Sailing News
Princess Royal Sailing Club
Sailing... Or Not
Due to the pressing issues of Covid 19 the board has decided to cancel the remainder of the sailing season. The social responsibility involving separation and reduced movement now require us to observe restricted socialising and association in order to contain the potential spread of the virus within our community.
By the end of April there will be a list published in Periscope of the races sailed, points and trophy winners for the season. At a celebration next sailing season we can recognise those achievements together.
The Sailing Instructions are due for renovation with some Australian Sailing rules changes plus some internal changes of how we manage handicapping, not to mention new board members and roles within the club. Using Periscope and targeted emails, I will seek input to the new Sailing Instructions Program for next season in June. All advice is welcome.
Thanks to the sailors and crews who did venture out this season. At times the conditions required intrepid participants. Thanks also to Trevor and Des plus their cake supporters, who set us off on our racing each week; handicapping assistants Murray and Geoff; the division reps and stand-ins for their contributions throughout the sailing season; and those who tasked the Rescue Boat.
When we have the AGM, I will offer a more complete report of the Sailing Season.
All the best.
Neil Worrell, Sailing Director
Update On All Things Off-the-Beach & Training
This is normally the 'full on' silly season with the dinghy sailors training hard and looking forward to the possibility of 10 short course races over the Easter Regatta. Geoff Oliver and myself would be full time training with school groups.
However, as you all know, COVID19 has put an end to all that for the time being. Nonetheless, on your behalf, I would like to send a big vote of thanks to the Off-the Beach team for their contribution to the season that we did have. Lisa, Lynn, Caroline and others for their admin and canteen efforts as well as Geoff, Anthony, Neil, Max, Joseph, Jack and Rob for training and efforts to keep everyone safe and sailing.
I look forward to a stunning and COVID19-free season in 2020-21.
On another matter, at our Board meeting on 17 March we received a number of enquiries re the progress of the Club’s new Strategic Plan. I am happy to report that Andrew Hammond and your Board have been making steady progress. The draft with timelines suggested by the Board was returned to Andrew a week ago - Andrew has assured me that it will be returned to PRSC by the end of this week in a form that he wishes to be emailed to all PRSC members for their information and comment. So watch this space. As you know it was hoped that the final version, along with drawing of the raffle (one season's Ordinary Membership, to be drawn from members completing the initial survey) would be presented to members on trophy presentation night on Saturday 2 May. However, in light of recent COVID19 issues, he now suggests (and the Board has accepted) that this should be a focal point of Opening Day 2020-21.
Hopefully by then we will also be celebrating life after COVID19.
Chris Oldham, Vice Commodore and Training Director
Des' Photos
To see more of Des' photos, including some contributions by others, see the link below.