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DIARY DATES

JULY 2021 7-8th

420 Winter Coach session

8-10th AUSTRALIAN SAILING

LASER CLINIC @ BSYC with Cam Philcox

9th IODASA Open /Inter Opti Winter Coach Day

@BSYC with Quinn Auricht IODASA Green Opti Winter Coach Day @BSYC

with Brett Yardley

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FLAG OFFICERS & MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 2020/2021 SEASON

COMMODORE: Lisa Brock

VICE COMMODORE: Tony Gold

REAR COMMODORE: Matthew Colliver

TREASURER:

RETIRING COMMODORE: Rob Turton

COMMITTEE: Ros Sayers Doug Nairn Chris Todd Jim Lelliott

Craig Katz

EDITOR’S CORNER

Another wintry month has raced by but this has not deterred our dauntless sailors both young and ‘senior’ who have enjoyed involvement in Frostbite Regattas at Goolwa and Port Lincoln. I had thought this might be a dull Log Book but we have much of interest and importance with AGM information which needs to be read. With recent perfect sailing conditions it has been great to see our younger sailors training on the water in 420s and the recently acquired 470s and now we have several training events programmed for the forthcoming weeks. Some sad news of the death of Life Member John Clark and NS14 sailor Tom Vercoe and our condolences go to their families.

Nancy Higgins MEMBERS DRAW

Friday Nights at the Club The Members’ Draw is a cash prize which is drawn every Friday night; the draw is run in

conjunction with the Club Raffle. One name is drawn each week.

But remember, to win it YOU HAVE TO BE THERE!!!

14/05/2021 $150.00 Chris Doughty absent

28/05/2021 $175.00 James Edward absent

04/06/2021 $200.00 Ian Howard-Jones absent

11/06/2021 $225.00 Michael Trott absent

18/06/2021 $250.00 Ron Rickards absent

25/06/2021 $275.00 Bruce Jackson absent

25/06/2021 $300.00 Don Wilson absent

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Bob Perkins

A well-known, and respected BSYC yachtsman has recently celebrated a noteworthy age milestone and many sailing and non-sailing friends had the pleasure of enjoying with him a wonderful get-together organised by his crew member(!) Sue and family at BSYC. Birthday greetings Bob and we will look forward to seeing you on the water for many years to come...

COMMODORES NOTES

Due to no other nominations, and my love of the club, I am back in as the Commodore for another year of fun but I will be well supported by Matt and Tony. We are a great team. Thanks to all the members who came to the club for the AGM, and who approved our reports, the new memberships and the constitution.

My AGM report is further in the log book.

I would like to thank Phil and Jo Rogers who have sailed into retirement, they have been such a great and positive supporter of our club over an extended

period and to Peter James Motors who have been another solid Sponsor over time as well. We wish them well in their more relaxed lifestyles. We have 8 club heats scheduled in the program and now have 2 without sponsors so if you are keen fill this gap let me know. Special thanks to Matt Colliver, Tony Gold, Christine McLeod and Peter Gold who raised the Commodores Ball from the dead and made it happen. They were key “Captains” who filled tables along with Helen Higgins, Kim Widdows and Kym Snowball. Steve and Jenny Punke and John and Wendy Cobb got stuck into the decorations and Fever got us all up and dancing. After another turbulent season it was great way to round out the calendar. I am told the next one will be bigger and better.

Looking forward to the next season with a couple of new faces on the committee, we are still in need of a treasurer and have approached the council to see if there a match with one in their volunteer pool. If you have been holding back now is the time to step forward – the club is in a great financial position, but we need to keep on top of things.

I would also like to set up a committee for women’s sailing, if you would like to be part of this, please get into contact with me - the aim is to enable more women to participate in sailing or on committees in a way they feel comfortable and supported.

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Hopefully now some key tasks have been achieved we can work at a slower pace through the winter to be fresh and ready for October 9th – Opening Day.

Take care. Lisa Brock Commodore

Hi Lisa, Just passing on my table of 8's thoughts about the Commodore's Ball. Everyone thought it was a fantastic-fabulous concept, excellent food and wine, lovely decorating and atmosphere and a terrific band. It was great down to the finest details-we all loved the artistry and beauty of the place names for example. I had meant to take mine home as a reminder of the night. You and all who made it happen should feel very proud, Cheers, Kym Widdows

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Vale, John Clark, Life Member Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club John commenced his sailing career when he enlisted into the Australian Navy in 1945, towards the end of World War 2. His training was conducted at HMAS Cerberus, to the south of Melbourne on the western port bay. His first ship, 'The Bombo' was 150 foot long and 600 tons. It was commandeered by the Navy to transport cargo and was an old coal burning hulk which John once described as "anything but a palace" - "fortunately the war was over by then as I'd hate to have gone to war with the Japanese in such a disreputable, unsafe and unattractive ship!" Their main role was to transport supplies from Darwin down the Western Australian coast or over to Timor. After the war, when returning this unseaworthy ship to Sydney, it could only muster 6 knots and they had to endure the tail end of a cyclone off the coast of Brisbane. John continued to serve at various naval depots: HMAS Penguin, HMAS Shropshire and HMAS Watson before being granted an "Educational" discharge in January 1947 with a rating of Abel Seaman. After obtaining a university degree in Geology, marriage to June, four children and a successful career in the family retailing business in Sydney, John and June decided to pack up and move the family to Adelaide in 1965. It was here that he reconnected with his love of the sea and joined the Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club. He bought a Heron named 'Dumbo' which he sailed for many years

with his son Peter or anyone else who would crew for him.

Once Dumbo was retired John began a long service as B & S.Y.C starter from 1973 to 1984. The lovely ladies who assisted him on the start boat called it 'Clark's Ark'. In total John started over 250 races! He went on to be the starter for the Goolwa Milang Freshwater Classic for four years before officially retiring the starter’s gun in 1988. As a life member of the club John continued to come down to the club for opening day and enjoyed catching up with his sailing mates. John passed away peacefully at the War Veterans Home in Myrtle Bank on Wednesday June 16, 2021. Aged 94 years. Family and friends are invited to attend a Thanksgiving service for John to be held at: St Chads' Church, 14 Cheltenham Ave Highgate SA Saturday 10th July, 2021 Service commencing at 2:30pm. Please arrive early for COVID check-in Following the service, you are invited to afternoon tea to celebrate John's wonderful life "Stand down sailor-your job is done"

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Vale Tom Vercoe It is my sad duty to inform you that Tom Vercoe, who most know was Chris Hart’s crew on his NS14 Don’t Panic, and a long-time member of BSYC, passed away on 14th June 2021. Tom had been seriously ill for some time. Tom was a good man, whose friendship we enjoyed very much. Bob Couch

AGM COMMODORES REPORT 2020-2021

This season was another rollercoaster. We managed to complete our season with no Covid shutdowns but there were more changes in the paid staff and flag officers. We worked through a Strategic Plan as well as a Master Plan with updated drawings of the club. Despite pushback and procedural issues from Council, we are continuing with our application through the Office of Recreation and Sport for a grant to refurbish the clubhouse as well as trying to source other revenue streams via State and Federal funding on the back of election promises. A small group of dedicated past Commodores (John Cobb, Bruce Noble & Tony Colliver) worked through the season on updating the Constitution which will be presented to the members tonight.

Junior Sailing: With Covid still affecting Australia, Nationals didn’t happen for this season, apart from an abbreviated version at Adelaide Sailing club for Optis and a small fleet in NSW for the 420’s 420’s and Lasers are growth areas for the club, the shed is packed out and more are on the waiting list, our Opti’s have grown into 420 and Lasers. Please see Ros’s separate report It has been great for the Lasers to have Cam Philcox as their coach, Cam is one of Brett’s Instructors. Thanks also to all the junior parents who help with the coaching and with driving of tractors. Ros has a great support team. Club Sailing The 2021 season saw us race on 22 Saturdays, it was generally a windy season. All classes except for the Trailer Yacht fleet were awarded Club Championships and all classes were awarded Consistency Trophies. We had great numbers for Prize night and were well and truly entertained by Vice Commodore Tony Gold. Our LT windsurfers continue to grow and are now up to 30 in the shed and up to 20 on the start line which is fantastic as this is also another pathway for juniors who don’t fit the 420 or Laser model.

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Suzanne retired from her role as PRO – she has done the club a great service over 25 years and deserves her well-earned rest. She will still be out on S4 to help me grow in confidence to look after the senior fleet on some of the race days. I will share the duties with Tony. Suzanne was the leader of a great team of volunteers who are there for the sailing fleet each week, to set the courses, rescue us when we need it, keep their eyes on us and score our results. Without them we wouldn’t be able to go sailing. Thanks to everyone who fills these roles. 420/470 Last season we saw a handful of 420’s. A more structured training component for the newbies on Saturday mornings was put in place, giving them confidence to move to the outer course for afternoon racing. There were several sailing events, including the Metro tri-series, state heats (with round 2 being held at BSYC) as well as the Youth Championships, where we had some great results. Special mention must be made that Ben Hinks and Taz Sanderson competed in Sydney for the 420 Nationals and came in 4th overall. It’s looking like 10 420’s for next season. We are working on an intermediate-focused coaching program which will take the newer sailors through the

basics of 420 sailing, boat setup and boat handling, rules and on-water drills during the off-season, so they are confident to go out on the outer course when the new season comes around. This is important as they build on their skills in time for the 2022 420 Nationals which are being held at BSYC 3rd-8th January. The 420 association has also been looking at developing the 470 class, especially with Joal and Angus having recently joined the Australian Sailing Futures Program for 470’s, giving a potential pathway for 420 sailors. Summer of Sail With Covid putting a halt to our Fireball Nationals, we were relieved to be the first Leg of Harry Fisher’s Summer of Sail and hosted, Sharpies, Contenders, Fireballs, 505’s and Windsurfers over 4 days, we had great racing with a variety of breeze and great social events. As a club we certainly benefited from being involved in this regatta. Flag officers Our junior commodore, Fallon Katz has had a great year with a lot of her long list of suggestions being implemented by the junior fleet. She does have more great ideas which I hope we can make happen in the coming season. Thanks Fallon, you have been a great role model for the young sailors. Peter Woolman started off in the role of the Vice Commodore, however resigned a couple of weeks into the season to

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prioritise his family and work over the volunteer role of looking after the sailing at BSYC. Matt Colliver started as the Rear Commodore in August and has been coming to grips with looking after the “house” ever since. He has some great ideas and with an IT background has “dashboards” on everything so we can see how we are tracking daily. I will look forward to him continuing in his role. For a while it was Matt and I looking after things, we me continuing with the Vice Commodore tasks. Then by a small miracle Tony Gold volunteered to step into the role of the Vice Commodore (if Matt and I stayed in our current roles). I am very relieved to have him back on board. Martin Pike stayed on as the Treasurer and continued to keep our finances going in the right direction. We have been putting money aside into our V2 account to contribute to any building upgrades which are not covered by any grants and to have money aside in case we need a new rescue boat or other resource. I thank him for all the work he has done to help me through the complex HR issues we have had over the last couple of years, his experience and knowledge has been invaluable. Management Committee Thanks to Chris Todd, Ros Sayers, Martin Pike, Jim Lelliott, Tim Lelliott, Rebecca Wigglesworth, Robbie Turton (retiring Commodore) and Doug Nairn who have tried to juggle the committee

work with their own work and family life. I have appreciated any contribution you have given. Sailing Professional Brett Yardley continues to work tirelessly to grow our membership at BSYC. Tackers, Adult learn to sail, out there sailing, windsurfer lessons and his immensely popular and booked out early School Holiday program. Brett is popular with adults and kids alike. He starts with the very smallest in Tackers 1 and grows them into confident Opti Green Sailors where he passes them on to junior sailing for them to improve further and start competitive sailing if that is the direction they want to take. Brett also organises the school team sailing groups and has been the coach of the Walford team for many years. As a result of all his hard work and contributions to teaching the community water safety, exercise, and fun he received a Community Service award from David Spiers. At this presentation, Brett and I offered to run a sailing event for the opening of the Happy Valley Reservoir and organise sailing on Myponga Reservoir– both being in David’s electorate and which he was excited about. Staff At the end of last season Stephen departed for Queensland. Along with this Allana our chef also went on maternity leave – leaving a bit of a void

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in the team. Alex and Alison continue to step up when asked and I thank them for that. We have had a strong core group of bar and galley staff who have also been through a topsy turvey year but continue to work hard in their roles. As an executive we are seeking a new Food and Beverage Manager to further improve our offering to both members and the community alike. Grants Christine McLeod answered my call for help with Government Grant writing and has achieved some extraordinary results, I don’t remember such success previously. We have received grants for kitchen upgrades, helmets for the school teams, adult life jackets for learn to sail and 2 x projectors for the upper and lower deck to assist with conferences and functions as well as training. The work she has put into the grant for our refurbishment has been very thorough and we will keep working towards our desired result – thanks Christine. Resources The demand on our resources is also growing because of so much “on water” activity – as well as our own Seacliff 5, 8 and 9 we also look after the IODASA Rib as well – this gives us an additional coach/rescue boat out on the water. Maintaining all these boats as well as our Pacer/Tacker fleet and a small fleet of club 420’s which are also used on a regular basis is a task Brett undertakes

at the end of the season with some help from the Wednesday Group. The tractors are also a constant source of maintenance requirements with thousands of dollars being spent on them. A special mention to Bob Couch and his team for his attention in this area. Wednesday Warrior Group. This great bunch of hard-working volunteers continue to tackle a broad range of jobs, saving the club thousands of dollars and keeping the club looking well maintained. This certainly helps with our grant application process. I appreciate their dedication and hard work. Commercial Activities We continue to work through the challenges of the galley and the food and beverage. With Stephen heading to QLD with his family, we undertook the task of finding a replacement and employed Thomas Haering who lasted 6 weeks before his behaviour towards the staff and the customers/members was untenable and outside our culture, so we let him go. Moving Forward Where to from here? It would be great to have some new faces on the Management Committee where there are a broad range of issues which cross our desks requiring different skill sets and knowledge. As a club we are continually seeking support and effort from committee members to take on a

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role or task. For example, we need someone to really take care of our sponsors and seek out some additional ones. We also need someone to take on and keep up to date our risk management register for sailing. Committee members should have in the back of their minds the possibility of moving into a flag officer role into the future. It would be fantastic if we could have more people learning to be race officers – the role can be stressful as not much can be done to change the weather, but it can also be extremely rewarding to see a fleet of happy sailors having a drink at the bar sharing stories of their race. We are in need of a treasurer as well with budgets for this year now that we are out of Covid to track our progress. We will continue to work on the Grants and our refurbishment. Matt and I have had a series of positive meetings with Corey Wingard MP, Nicolle Flint MP as well as the new liberal candidate Dr. Rachel Swift and David Spiers MP As part of the master plan we have also been working on the change of use of 245 Esplanade so that we can convert into an extension of our clubhouse to allow for our growing sailing operations and primarily to keep the sailing school growing. I have a submission in to Revenue SA to change/request an exemption from Land Tax and have spoken to David Spiers about the house, and its use. Brett has put together a feasibility study

and we have spoken about our requirement for more space so that we can be “shovel ready” when the money is available. Matt needs support from the house committee to help run the main 4 functions along with other activities we have for the year i.e. Opening Day, Closing Day, the Ball and Family Fun Day. We will continue to keep the ship steady, positive and pointing in a positive direction, improving our culture to one of support and inclusion and great sportsmanship. We will encourage those who want to be club sailors and those who follow a competitive pathway. Woman in Sailing Another initiative I would like to get in place for the next season is a sub- committee with the aim of increasing participation by women. Across Australia the numbers are low of women in some areas of sailing and in leadership roles (4%). At BSYC we are about 50/50 for the juniors, quite a bit less on the adults and not too bad on leadership but I think having a dedicated team to work through how we could support women in getting onto the water in a capacity they are comfortable with and/or be involved in the sub committees.

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I thank the membership for the support and encouragement given to me through the 20/21 season. I am committed to staying on as the Commodore if the membership sees fit, for as long as it takes to find our next Commodore. Lisa Brock Commodore

AGM TREASURER’S REPORT

MAY 20 to APRIL 21

The 2020/2021 season presented as a

great year for the club to strengthen its

financial position and rebuild from the

impact of COVID 19 restrictions.

The financial focus in 2021, like the

2020 season was to continue to build

cash reserves, and I am pleased to

report at 30th April cash reserves are

$301,863 (last year $71,850) and

working capital is $325,713 (last year

$52,332). This is a fantastic result.

I would like to thank our new secretary

Alison Fone, for her hard work and

commitment to improving our financial

management systems.

Our strong financial position also

enabled the Management Committee

and our key employees to continue to

develop the club and maintain the plant

and equipment. Key activities as

follows:

Use of Job Keeper to train

coaches, to repair and upgrade

the fleet of training boats.

The ongoing success of Friday

night acoustics in summer

Introduction of the Caboose to

attract more public trade and

create awareness about our club

Maximizing opportunities related

to easing of COVID 19 restrictions,

which has seen a return in events

and functions along with an

increase in Quiz Night and Friday

night dining

Access to government stimulus

grants to support working capital

I would like to acknowledge the work of

our Wednesday Warriors group for their

continued maintenance of the club and

Bob Couch’s attention to maintaining

our tractors all within budget – Thank

you, Bob.

COVID 19 Impacts

Government incentives such as Job

Keeper ceased at the end of September

2020 and due to our ongoing success in

food and beverage B&SYC did not

qualify for the Job Keeper payments in

the December 2020 Quarter and March

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2021 Quarter. Whilst it was

disappointing to miss out on Job Keeper

payments our strong financial position

is a testament to the strength of the

Food and Beverage offering at BSYC.

With the good fortune of minimal

COVID 19 restrictions, I see no reason

why the Food and Beverage offering

cannot continue to underpin our strong

financial position. The next phase of

Food and Beverage is to support our

staff and build a great team in the

kitchen and front of the house.

Solar Panels

Our electricity costs before solar panels

were circa $30,000 (2019). The average

cost over the past 2 years is $18,631,

this means payback will be achieved in

the coming financial year.

Sailing School

Sailing School has recovered from

COVID 19 restrictions and is growing.

Income for the year was $184,711 with

a gross profit after direct costs of

$36,109, compared to income of

$117,383 with a gross profit of $7,352 in

the previous year. It has been my

absolute pleasure to work with Brett

Yardley and congratulations on your

achievements. The flow-on effects from

the sailing school are significant. Ros

Sayers commitment and extensive

contribution to our junior program is

outstanding whereby many tackers

members transition to junior members

and participate in club programs and

with representation at State and

National regattas. We now have more

juniors participating from non-sailing

families than sailing families. This is a

fantastic result that will underpin

membership growth and is

demonstrative of the positive impact

the sailing school is having on B&SYC.

Financial Results

Our operating surplus for the 2021club

financial year was $278,149 compared

to a surplus of $41,020 in the previous

year, however, Government stimulus

payments need to be taken into

account with an estimate follows:

Government Stimulus: $308,926

Less Job Keeper salaries: $136,882

Net contribution: $172,044

Estimated surplus without stimulus:

$106,105 ($278,249 - $172,044)

On this basis and with due regard to our

current whole of club offer, the financial

structure and under normal trading

conditions the club is in a position to

make a surplus of circa $100,000 per

annum (before depreciation).

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Master Plan

The ongoing surplus earnings have

positioned the club to make a co-

contribution with the council and other

government funding programs to

support the proposed renovations of

the club. Whilst I have reported a

$100k earning capacity the club needs

to address factors critical to the success

of food and beverage and service to

members, otherwise ongoing earnings

will be at risk. A failure to meet

disability access requirements including

a lift, upgrade of kitchen/canteen and

provision of modern toilet facilities

upstairs and downstairs will serve to

place earnings at risk.

It is of paramount importance to

acknowledge that due to planning

approval requirements a renovation at

the club will require a holistic approach

and the club is unable to renovate one

area without a funding plan to address

the other areas within a 3-year

timeframe (subject to council approval).

i.e the installation of the lift would

immediately trigger the provision of

disabled toilets upstairs, i.e. the same

for the development of a café

downstairs would also require the

provision of disabled toilets downstairs.

Initial planning suggestion club

renovations will trigger a funding plan in

excess of $1 million.

Asset register and depreciation

In accordance with last year’s auditors

report an asset register has been

developed. Many thanks to Peter Gold

and his team for complying with this

comprehensive document. The next

step will be to apply this register to

relevant accounting standards and

incorporate it into the club's financial

management system.

Members Fees

Management Committee proposes a

restructure in member fees and are

detailed in the attached document. It is

noted that there has been no increase

in members fees for the past 2 years

(2019/20 – Centenary Year and 2020/21

relief due to COVID Impacts).

Summary

Our strong financial position highlights

several key issues. They are:

Scale is critical, income in food

and beverage is nearing $1 million

and requires attention to costings

and operating ratios. The

multiplier effects of small

mistakes can be costly

Carrying larger overheads, such as

2.5 FTE's (full-time employees)

brings risk and we must continue

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to develop strategies to mitigate

risks.

The sailing school is emerging as a

key contributor to positive

financial outcomes for BSYC. In

my view the externalities impacts

of the sailing school are

significant, i.e. attracting families

to the club, increased utilisation of

food and beverage, contribution

to positive community culture,

engagement with schools in the

region and the attraction of new

members all strongly align to our

overall strategic vision of the club.

It should be noted that the effects

of such externalities also make a

financial contribution that is

difficult to measure.

Volunteer contribution is critical,

however volunteer burnout is

becoming an emerging trend

across many organised sports. At

B&SYC we have a complex

operating model in a very

demanding operating

environment i.e. pertaining to:

statutory compliance, industrial

compliance, management of

ageing assets, on water safety

requirements, integration with

Australian Sailing, sophisticated

Information Technology, changing

needs of members, demanding

consumer expectation and

managing a budget of $1.2 million

and growing.

The appointment of qualified,

experienced managers such as

Food, Beverage and Events and a

Sailing Professional is

demonstrative of how the club is

achieving desired outcomes.

Maybe it is time to consider the

engagement of a qualified

manager to manage the whole of

club operations and initiatives so

B&SYC can continue to be a great

club for its members and one of

the best clubs in Australia.

Finally, this is my last year as treasurer, I

would like to thank past and present

flag officers and the Management

Committee for their support throughout

my term.

Martin Pike

CLUB TREASURER

YOUTH END OF 2020-2021 SEASON AGM REPORT

Whilst 2020-21 season will be remembered for the impact of COVID cancelling Nationals in Fremantle for the youth, there was still an amazing effort from organisers and participation from the BSYC youth sailing group to forge on.

As of June 2021 -there were 92 youth members training and or racing at BSYC

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on the Revsport system.

This past season saw an increase in Youth Sailor participation at Saturday training and racing. On average we had an additional 10 sailors training on Saturday morning. The predominant increase was in the green fleet, clearly riding on the success and attraction of the Tackers program. The Lasers numbers remained steady this year, while the 420 ranks started to swell towards the end of the season as sailors interests peaked alongside additional efforts directed into training and pairing sailors by Craig Katz and Sam Sanderson. On average training were:-

Green Fleet 22 sailors

Open /Inter 10 sailors

Lasers 9 sailors

420 8 sailors

Total Average 49 training

With gaps in available volunteers and increases in numbers and fleets, this year saw the trialing of paid qualified coaches over a few youth training Saturday sessions during the season. The quality of coaching was received well by the Youth Members and parents. BSYC has been known for delivering excellent youth training and plans are in place to continue to do so moving forward.

Inner course racing was well attended by the Optimist green, optimist open, Laser4.7 and always Windsurfer fleets. The earlier race time slot was a rush to get to start on time– but there was a

slight increase in green sailors staying to race with the reduction in time between training and racing. The Youth Committee will convene before next season to review the success of the modelled training/ racing time switches.

Transitioning sailors

9 sailors converted from the

Tackers program, purchasing or

leasing boats and joining the

green fleet this season. Up from 6

last season.

7 sailors transitioned from

Optimist to 420 class up from 4

last season

4 new Laser sailors ( 3 transitioned

from Opti – 1 new to club)

BSYC hosted it share of Youth events this year including:-

The pre-season - popularly

attended “Not Coviloaded” BSYC

Frostbite held in July 2020- with

36 BSYC kids in attendance in their

Lasers, 420’s and Optis- making

their own Frostbite regatta.

Optimist State Titles- Dec – 47

Optis

Round 1 of the 420 State titles –

10 crews

Laser Associations States Titles-

March – 20 Lasers

Australian Sailing Coaching Clinic-

Dec – all youth classes

Further-user pays Development Training programs were driven by BSYC and snapped up across all classes with:-

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The Optimist Race team being

created and managed by Chris Rae

and Ros. Seeing the further skills

development of 12 open /inter

sailors over term1 and term 4

Friday nights with Quinn Auricht

as the lead coach.

The Lasers had a pre states 6

week, Monday night, training

schedule and

The 420 crew were adopted

through Australian Sailing to run

regular Sunday training sessions

rotating around the 3 off the

beach coastal clubs.

BSYC sailors have continued to strongly represent BSYC by travelling to events. Restricted this year predominantly to local South Australian events, BSYC consistently make up the greater % of event entries:-

60%-65% for Optimist

50% for 420’s

90% for youth ( 4.7 and radial

Lasers)

National Results

Despite no nationals in January, the Optimist and 420 Associations held Championship events.

Optimist Champs- ASC

BSYC was represented well at the Optimist Champs –

1st placed BSYC sailor Aussie

Higgins taking out 4th Overall (1st

South Aussie).

Darcy Higgins our 2nd best placer

at 32nd and

Young Toby Phillips taking BSYC

3rd spot in place 52nd.

420 open and national champs – April 2021 NSW

4th Ben Hinks and Taz Sanderson

State Championship results - overall

Optimist– Dec 2020 BSYC

1st Aussie Higgins

2nd Ellen Sampson

420’s- feb / march 2021

1st Ben Hinks / Byron Robertson

Lasers 4.7 -march 2021 BSYC

1st Zoe Robinson took

2nd Harrison Green

3rd Dylan Jaffer

Boat Storage

Storage remains at a premium/ high demand in youth areas

Opti: storage only 3 spots available- currently held by Opti boats for sale

Lasers: 2 sports short for Lasers wanting to come in

420 : 4 spots wanted for 420’s wanting to come in

470: 2 spots wanted for 470s wanting to come in

Ros Sayers Youth Chair

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Sharpie Frostbite Regatta at Pt Lincoln Results

Boat Name Skipper Sail # Race 1 Race 2 Race3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Total

Focus Malcolm Higgins 930 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 3 2 15 9 1

Under the Radar Tony Turton 925 3 2 3 1 3 1 4 1 3 21 14 2

Backshed Mistress Phil Kelly 884 2 4 2 2 6 3 7 6 6 38 25 3

THeTrippa Snippa Alex Blacker 879 15 3 7 4 2 4 6 2 4 47 25 4

Atomic Blonde Craig Mann 936 7 7 4 6 4 5 5 4 1 43 29 5

Slave Girl John Weigand 935 4 5 6 5 7 6 2 8 10 53 35 6

Speed Hump Angus Higgins 787 5 6 5 8 10 12 3 5 5 59 37 7

French Bread Stewy DeLA 920 10 11 8 10 5 13 8 7 7 79 55 8

Why is the Rum Gone Mark Forbes 850 12 8 9 7 8 7 9 9 9 78 57 9

Savage Mood Swings Andrew Puglisi 858 6 9 10 9 11 9 10 11 11 86 64 10

Intoxicated Terry Carlson 830 8 14 14 13 9 11 13 12 8 102 74 11

Maniac Henry Green 902 9 12 12 11 12 8 12 13 12 101 76 12

Release the Hounds Lyndon Henley 914 11 10 13 14 14 14 11 10 13 110 85 13

Salted Nuts Bill van Riet 791 13 13 11 12 13 10 14 14 14 114 86 14

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MEMBERSHIP FEES CATEGORY 2020/21 2021/22

Senior Sailing - bulk nominations included $ 550.00 $ 565.00 *

Senior Sailing - with a nomination fee of $15

to be paid per race $ 400.00 *

Senior (non sailing) $ 310.00 $ 70.00

Life $ 145.00 $ 150.00

Life (non sailing) $ - $ -

Permanent Senior $ 215.00 $ 160.00

Permanent Senior (non sailing) $ - $ -

Concession $ 270.00 $ 280.00 *

Volunteer $ 70.00 Senior (non sailing)

Junior $ 225.00 $ 230.00

Affiliate with a nomination fee of $15 to be paid

per race $ 255.00 $ 260.00 *

Social $ 20.00 $ 20.00

* $55 maintenance levy to be added

BOAT STORAGE FEES

CLASS 2020/21 2021/22

Optimist $ 160.00 $ 165.00

420/Contender/PMC $ 520.00 $ 525.00

505/Sabre/Sharpie/NS14 $ 520.00 $ 525.00

Sailboard/Windsurfer $ 190.00 $ 195.00

SUP $ 155.00 $ 160.00

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Membership So what is new after the AGM, here's the wrap... Pay later for race fees.?? The AGM voted to accept the recommendation to have 2 Senior Sailing types.

1. Senior Sailing with Race Fees (paid for the season) $565

2. Senior Sailing without Race Fees (PAYG) $400

The PAYG fee will be $15 per week. You can do the sums for a season of about 22 weeks. Add On The add-on this season will be storage options for Optis, Lasers Sabres and Windsurfers. The maintenance levy will be automatically tacked onto the senior membership ($55 refunded on your card after working bee) A coaching levy ($35) will be added to youth/junior membership and there will be an option to opt out. Senior Non-Sailing/Supporting These two types of member have been merged and will become Senior Non-Sailing. This category will be ideal for parents of sailors, rescue boat crew, club boat lessors and anyone wanting a vote. This is not a sailing membership and does not allow for casual nomination fees. Try no 2 above (Senior Sailing without Race Fees).

Visiting Sailors If an active member at another club wants to sail at BSYC they can register for a SAILPASS on the day $15. This covers our local race fees as these people already have insurance and have met AS requirements. Awesome for visiting state heats, no good for our club championship races and dubious for weekly trophies. SAILPASS This will appear on our homepage (bsyc.com.au). Restricted dates and varied in price. Here are 2 examples

1. State heats on Sundays or Saturdays $15. The state body will have their own requirements.

2. Visiting 420 sailors for nationals FREE. The national association gets invoiced by the club to cover racing fees.

Sail-pass will not work for our members as it clashes with your normal BSYC membership. If you wish to pay race fees on a Saturday you will need to flash your credit card details. Life and Permanent Members These very special people will be renewed automatically after receiving their letter from the office. If they wish to sail they can pay the fee direct to the office. The online system will not show Permanent or Life members in a dropdown!

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Nomination Desk Pauline and Ann do an awesome job. This season they will be kitted up with a laptop. At their fingertips they can pull up all members with crucial info like membership category, paid/unpaid etc. They can also do an AS number search on visiting sailors to see that they are in fact active members of another AS club. Last Day to be Unfinancial You need to understand this.. As of September, you will need to renew your membership before you go on water at BSYC. Under new AS rules anyone sailing at a club needs to be ACTIVE to be fully covered. This includes you, the club and the management committee. You can enquire about a payment plan if you need assistance. Storage Storage fees have all gone up by $5, still a bargain I say. To store at this club you need to be a Senior Sailor (1 or 2) or a Junior Sailing member. A junior member cannot store a Sharpie and a Senior cannot store an Opti!! Management have decided on one 'grace period' for Supporting/Non-sailing members to store a windsurfer for one more season. Our space is extremely precious, and storage will be reserved for sailing members only moving forward. As with last year, storers in the senior shed will have to return an application form, we will be in touch soon. I really hope that this clears up any questions. The table included in this

logbook is a good reference. The website will be updated to reflect all of these changes soon. Rollover of membership is scheduled for late July and then renewals can begin. See you all in September Brett Yardley Sail Training Professional Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club sailing@bsyc.com.au Mobile: 0438 800 501

YOUTH SAILING

2021 BINKS MARINE FROSTBITE

Yet again, the BINKS MARINE Frostbite annual regatta event proved to be the most popular event on the Opti sailing Calendar. 62 Optimist sailors, across 4 fleets, packed up and headed to Goolwa for another fun filled sailing weekend hosted by the always amazing volunteers at the Goolwa Aquatic Club. Based on the success of the previous coach/regatta format, IODASA again focused on providing coaching throughout the weekend. Brett Yardley heading up the orange and green fleet coaches with Alex and Quinn taking on the open fleet racers and Madeline Salter taking charge of the intermediates. Plenty of coaches to make it both a fun and learning experience for the entrants.

Light winds on the Saturday saw the Optimist fleets throw on their pirate gear and participate in a fun adventure sail

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across the lake to collect the clues to unlock the treasure chest. With the wind picking up on the Sunday – all 4 fleets were able to get races in to complete the series. Thanks to Marcus Cooper for looking after the outer fleet course for the open and intermediates and Dave Higgins keeping watch over the orange and green sailors as they paraded past onlooking parents at the jetty’s edge. Big thanks to Sandy at BINKS MARINE for sponsoring the event- despite the online results crashing at presentation time – all the winners were grinners in their new gear and no doubt heading off to BINKS MARINE to expand their sailing chandlery with their spoils. Results here:- All Optimist Fleet Results Here

Open Fleet- Coach Alex Higgins with

l-r: 3rdDarcy Higgins; 2nd Mitch Young; 1st Toby Phillips

INTERMEDIATE FLEET 1st Place- Seb Nottage

INTERMEDIATE FLEET

3rd Place- Zach Stephenson

l-r : Brett with Orange Fleet Legends

Cooper Berry 2nd, Hamish Harris 1st, Max Wallace 3rd

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Green Fleet

1st Myles Phillips

Green Fleet

2nd Henry Zub

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2021 SALASER / 420 FROSTBITE Just down the road at the Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club – SALASER was hosting the Lasers and 420s for their frostbite. Again the light winds affected the planned training sessions- but both 420 and Lasers made the most of the available coaching time on water. Thanks to our Commodore Lisa Brock for coming down to RO for the event. Bit of fun out on the water with the two classes racing. Quite a juggle to run a race when you have the entire Optimist fleet sailing through on their treasure

hunt 😊 well done Lisa! Results here:- LASER RESULTS 420 results

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l-r: 4.7 Lasers : Charlie Edwards (4th),Corbin Katz (6th), Dylan Jaffer (3rd) , Grady Sayers( 5th ) , Zoe

Robinson (1st), Hamish Robinson (7th ), Harrison Green (2nd)

– Jack Higgins not pictured 1st Radial

What’s New for the Youth Membership Changes: The Club held its AGM and I encourage you to read the write up in this log book, by Brett, explaining some of the changes to the memberships. Saturday Youth Training: Excitingly, following from the Youth Membership meeting held prior to the AGM in June, I am happy to feedback that we have received the support from BSYC management committee to enhance our Saturday coaching programs with qualified coaches on 16 sailing Saturdays of our summer season. For those unable to attend or interested, information presented on the night can be found at :-https://1drv.ms/u/s!AuY8qPfzdLM2gaAPSwOhhEe0LA8MMA?e=3Z1PDz ) The introduction of trained coaches to

our Saturday program does not in any way reduce the involvement of our amazing, willing and capable parents and of course our awesome young kids to volunteer back to support the young sailors at our club. In fact this remain critical to our Youth and Club success. The introduction of the trained coach skill set on Saturdays, does however acknowledge the changing demographics of our club, demands on volunteers and members time and the youth members desire for technical direction on coveted Saturdays. Our paid programs, such as Opti race team and Laser and 420 development squads will continue to be offered and sit outside of this Saturday program training. Appreciably there is a cost to introduce 4 coaches on a Saturday. And I thank the BSYC Management Committee for their support and vision for our club to support us by absorbing 50% of the costs. Our contribution of $35/youth member training (= $2.20/training week/youth member) will appear as a coaching levy on top of the youth membership fee. For those youth sailors not wanting coaching on Saturdays, they will be able to access an opt out option on the registration page. Youth members wanting training on Saturdays do not need to do anything special when registering as it will be included in your 2021-22 season membership. Exciting times ahead for our Youth Sailors and Club.

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DIARY DATES

Event Date Event

8-10th July 2021 AUSTRALIAN SAILING

LASER CLINIC @ BSYC with Cam Philcox

https://www.sailing.org.au/events/105705/

9th July 2021 IODASA

Open /Inter Opti Winter Coach Day @BSYC with Quinn Auricht

https://www.optisa.org.au/events/106022/

9th July 2021 IODASA

Green Opti Winter Coach Day @BSYC with Brett Yardley

https://www.optisa.org.au/events/106246/

7-8th July 2021 420 Winter Coach session

Refer 420 association

TBC

Sept 11th-12th……2021

Spring Clinic- Optis @GAC

TBA- once date locked in…watch social media updates

August One and All - Sailing Adventure

September School Holidays

2 positions via application process

Applications will be sought from BSYC Youth membership for One and All sailing event in September School Holidays- more details to follow

August Youth Commodore Applications for Youth Commodore TBA

Oct 9th 2021 BSYC Opening Day 😊

See you soon Ros Sayers Youth Coordinator contact: youth@bsyc.com.au mob: 0400275025

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