2017-2018 Abbotsford 12ft Flying Squadron Annual Report and Balance Sheet

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valuable. With the projected growth in the Canada Bay community, the club should be thinking ahead and be part of the sports club community around the bay. With that, please continue to support the club by advertising the Learn to Sail, the Social Sailing program and by donating to the Club via ASF: https://asf.org.au/projects/abbotsford-12ft-sailing-Club/. I would like to thank you all for your support over the last year. The last thing is that I at this point (end of May) wish Garry Robberds all the best sailing in the World Masters in Dublin. It is great to see someone representing Abbotsford at that level! By the time this report appears in print we will know how he went. Happy sailing! WILLEM VERVOORT, President Secretary’s Report This season can be considered a successful season for the club with good fleets and keen competition which has improved both the skills and enjoyment of those participating which is greatly encouraging for the club as a whole. The club held well-attended Short Course race days for both the NSW Cherub Association and the NSW 12 Foot Skiff Association and the Parramatta River Championship for the 12 Foot Skiffs. Our thanks to the trophy donors for the incentive they provide for us to improve our skills on the water and we look forward to your continuing support for next season. Congratulations to all who competed and a great big thanks to those who provided support launching and retrieving boats, in the canteen, starters and finishers, support boat crews, social committee and everyone who has made it possible to ensure that the club is maintained in an appropriate manner and functions well for us all. This can only happen through the willing contribution of our members, so thank you all. To retain the strength of the club we need to maintain and increase our membership so please make sure you tell your friends and acquaintances about the club. I would also commend the club’s Regular Meetings to which all club members are welcome and also remind members that the Annual General Meeting is open to all members so, please attend and consider accepting a role in running your club. PHIL MARSH, Honorary Secretary 4
Treasurer’s Report Our club has had a year of major outlays with repairs to our launching ramp costing over $33,149. The season’s balance sheet shows a deficit of $20,136 after allowing depreciation of $9,126. Apart from the cost of the ramp our biggest cost was once again insurance, which totalled $11,741. Our total income was $59,304 while our expenses totalled $70,923. Since the end of our financial year (31st May 2018) we have received a bill for $8,250 for an engineer’s report. This cost will come out of next season’s accounts. The profit from bar trading was $3,646, the Social Committee $2,664 and the canteen $2,999. The interest on our investment account was $3,536. We received $1,730 in donations towards the ramp fund and had a surplus of $862 from the Great Duck race that was organised by Judy Evans and Anne Buchanan. Thank you, ladies, for such a fun event. Thank you to all members who supported the club in all these areas. We received two grants totalling $6,500 to purchase a new inflatable duck to replace the console duck. Due to a couple of occurrences of misfortune, which resulted in a lot of inconvenience for Neil, the duck is yet to be purchased. Once again we are indebted to all trophy donors. Their generosity is greatly appreciated by the boat crews. It was great to see the number of people who enjoyed the Presentation Night in May. The Social Committee excelled itself with the dinner that was served. It was wonderful having Margaret Duncan and her son John and his young family in attendance to present the Jack and Kathleen Hubbard Memorial Trophy. Without all our volunteer helpers our club would not exist. As always we are grateful for contributions made by all members from Club Captain Christopher Dey, to our fabulous Scout driver and Race Officer, Marylou McNamara and her assistant Annette Vervoort, Val Hill in the canteen, Tom Biskupic for keeping track of Point Scores on the website, Neil Hibbard, Jim Sinclair, Greg Annesley and Geoff Dempsey who fix things quietly around the clubhouse as the need arises, Judy Evans and Chris for their continued input in the Learn to Sail program, Jennifer Dey and Chantelle Munday for stepping into the role of social co-ordinator and for organising the social nights and Willem for keeping us informed with his newsletters and overseeing the Social Sailing days. Once again I acknowledge Half Moon Bay Yacht Club who generously allow us to slip ‘Scout II’ on their slipway free of cost. This is a huge saving for our club. I again thank Matthew Peat and Tony Mercier for auditing the books and Rod Mercier for the printing of this Annual Report. The committee is always looking for input and new ideas from members in regard to investigating ways to increase our revenue. Remember the membership makes our club, without your help the club won’t remain viable. With major maintenance required in the next few 5
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