WHAT OF THE FUTURE
Don McKenzie
Albert Sailing Club is considered very competent at
conducting these types of events.
We now have a new committee with three women
and six men. The commodore from the last three
years has stepped down, and we were unable to fill
the position of Rear Commodore. The Vice Commodore has expressed a wish to not being responsible
I often think members are not aware of the efforts put for organising social events.
in by that group.
I am in the process of organising the committee
We should all express our gratitude for their efforts members to share the duties not covered. Being on
the committee will involve all members in supporting
and look to assist them.
the running off the club.
A number of ideas have been expressed in the past two
editions on directions the club needs to go to cope One of the major tasks will be training new commitwith the changes in community expectations and level tee members to cover these positions and looking at
succession planning. This is vital for introduction of
of commitment they are willing to make.
new ideas and views and developing people to fill
In the past years we have introduced beginners train- major positions in the club.
ing courses. This made a substantial contribution to
the club’s income, whilst not always leading to an in- Unless we do this in the near future there will be no
one to run the club and it will close.
flux of new members.
Albert Sailing Club has been operating with a dedicated core of members over a long time covering all
duties necessary for the successful running of the
Club.
The Yachting Victoria introduction of the Discover
Sailing brand is a way to introduce more people to
sailing. We hold an annual Discover Sailing day as
listed by Yachting Victoria and also have introduced a
monthly social sailing Sunday. This is an opportunity
for those wanting to sail but not necessarily race to
come down to the lake to try sailing. These days are
also viewed as part of the Discover Sailing program
and an opportunity to introduce passers-by to sailing
and hopefully recruit some new members.
The future seems to involve making sailing available
to a modern community that will not necessarily make
a long term commitment to the sport. Temporary
membership and the hiring of club training boats when
they are not being used for training are two initiatives
introduced.
I would like to express my gratitude of the efforts of
past committees and will strive to maintain the standards they set.
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SPONSORSHIP
The club is actively considering obtaining sponsorship. Packages are being developed which we hope
will have appeal to potential sponsors.
Depending on the package, the benefits will include
listing in Snippets, on the website and Mudpuddler,
Facebook link, signage in the club, external signage
on banners and sails and race days.
If you or the organisation you work with might be
Many more avenues to increase our level of involve- interested in exploring sponsorship opportunities,
ment in the sport may become available. We need to please contact John Whelan on 0414 251 669 or by
endorse these opportunities and expand our area of email at [email protected].
operation.
—————————————————————This year the Club is hosting the Australian Teams
Racing Regatta on the holiday weekend in June, conducting a Women and Girls in Sailing Challenge event
on June 14thin conjunction with a club trophy race.
The following weekend is our Winter Regatta run over
two days, June 21st and 22nd.
MASTS
If you have a mast in the racks please ensure it has identification on it.
It is proposed to remove all unidentified masts and dispose of them.
If you have masts in the racks that you no longer use or
want please remove them or they will go to the tip.
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