Hebe Jebes May/Jun 2014 | Page 8

Reports Mark Ashton Commodore I hope that you have enjoyed the rare appearances of the sun and breeze that we got between CNY and Easter. We have been lucky with some good sailing days both on the Spring Saturday Series and on lazy Sundays to Yau Lei in between the general murk. The past two months have seen progress made with the development of plans and government applications necessary for our lease and to enable replacement of our 11kV substation. We have appointed the architectural firm MAP after a thorough and professional selection process led by GenCom member Cameron Hestler. At the well-attended Member’s Forum held on 13 March, we took the opportunity of updating everyone on progress and explaining the rigours of the process ahead. We are looking to engage members to help with two of our committees: Sustainability and the Sail Training Centre Committee chaired by Prof. Andy Miller and GenCom member Simon Robertson, respectively. If you are interested in the activities that these groups represent, please contact myself or the committee Chairs directly to find out more. On the water, I suspect that many of our members may not be aware of the availability of the Club’s dinghies and J80 keelboats for hire at very reasonable rates. These are a great way to get on the water if you do not own a boat, or as in my case, you would enjoy the uncomplicated fun of sailing in small boats from time to time. To find out more, just talk to our staff at the SSTC. Finally, I would like to remind members that they should show their membership cards when ordering at the bar and to check and sign for their orders as they leave. Our staff do a great job in remembering who is who and helping to split bills, but the responsibility is with each of us to check our own bills. If this 6 Hebe jebes • MAY/Jun 2014 is not done, it will be difficult for us to lend a sympathetic ear should you want to query an unsigned bill later... Have fun on the water! 在過去的農曆新年及復活節假期期間,天氣怡人,希望各位會 員都盡情享受到久違了的陽光和微風!於Spring Saturday Series(春季周六系列賽)及數個休閒的周日, 我們非常幸 運, 遇上非常適合出海的好天氣 ,於有利渡過愉快的時光。 在過去兩個月,關於11vk變電站的發展計劃(包括:租用和更 換事宜)和向政府遞交有關申請的工作上都有不錯進展。在執 行委員會成員Cameron Hestler領導下,本會就有關議題進行 全面和專業的研究和遴選後,決定委任建築公司MAP負責處理 變電站的發展計劃。在3月13日舉行的會員論壇上,我們亦向 在場的會員報