REPORTS
REPORTS
Mark Ashton
Commodore
Dear Members,
I hope the summer sailing season has been enjoyable for you,
whether you have been taking part in our Summer Saturdays
and Typhoon Series, or perhaps sailing abroad.
Our thanks for these events go to sponsors UK Sailmakers and
Quest Yachting for their support and of course, to the Race
Officers and support team for making it all happen.
Those whom have followed the blogs will know that members
Dave and Jackie Peers on yacht Brigadoon arrived safely in
New Zealand at the end of their journey from Hong Kong.
Members Babs and Rene Appel are just starting theirs, on yacht
Momentum of Fal at Plymouth UK.
I am very sorry to advise that Past Commodore Philip
Boothroyd passed away on 23 July. Philip made a fantastic
contribution to the Club in his twenty-plus years of membership,
acting as Project Manager for the marina and handstand
extensions which have transformed the Club. Philip was an
active sailor, competing in many of the cruiser race events on
his boat Countess of Cathay.
We continue with the final preparations for lease renewal and
hope that we are now in shape for processing by the authorities.
It has been a long journey and the loss of facilities has placed a
great strain on the Club’s operations, particularly at peak season.
We are not yet able to fix our timetable for the rebuilding of key
facilities but expect to do so soon after the new lease terms have
been agreed upon. We plan to hold a members forum just before
the AGM to provide an update to members as best we can.
This year’s AGM is on 11 September and was held in the Garden
Bar. I hope to see as many of you as possible.
This month, we welcome the new Sailing Centre Coordinator, Vivien
Ngan. Vivien will be joined by the new Sailing Centre Manager as
soon as her visa has been processed, completing the team after the
departure of Rob Allen. Recruitment for these posts has attracted
high-calibre personnel and we are delighted to have the new team
on board.
Finally, a call to all members to please come and support your
Club at the upcoming events—the Port Shelter Regatta on 5
and 6 September and of course the 24-hour Charity Dinghy
Race on 1 November.
親愛的會員：
無論你是否已經參加我們的夏季周六系列賽（Summer
Saturdays Series）及颱風盃帆船賽（Typhoon Series），又
或者在國外航行，希望你們一直享受著今個夏日帆船賽季。
我們感謝贊助商UK Sailmakers及Quest Yachting對我們活
動的支持，當然我們也要感謝賽事主任及支援