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Report on the lunch and agm

Posted on by jeremy

Presentation / AGM 31st July, 2011

39 members, partners and children enjoyed our second annual AGM/Presentation /Lunch at the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club. The din from the adjoining birthday party was a bit overpowering when trying to hear what was being said but did not detract too much from the opportunity to deal with the most important day in the life of the Club or distract the kids colouring-in efforts.  Presentation of Annual Reports, Awards and Board Member elections were slotted in amongst the meals and socialising. Well done.

New Committee (Retiring members):

President:                           Nathan Evans (Petra Salna)

President of Vice:            Isabel Mackenzie (Jeremy Dawes)

Secretary:                           Grant Shultz (Craig Strudwick)

Registrar:                             Matt Worley (Helen Mauric)

Treasure:                             Raylene Roddam

Coach:                                  Steve Dawes

Committees………………Jeremy (web site), Richard (publicity etc)  + others TBC as /when required

Award winners:

  • Lindsay Freeman – Capsize Cup, 2011 – never seen so many different ways to huli in one year.
  • Jeremy Dawes – Web Award – outstanding website design & maintenance
  • Richard Thomson – Helping Hand Award – assistance with WEA, Mattara, Australia Day & publicity
  • Chris Harris – Paddle-Snappers Award 2011 – middle of Stockton beach on OC1
  • Nathan & Luke Evans – Club Achievement Award – OC2 excellence at State & National level

-          Keep-an –Eye-on-Current Award – for letting slip in 16km at Hamo 2011

  • Matt Worley – Skunk Award – air freshener for paddlers sharing his room at next regatta
  • Grant Shultz – Endurance Award – 6 pack of nibblies for next crew he tries to take to NZ when gets lost in fog
  • Petra Salna – Huli Drill Award – “20,000 Leagues Beneath the Sea” DVD
  • Kathy Spong – Hibiscus Award – competing in Cook Is  7 visiting Hawaii
  • Kelly Cook – Rising Star Award – (with sock in mouth supplied by husband Matt)
  • Tracey Masson – Mother Duck award – trying to control the Toronto Ladies crew
  • Troy Vinegerhoed – “Swimming Upstream” DVD Award – encouragement for Changes Race swaps
  • Ryan Coulin – Having a Ball Award – getting back into paddling after retiring from hockey
  • Jenny Vale – Whistle Stop (anywhere when desperate) & Wax on / Wax off award
  • Steve Dawes – Rock Award – for services rendered.

Membership Fees

NOW DUE (end of June).

$120 pa…………..children free

Support the sport you love and the equipment you use.

Contact Matt Worley (registrar) with any questions.

Bank details – ensure put name and reason for deposit

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maritime twilight parade

Posted on by jeremy

Thank you all,
the Parade wentwell we got the V12 going , the volcano worked well.  The logo sail worked after a few hickups the solar charged bud lights worked well for about 30min then sut down which was unfortunate as the parade had another couple of hours to go turning them on again every so often gave 5 second bursts. The few days in the sun after buying them didn’t charge them up enough.
Talking to a electrician today he said they can take a few weeks to charge! the instructions didn’t have any charge time.

But the punters didn’t seem to notice, we drew a lot of attention all helped by a large black dog in a pink hula skirt on the V12 iaku deck. All up with the OC6 and the 2 doubles and single. The crowds were impressed.

Australia Day, The Maritime Festival would have liked a full on activities as a few races but understood our over committed situation we agreed to (if we had enough paddlers ) to do a promenade paddle which we did from 8.45 to 10.45.

lost one of our crew with injury but we went ahead and it went well the crowds were a bit down the first hour and picked up . We had a good view of many of the activities including a cannon shot across the bows.

We drew a lot of attention and the compare gave us a good few good plugs.

A few days of back to back activities does stretch a small clubs resources but its worth it.

Do it again? yes but do things a bit differently in the planning.

Thank you all again.

Cheers
Richard

Blessing the Fleet on Newcastle Harbour

Posted on by jeremy

A top day to be blessed!!!

It was a +30 degree, +15knot NW and a flood boosted runout tide…..almost passed the yachts in the parade without paddling. The tugboat ballet almost had the crew wanting to do some wash-riding.

12 paddlers managed to overcome the ravages of Xmas party celebrations etc (eternal damnation to the rest of you)…….but no blessing could be sufficient for this lot but they did look the part and no doubt the peasants lining the foreshore will not forget the tormented bodies….see attached pictures, more to come …Rae, Petra & George, Troy, Pip & Jeremy, Kathy, Lindsay, jen V, Brett, Chris, Steve

As usual, Cheffie was a highlight with his pirate’s clobber and stuffed talking parrot….didn’t look too outa place at the Yacht Club afterwards where we had to partake of a cleansing ale