LOG BOOK LOG www.bsyc.com.au RLA 152339 DIARY DATES MEMBERS’ DRAW ACOUSTIC FIX - Sat 18 August Friday Nights at the Club TUNE UP RACE - 23 Sept The Members’ Draw is a cash prize which is drawn every Friday night; CRAIG BAKER LADIES DAY - 23 Sept the draw is run in conjunction with a BSYC LOG BOOK - ADVERTISING RATES Meat Raffle. Full Page But remember, to win it YOU HAVE Black & White $665 12 months TO BE THERE!!! One name is drawn Colour $760 each week – so don’t miss out! Half Page Black & White $400 12 months MEMBERS DRAW INCREASES BY Colour $470 $25 EACH WEEK!!! Business Card 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 JULY 2018 Page 1 JULY 2018 Page 2 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 Australia! Quinn throughout the year. Auricht and Alexi Wigglesworth were Junior Sailing- 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 Optimist Teams Joal then followed this up in the Racing Championship and Gill Opti World Championships with a great JULY 2018 Page 3 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. Impulse 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 JULY 2018 Page 4 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.