It was my pleasure to host New Members night on 10 August. It’s great to see membership growing, especially senior and family members. I remember that finding my way around the RYCT as a new member when I joined many years ago was a bit daunting, so if you see...
From The Boardroom July 2022 Monthly Update
At its July meeting the board approved the revised Strategic Plan for the next three years. A members’ forum to discuss the plan will be organized soon. At the 2022 AGM it was my pleasure to present the 141st Annual Report for The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania including the...
From The Boardroom June 2022 Monthly Update
In June the board met for a periodic review of the Club’s Strategic Plan. We reviewed our progress on key initiatives set last year and reset our goals for the next 12 months. When the Plan is updated a briefing will be offered to interested Members, to not only share...
From The Boardroom May 2022 Monthly Update
It was my pleasure in May to attend the RYCT Keel Boat and Off the Beach presentation events, celebrating the 2021-22 sailing season. Congratulations to the winners, indeed everyone who participated, and our ongoing thanks to our dedicated volunteers who make things possible; people like Colin Pearce after whom our...
From The Boardroom April 2022 Monthly Update
At its April meeting the board approved the budget for the 2022-23 financial year commencing 1 May which included a modest rise in membership and marina fees, remembering of course that last year no increases were applied. Your board is currently undertaking a whole of Club strategic risk review to...
From The Boardroom March 2022 Monthly Update
As the 2021-22 sailing season has drawn to a close, we can now look forward to some social cruising events as well as our forthcoming prize nights to celebrate the successes of the season. The James Boag Navigation and Seamanship Cruise at the end of April is always a popular...
From The Boardroom February 2022 Monthly Update
At its February meeting the Board approved a new Child Protection Policy. The purpose of the policy is “to demonstrate the strong commitment of the Board, Management, Staff & Volunteers of The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania to child safety and to provide an outline of the policies and practices...
From The Boardroom January Monthly Update
Happy New Year to all RYCT Members and Staff. I hope you had a safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year break. For those of us involved in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, it was with a collective sigh of relief that we watched the race get underway on...
From the Board Room October 2021
On Saturday 2 October it was my pleasure to host Her Excellency the Honourable Barbara Baker AC, Tasmania’s new Governor and RYCT Commodore-in-Chief to take the salute from vessels participating in the 2021-22 Sailing Season Opening Day Manoeuvres. The weather forecast for a pretty miserable day obviously deterred a number...
From the Board Room September 2021
On 11 September it was my pleasure to attend the Australian Sailing 2021 TasmanianSailing Awards Night at BYC. RYCT was very well represented and special congratulations to Michael Vincent for his award of Administrator/Sports Professional of the year. (Disclosure; I am chairman of the Australian Sailing Tasmanian Regional Committee but...