RSYS Logbook 2017 Volume 60 Issue 4 Official Magazine of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron Club Information Contents Flag Officers CEO/Club Secretary AGM Address, 5 September 1 & Committees William Pettigrew – [email protected] Squadron Yachts win at Hamilton Island Commodore Reception Race Week 4 Richard Chapman Monday to Friday – 8am to 6pm Audi Alto Artarmon Friday Twilights Vice Commodore Saturday and Sunday – 9am to 5pm Prize Winners 6 David Ward Phone: 9955 7171 Fax: 9956 6218 Rear Commodore Email: [email protected] RSYS Challenge for the 2017 Rolex Christian Brook Website: www.rsys.com.au NYYC Invitational Cup 7 Captain Finance Department Manager The Etchells Worlds on board Magpie 947 10 David Edwards Jane Crispo – [email protected] Lisa Rose Finishes sixth at the Honorary Treasurer Phone: 9017 0135 Etchells Worlds 11 Ross Littlewood Functions and Events Manager Geoff Davidson Frances Allison – [email protected] DF65s NSW Championship 12 Karyn Gojnich Phone: 9017 0156 2017 Laser 4.7 World Championship Richard Hammond Membership Enquiries Nieuwpoort, Belgium 13 Russell Taylor Michelle Baeza – [email protected] NSW Youth Championship 14 Phone: 9017 0157 Sub-Committee Squadron Development Programme News 15 Executive Chef Chairmen Ian McInnes RSYS and the ICOYC 16 Sailing Committee Cruising News 17 Rear Commodore Sailing Office Christian Brook Monday to Saturday – 9am to 5pm America’s Cup Talk 18 Phone: 9017 0152 Fax: 9955 3404 Waterfront Committee Johan Hedberg – Sailing Manager, [email protected] Opening Day 20 Captain David Edwards Email: [email protected] New Members 21 Marketing and Communications Committee Waterfront Club Life 22 Mike Tyquin Yacht Repair RSYS Activities 23 Ned Brown 9017 0162 [email protected] Cruise Committee Monday to Friday 7.30am-4.00pm Card Players Calendar 24 Richard Lawson Yacht Services and Dockmaster House Information 25 Election Committee Ned Brown 9017 0162 [email protected] Robert Albert AO RFD RD Monday to Friday 7.30am-4.00pm History and Archives Tender Service Logbook submissions Committee Mobile and VHF The Logbook committee welcomes articles from Hon. Archivist VHF radio Channel 73, mobile phone 0405 971 800, Members. These should be up to 800 words, Peter Bradford land phone 9017 0162 with high resolution photos for print production. House Committee CDs and/or USBs can be left at Reception. Address Commodore 33 Peel Street, Kirribilli NSW 2061 Please contact Isabel Wartho Marketing and Richard Chapman PO Box 484 Milsons Point NSW 1565 Communications Co-ordinator for assistance with Intermediates Committee Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron your Logbook articles, email [email protected] Millie Brown and Stu Pollard ABN 40 000 002 693 or call 9017 0177. The deadline for the next Logbook Committee edition is 15 January 2018. Special thanks to those who contributed material for Chris Harper this issue: Membership Committee Commodore Richard Chapman, Anthony Coleman, David Albert Jonathan Threlfall, Ivan Wheen, James Mayo, Martin Bridge Committee Hill, Kel Burgess, Zac West, Daniel Kemp and Daniel Elsbeth Hodgkinson Constandi, Angus Olding, Fergus Abbott and Nick Youth Sailing Committee Rozenauers, Commodore Malcolm Levy, John Hancox, Front cover: Winners in their divisions at Nikki O’Shea David Salt and Russell Taylor. Hamilton Island Race Week: (l to r) Anthony Speakers Committee Chris Harper, Chairman Coleman, Jonathan Threlfall and Steven Proud. Stephen Wall Logbook Committee Photo by Paul Barbour AGM Address 1 5 September by Commodore Richard Chapman Members of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, subscriptions by 3% for the coming year good evening and welcome to the Annual and all other fees were set as a percentage General Meeting in this our 155th year. of the Metropolitan rate, as prescribed in the I would like to provide you with a brief summary of Constitution. the activities of your Committees and operations I would like to take this opportunity to remind of the Squadron over the past year, full details Members that we are unlike other yacht clubs are available in the Squadron’s Annual Report. in Australia, we do not have a 250 plus berth This year has seen the ongoing focus on marina providing a significant surplus, we do not maintaining or reducing costs across all depart- rely on sponsorship or advertising to run our club ments wherever possible, but we are now at on a day to day basis. We are a Private Members a stage where any further reduction in staffing club and our fees are based around the many levels will see an impact on service levels, constraints that are put before us. facilities and value that are expected with The General Committee is committed to our Squadron membership. vision that ‘The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron I don’t propose to discuss in detail the financial will provide its Members with Australia’s premier aspects of the Squadron in my report as they club experience, delivering world class sailing, will be presented by the Honorary Treasurer highest quality services and facilities.’ later this evening, except to say that the Total membership of the Squadron has increased Squadron recorded a modest deficit of $107,000 from 2788 to 2818 and for the first time in eight compared to the previous year’s surplus of years we have seen a slight increase in our $101,000. Whilst this is a disappointing result, Metropolitan membership up from 1243 to 1246. it is manageable. Only 61 new Metropolitan Members were Non-essential capital expenditure and repairs introduced during the year, not enough, we and maintenance have been kept to a minimum all have more to do if we are going to achieve enabling us to further reduce debt by $431,000 General Committee’s goal of 1500 Metropolitan and the balance sheet is looking healthy with Members by 2020, more Members and more $1,544,502 in the bank at the end of May Club patronage means lower fee increases, compared with $1,337,547 in May 2016. so I ask all Members again, please consider In March, the General Committee informed introducing a new Member to the Squadron. Members of the increase in Metropolitan 2 AGM Address 5 September Continued The review of the Club’s strategic plan has been sailing volunteers and our Honorary Handicapper completed and is available in the Members all contributing their expertise and time to section of the Squadron’s website. While taking co-ordinate the sailing season. I sincerely thank longer than originally thought, a number of all volunteers for your valuable time and effort, outcomes have been completed and a number for without you we would not be able to enjoy of projects are in very early days of review. Given our sport of sailing. our limited footprint, current funding levels and Since it began some 57 years ago, our Youth required development approvals, means that Sailing programme continues to grow across all some projects are seen as long term. divisions, especially the Laser fleet. Three levels The Squadron’s mission is ‘To promote the sport of Optimist training are available and enrolments of sailing and encourage usage of the Club, while have increased, with many Opti sailors graduating fostering a sense of community and providing to Lasers. Squadron Youth Sailing is committed compelling value that will attract and retain to go to as many association regattas as Members for life’. possible, with many sailors and parents travelling The Squadron’s Learn to Sail programmes for in the past year to South Australia for National youth and adults are testament to our vision, with Championships. some 262 enrolments in 2016/17, an increase of On behalf of the Trustees, I would like to thank all more than 100 from the previous year. those Members who contribute to the Squadron During the year we hosted many regattas with Yacht Racing Foundation each year in order to the highlight being the Squadron’s hosting of the assist our Youth and Intermediate sailors in the Extreme 40 Sailing Series in December 2016. development of their competitive sailing skills, Also we had the annual Under 25 Hardy Cup both here in Australia and overseas. Match Racing, Dragons Prince Philip Cup, Farr The Foundation funds sailing infrastructure 40 Nationals, McConaghy 38 regattas, the projects, as well as funding the purchase Etchells Milson Goblets, the Australia Day Regatta of equipment which is used for learn to sail on the Harbour and the Stepping Stone House courses, regattas and of course the Hardy Cup. Regatta, to name just a few. This year House Committee has continued to I would like to thank our corporate partners focus on service levels across all House outlets Zhik, Audi Alto Artarmon and Paspaley for their and ensuring that the food offering is varied, high continued support of our Elliott 7 and twilight quality and consistent. Menus are being updated sailing programmes. The General Committee is regularly, with Member feedback being taken into actively pursuing corporate partners to support consideration wherever possible. other sailing programmes at the Squadron. Squadron Members are enjoying the more casual, Many of our Members, friends and their families relaxed, lighter lunch offerings of the Careening continue to enjoy the Annual Cruise to Pittwater Cove Anchorage, with Member patronage and Cowan Creek, this year saw the entry of increasing both on weekends and midweek. more non-racing boats, both sail and power. This has been to the detriment of midweek The Cruising Division is growing, there are now lunchtime dining in the Dining Room. On the more than 500 Members receiving Cruising other hand dinner in the Dining Room and information on a regular basis, which outlines private dining areas has increased. various on-water activities and monthly A slight downturn in Functions has been presentations.