at the solid attendance levels and forward The recent easing of restrictions has allowed us to have bookings to date. Information evenings are run several Amidst a world where the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic more Members and guests into the Clubhouse and we has left its mark on so many people and adversely affected have seen stronger attendances in recent months. times a month across a range of topics for owners and many facets of life we often take for granted, such as travel, crews. The running of Badge Draws and Trivia Nights Most encouragingly, our Membership numbers sport, events and hospitality, it was always going to be a had been somewhat hampered by COVID-19 early in the continued to grow and we ended 2020-21 on another difficult twelve months for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. year, the latter being moved online at one stage, but all-time record of 3,137 Members, a net increase of thankfully, things have now returned to normal for these Whilst the heaviest blow was undoubtedly the cancellation 57 people. events and they are part of the calendar. There are also of the 76th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on 19 December One key driver for this growth has been our new many other exciting social events being planned by the 2020, there were many of our other sailing events that were Pathway Membership offering which has proven to be Associates Committee for 2021-22. also, of necessity, either cancelled or postponed. The Noakes very successful and has been helping introduce many Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race was a casualty of enforced I would also like to take this opportunity to younger Members and women to our sport and our Club. border closures and only two of the other four scheduled Audi wholeheartedly thank all our volunteers who help make Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscores were held. The PONANT We are currently developing initiatives that will allow the functioning of our Club possible. Their support Sydney Noumea Race, already deferred from 2020, was these newcomers and others to experience and access underpins much of what we love about our Club. postponed again and is now slated for 2022. sailing more easily. The Sailing Pathways Program is We must also highlight the great work being undertaken supported by Noakes Group who has kindly loaned the Club three Noakes 26 yachts to use during Winter Series by the Sustainability Working Group whose initiatives and Wednesday Twilights as well as for other sailing bring a more environmental focus to our operations and management and will over time enable our Club These decisions were not easy for opportunities in the future. Another key component to achieve ‘Clean Regatta’ status for our events and the Board and management to make, of the broader Sailing Pathways initiative is the CYCA Concierge Program which aims to match new Members improve sustainability across the marina operations.