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Blast Reaching at the NSW States Photos Neil Waterman © Blast Reaching at the NSW States Photos Neil Waterman © Volume 153 June 2006 NS14 Bulletin President’s Message First of all I would like to introduce myself to those who don’t know me as by virtue of being elected NSW President I am also the National President under the current constitution. This will change under the proposed revisions to the constitution whereby the President will be elected. I have been in NSs for 20 years mainly based at Northbridge although I have moved in and out of the Association as Hugh and Penny’s boat interests have changed (eg FAs, Lasers, MGs, 29ers, 16’ skiffs, and yachts). This has allowed me to have some exposure as to how other classes are run. For the last couple of seasons we have had three NSs in the family and I am keen to see the class get back to the strength it had a number of years ago. In this context I would like to outline a number of actions I think we need to take to help rejuvenate the class and bring the numbers participating at a class level back to where we used to be. There is no doubt there is a lot more competition for people’s time nowadays, but I feel that we have an opportunity to position this class as a great way for people to use the time they have. The key challenges are to get people sailing in regattas and to get people building new boats again. First, I think we need to market the NS14 using the strengths of the class to demonstrate that this class will suit a broad spectrum of sailors. These strengths are its ease of handling on and off the water, its relative high performance and contemporary set up brought about by ongoing development, its low cost relative to other options and its ability to sail in many conditions. This would seem to give us a broad spectrum of the sailing population to work with. Apart from the elite sailors who want to compete at an international level and those who like the thrills and spills of the big, powerful skiffs, the NS14 has appeal for virtually everyone else. In particular females, youth and those that sail in tricky conditions on estuaries, rivers and lakes. Second, we need to encourage people into the class at the places where sailors are – at clubs. We don’t have a big marketing budget or manufacturers who can market on our behalf so we will make little impact in a traditional advertising sense – although we will seize every opportunity for publicity. However clubs make their own decisions as to which classes they will support and we need to be in there encouraging club members that the NS should be part of their mix. Third, once having got club level interest going we need to get those sailors into participating at a class level – ie going to regattas outside their clubs. There are hundreds of NSs around but relatively few sail in class regattas. If we don’t have healthy numbers at class events, the class itself will eventually decline. Each State Association puts on a State Titles and some other form of trophy series (eg MTs, TTs etc); in addition there are other regattas to show case the class (eg state youth championships, CHS, relevant mixed class regattas); and of course there is the National Championships. We need to work with clubs and their calendars to encourage as many of their members as possible to come to regattas. Their participation should increase their skill level and encourage other members of their club to come too. Volume 153 - 2 - June 2006 NS14 Bulletin Fourth, it is important that we replenish the stock of boats. We have suffered from a dearth of boats being built in recent years and this has meant fewer boats coming on to the market to allow upgrades and the financial jump to upgrade to a new boat has become large. Luckily with the recent resurgence in the class in Tasmania and in certain NSW clubs, there has been a strengthening of second hand prices. This is making it viable for people to think of upgrading to a new boat. This will then have a ripple effect allowing everyone to move up and releasing boats for new NS sailors. Then again there are lots of boats out there, which may not be getting used which can help in the mix. We intend to establish a register on the website so that we can more readily track where boats are so as to encourage trading and event participation. So what can you do to help the class? Encourage people to see the benefits of the class; work with your club to build numbers and bring people to regattas; let us know of boats that are no longer being sailed and upgrade your boat, preferably to a nice new one!! Rule Changes As you may know NSW proposed three rule changes – in summary to drop the minimum age limit for both crew to the existing 8 years old; to allow composite spars; and to make the carrying of a paddle optional. The National Council voted to accept the changes to the spar materials and the paddle but voted down the age change. A formal note is elsewhere in this Bulletin. I know a lot of people are disappointed regarding the knock back of the age rule change. This was intended to allow teenagers to enter the class as the NS is seen as an ideal class to keep many young people in sailing who might otherwise leave as they get too big for the feeder classes at an increasingly earlier age. The current rules don’t allow them to sail together - a key aspect of teenage life. It is unlikely that this issue is going to go away and I am endeavouring to find a solution that is acceptable to all states. Communication As we sail and live all over the place, the only sensible and cost-effective form of communication today is through electronic means. To this end we will make as much use as possible of the new website at www.ns14.org and of email to keep all Northie sailors up to date with what is going on. This will mean that NORs and other administrative items will no longer be sent out by mail but will be available on the website. Likewise the Bulletin will be available as a download from the website. Short emails only containing a link or other pertinent information will be sent to members alerting them to such things being on the site. The site will increasingly contain relevant and topical information and it is a place where the NS fraternity can communicate directly with each other through the Forum pages. I encourage you all to regularly look at the site for updates and to register on the Forum so you can be part of the dialogue. This will help to keep our costs down but there will no doubt be some people who do not yet have access to the web/email. In these limited cases we will arrange for snail mail deliveries. Volume 153 - 3 - June 2006 NS14 Bulletin I hope you are as excited about the future of the class as I am. I am keen to hear of any suggestions you have for how we take the class forward, so if you have any thoughts you can air them on the Forum or email me at [email protected] Good, if chilly, sailing during the winter and get yourself organised for the great season that is coming up. Michael Tait Welcome from the Editor Welcome to the new look NS14 Bulletin. Starting from this issue, my first, will be a change in the way the Bulletin looks and is delivered. As we all join the internet and get email and go on-line and speed up our lives, so the NS14 Bulletin is changing to reflect these modern times. And, to be honest, I have no desire to stuff envelopes, no matter how much joy the opening of such envelopes brings members. The Bulletin must evolve to complement the various websites and forums, in so doing becoming more of an archive and history than a means of immediate communication, whilst keeping all states informed and continuing the good work done by Denise Dwyer for so many years. By way of background, a small contribution to NS14 Bulletin after the 2001-02 Melbourne Nationals caught the attention of the Northbridge Sailing Club committee and before I knew it I became the new editor of the club’s Bulletin. And that good work has similarly resulted in my latest promotion to the NS14 Association (did you all really vote for me at the AGM?). I sail Selenium, not the fastest boat in the fleet, but one of the most visible. Being bright red, I was once told that I was a benchmark boat for the mid-fleet racers. What is that I asked, in impressed innocence? The answer was that, being so easy to see, everyone gauged their position against me, trying harder when I was in front, and relaxing a little when I crossed behind. No wonder the competition is so fierce in the middle of the fleet! Selenium has just been sold, and I’m looking for something a bit newer and faster, and preferably brightly coloured! And brightly coloured I hope future Bulletin’s will be also, as digital cameras – and camera phones – allow us all to capture events as they happen.
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