ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 2019/2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTENTS 4 Board of Directors, Management, Committees & Member Overview 6 Commodore’s Report 10 Treasurer’s Report PAUL BILLINGHAM NOEL CORNISH AM JANEY TRELEAVEN Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore 12 Sailing Committee Report 16 Member Engagement Committee Report 18 Premises Committee Report 20 Audit Planning & Risk Committee Report 21 CYCA SOLAS Report 22 Directors’ Report 26 Auditors’ Independence Declaration DR. SAM HAYNES ARTHUR LANE LEANDER KLOHS Rear Commodore Treasurer Director 27 Statement of Comprehensive Income 28 2019/2020 Balance Sheet 29 Statement of Cash Flow 30 Notes to the Financial Statements 49 Directors’ Declaration 50 Independent Auditor’s Report 52 Supplementary Information Relating to Financial Performance DAVID JACOBS JUSTIN ATKINSON BRADSHAW KELLETT 53 2019/2020 Member List Director Director Director 62 2019/2020 Yacht Register Photo credits: Cover image: ROLEX/Studio Borlenghi Contributing Photographers: ROLEX/Studio Borlenghi, David Brogan, Andrea Francolini, Hamish Hardy 2 CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT YEAR END MARCH 31 2020 CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT YEAR END MARCH 31 2020 3 PAST COMMODORES MEMBERSHIP Name Year served 31/03/20 31/03/19 OBITUARY A.C. Walker 1944 - 1946 * Member 1,420 1,391 Members who have sailed their last 15 Year Member 51 42 P.M. Luke 1947 - 1948 * voyage: 30 Year Member 186 196 M.E. Davey 1949 - 1951 * Dawn Beal, Yvonne 50 Year Member 46 46 Byrne, Lewis Carter, S. Berg 1952 - 1953 * John Cooper, Kevin Regional 228 186 Dash, David Dickson, A.B. Wilson 1954 - 1956 * 15 Year Regional 3 3 John Fordham, M.E. Davey 1957 - 1958 * John Gunning, 30 Year Regional 6 4 William Hall, James D.M. Brown 1959 - 1960 * Country 78 83 Harrison, Maryrose Heffernan, Brian R.C. Hobson 1961 - 1962 * 30 Year Country 36 40 James, Craig Mahony, B.C. Psaltis 1963 - 1964 Overseas 140 144 Rob McAuley, Marshall Miller, 15 Year Overseas 1 1 R.A. Cottee 1965 - 1966 * Steve Old, Richard 30 Year Overseas 13 11 Robinson, Gary N.B. Rydge AM 1967 - 1968 Simon, David Steel, Associate 529 473 R. Crichton-Brown 1969 - 1970 * Stuart Stevenson, 15 Year Associate 6 5 Colin Stewart, B.C. Psaltis 1971 Nicholas Thompson BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 30 Year Associate 18 16 J.J. Bleakley 1972 * 50 Year Associate 4 3 MANAGEMENT & COMMITTEES J.N. Bridgland 1973 * Sailing Associate 3 5 J.P. Diamond 1974 - 1975 * 15 Year Sailing Associate 1 1 G.N. Evans 1976 * 30 Year Sailing Associate 6 6 Crew 59 53 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MANAGEMENT J.P. Diamond 1977 * YSA Crew 58 82 Commodore P. Billingham Chief Executive Officer E. Moore/J. Kirkjian A. Pearson 1978 - 1979 * Vice Commodore N. Cornish AM Administration Manager F. Cole YSA Junior 49 46 K.C. Roxburgh 1980 - 1981 Rear Commodores J. Treleaven & Dr. S. Haynes Head of Finance J. Brennan Family Junior 56 55 G.S. Girdis 1982 - 1983 Treasurer A. Lane House Events Manager M. Gibson Life 12 11 Directors L. Klohs, J. Atkinson, Sports Marketing & Sponsorship Manager N. Janzen J.L. Brooks 1984 - 1985 Past Commodore 15 11 D. Jacobs & B. Kellett Sailing Manager J. Kirkjian/T. Blanc-Ramos A.E. Cooley 1986 - 1987 Honorary 28 25 D.B. Kellett AM 1988 - 1989 Sponsor 28 24 3,080 2,963 STANDING COMMITTEES SUB-COMMITTEES L. McClean 1990 - 1991 * TOTAL L.P. Minehan 1992 - 1993 * Sailing Committee – Incorporates Training & Development and Cruising. Archives Sub-Committee D.C. Fuller 1994 - 1995 LIFE MEMBERS Dr S. Haynes (Chairman), Director B. Kellett (Deputy Chair), Rear Director B. Kellett, J. Allen, T. Cable, L. Klohs, D. Champtaloup, Commodore J. Treleaven, A. Kear, A. Psaltis, D. Burt, D. Jordan, L. P. Shipway, D. Colfelt P.H. Bush 1996 - 1997 P.M Luke 1957 * R. Grubb 1997 * Goodridge, M. van Kretschmar, S. Rahilly, Z. Taylor (Aug-Nov), A. Brown Training & Development Sub-Committee H. van Kretschmar 1998 - 1999 M.E. Davey 1957 * D. Lawson 1997 * Member Engagement Committee – Incorporates Associates, Rear Commodore Dr. S. Haynes (Chair), Director L. Klohs, A. J.H. Illingworth 1957 * J.F. Keelty 1998 Member Value and Archives. H. Sommer 2000 - 2001 Kear, D. McCracken, T. Barker, S. Jarvin E.G. le Brun 1957 * P.H. Bush 1999 Rear Commodore J. Treleaven (Chair), Director J. Atkinson J. Messenger 2002 - 2003 * (Deputy Chair), Director L. Klohs (Deputy Chair), Director B. Cruising Sub-Committee J.S. Samson 1960 * B.C. Psaltis 1999 Kellett, M. Keelty (Associates President), D. Wallace, K. Mendes, K. M.R. James 2004 J Keelty, Director J Atkinson, F Walker, S Walsh, D Doyle, S H. Watkiss 1964 * J. York 2002 * Sleeth, M. Burns, J. Sapir, C. Gundy, J. Anson, A. Larkin. Prince, D Henry, A Greene, S Williamson, Director B Kellett G.R. Lavis 2005 - 2006 G. Barton 1972 * P. Grounds 2004 * Premises Committee Member Value Sub-Committee M.C Allen AM 2007 - 2010 J.P. Diamond 1979 * A.L. Cable 2005 Treasurer A. Lane (Chair), Director D. Jacobs (Deputy Chair), Director L. Klohs (Chair), P. Messenger, Y. Henderson, J. Wilby, G. Linacre 2011 - 2012 Director B. Kellett, K. Roxburgh, A. Wenham, P. Shipway, K. K. Mendes, D. Wallace A.D. Campbell 1980 * D.A. Van Ewijk 2007 Wallace, Commodore P. Billingham D.R. Goode 1980 * J. Messenger 2008 * Sustainability Working Group H. Piggott 2013 - 2014 Audit, Planning & Risk Committee R.D. Hollingsworth 1982 * D.B. Kellett AM 2011 Director J. Atkinson (Chair), V. Whitby, A. Devlin, M. Burns, J. Owens J. Cameron 2015 - 2016 Vice Commodore N. Cornish AM (Chair), Director D. Jacobs (Deputy G.E. Marshall 1982 * G. Lewis-Bearman 2013 Chair), Treasurer A. Lane, Rear Commodore J. Treleaven, T. Barker, P. J. Markos 2017 - 2018 Gothard, A. Wilmot, S. York, P Whitford SC G.C. Reynolds 1982 * J. Kirkjian 2014 ASSOCIATES COMMITTEE Special Events Committee – Incorporates Rolex Sydney Hobart K.H. Storey 1982 * J.W. Winning AM 2015 Yacht Race. M. Keelty (President), J. Anson (Vice-President), C. Mulherin P. Rysdyk 1987 * A. Green 2017 (Treasurer), I. Soemardi (Secretary), J. Bartrum, K. Brooks, P. Commodore P. Billingham (Chair), Vice Commodore N. Cornish AM P. Green 1990 * K. Kellett 2017 (Deputy Chair), Rear Commodore J. Treleaven, Director L. Klohs, Christie, J. Dahl, F. Davies, B. Daw, P. Emerson, K. Kellett, A. Director J. Atkinson, M. James, C. Grant, K. Kellett, K. Bennett, J. Lulham, F. Marr, P. Messenger A. Brown 1992 * P. Shipway 2019 Owens, P. Shipway, D Kellett. * Deceased E.C. Messenger 1995 * 4 CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT YEAR END MARCH 31 2020 CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT YEAR END MARCH 31 2020 5 2019/ 2020 COMMODORE’S REPORT A year of two parts ceremoniously destroying the Clubs 75th birthday cake; • Communication excellence but it was the Veterans Regatta (and dinner!) in December The past 12 months have been momentous ones for the Club – So much focus has gone into improving the quality, starting with the highs of our 75th year and ending with the lows of that was just an amazing highlight and one I hope we can frequency and transparency of the way we communicate the bushfires and COVID-19 that have so hugely impacted all of us. repeat. with Members. Offshore, Onshore, the Sked, website, social media, podcasts, live race coverage and many other This time last year I wrote looking forward with optimism to the year • YSA success channels have made our Members more informed than of celebration ahead, and a celebration it was! Our Clubhouse was If youth is the future of sailing, then the CYCA is well ever before as to what is happening in their Club. Thank open and looking amazing, we were able to finish off the car park served – back-to-back Youth World Match Racing titles you to Nick, Hamish, DJ and the professionals that have so on time and on budget and we had a huge range of events both on have proven that we are at the very top of the game and lifted the quality of what we produce. and off the water, all leading up to the highlight of the year with the our YSA program is the envy of many. The work over spectacle of the 75th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. many years of Justine, Jordan, Pam, the army of coaches • The Great Race But by 31 March the year had ended in the most unimaginable way and the huge array of dedicated sponsors has been plain The 75th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race was the most possible – doors closed, people stood down, friends unable to meet to see and I greatly enjoyed meeting and talking to so widely watched ever – the highest possible calibre of fleet; and sailing (all but) banned. many competitors at the various regattas the Club hosted over two million people watching the live start, millions more around the globe; and thrilling results with Jim Cooney on However it is in times of adversity that we really begin to understand this year (most of which we won!). Comanche taking the line and Matt Allen’s Ichi Ban overall. ourselves – to test what we and indeed what other people are made • A sailing program without peer More than 1200 people attended the award ceremony in of. This has long been true in our sport of sailing – whether it has Over the years our sailing program has evolved to become Hobart! been fighting terrible weather, equipment failure, injury (or worse), such trials bring out the best in all of us. the most comprehensive keelboat program in Australia, if I committed to follow in the footsteps of the late John not the world.