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THE
HAVEN
NEWSLETTER OF THE ST KILDA BOAT CLUB INC.
JULY 2007
P.O. BOX 383, SALISBURY, S.A. 5108
Telephone: 8280 8440
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THE HAVEN July 07
EDITORIAL
Please do not forget the Club’s Annual General Meeting on Saturday 28 July 2007
at the Clubrooms starting at 2:00pm. If you cannot be there please fill out and
submit a proxy form to make sure your views are represented. This meeting was
formally notified to all members in the last Haven. Please refer to the last Haven for
the agenda. Extra copies of the last Haven have been placed in the magazine rack
in the clubrooms just in case you have mislaid your copy. Extra Committee
nomination forms and proxy forms have been placed in this copy of the Haven.
A second Notice of a Motion for the AGM drafted by Steve Vines has also been
included in this copy of the Haven.
Since publication of the June Haven we have had one club member disagree with
the committee recommendation to not offer any further loan agreement moorings.
The committee wish to make it known that although the committee unanimously
supports this recommendation it is still only a recommendation and members are
welcome to speak against and vote against this motion at the AGM.
Once more, please support the club by attending the July Cabaret, and please
remember to buy your tickets well before the event so that we can plan the catering.
We would hate to run out of food because everybody bought tickets too late.
Mark Redman has resigned as bar manager as he is taking an extended holiday.
Currently the committee are sharing around the duties of bar manager. The main
elements of the job are the procurement of bar stock and rostering of volunteer
members for bar duty. The club will pay for your training in the Responsible Serving
of Alcohol, which is required before starting the job. This job is a volunteer position
and you do not have to be a member of the committee. If you would like to
volunteer and you believe you have the time and ability to do the job, please
approach the committee.
Paul Roehrs
JULY EVENTS
6 July – Sail Group Meeting or cruise
10 July – Committee Meeting
14 July – Mid year Cabaret – Xmas in July
28 July – Annual General Meeting at 2 p.m.
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AUGUST EVENTS
3-August - Sail Group Meeting or cruise
14-August - Committee Meeting
SEPTEMBER EVENTS
7-September
11-September
- Sail Group Meeting or cruise
- Committee Meeting
Committee Structure Review
At last years AGM the membership instructed the committee to undertake a review
of the structure of the current committee. The process began with discussion at
several committee meetings and continued with a workshop open to all members
early in May. The ideas generated at the workshop were then distributed to all
committee members and workshop participants along with a suggested committee
structure. Thereafter all members were given the opportunity to provide input.
As a consequence of this consultation process a formal notice of a motion to be put
at the forthcoming Annual general Meeting is contained herein.
Notice of a motion to be put to the members at the forthcoming AGM
That the relevant parts of the constitution of the St Kilda Boat Club be amended to
provide for a changed committee structure and associated quorum requirements.
The relevant parts to read thus:
11.3 The committee shall be comprised of the Officers of the club pursuant to rule
10.1, except the Public Officer, and six other Committee members all of whom shall
be full members of the Club, and be eligible for appointment. The Committee shall
be represented by the following positions: Commodore, Vice Commodore,
Secretary, Treasurer, Mooring Master, Development and Maintenance Officer,
Communications Officer, Social Officer, On Water Activities and Safety Officer and
up to two Ordinary Committee members.
14.4 A quorum for a Committee meeting shall be the greater of 4 members or half
the number of filled committee positions, rounded down in the event of an uneven
number, plus one.
The motion is proposed by Steve Vines and seconded by Dean Charlesworth.
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The following is a dot point list noting the issues raised during the consultation
process.
• The SKBC committee structure remains essentially unchanged from the club’s
inception 40 years ago, despite significant socio/political changes over this
time.
• The current SKBC committee structure is an entirely function based one that
limits opportunities for members who would like to contribute but are reluctant
to take on a functional role in the first instance.
• While the majority of the current committee positions are clearly appropriate
some of the functional committee positions are not reflective of current
realities.
• To some extent the issues that gave rise to the request from the AGM for a
review process can be tackled using existing provisions of the constitution. In
particular the provision for the appointment of sub-committees and the cooption
of persons to assist on particular projects.
• To move forward will require amendments to the SKBC constitution.
A summary of the consequences of this proposal follows.
Commodore
No change
Vice Commodore
No change
Secretary
No change
Treasurer
No change
Mooring Master
No change
Development and Maintenance No change
Officer
Communications Officer Name change from public
relations officer to reflect more
accurately the role
Social Officer
Name change from Power Boat
rep. to reflect more accurately
the role
On Water Activities and Safety Name change from Sail boat
Officer
representative to reflect more
accurately the role
General Committee
New position
General Committee
New position
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The effect of this change would be twofold. Firstly the outdated functional roles will
be revamped and secondly positions are created to allow for committee positions
not specifically described by function. A further point worth noting is that however
the Committee ends up being structured its ability to form subcommittees of
members to address specific issues should be clearly understood and exercised
where appropriate.
Please make every effort to make it to the AGM and get involved in discussing this
motion.
POWERBOAT NEWS
The winners of the yearly biggest fish for 06 to 07 are as follows:
Ray Brown – Snook
Brent Burge – Bream
Ritchie Green – Snapper
Paul Roehrs – Whiting
Brent Burge – Salmon Trout
Dean Charlesworth – Blue Crab
Mark Redman – Sand Crab
Please note that trophies will be presented at the cabaret on July 14 th by the
Commodore.
There have been a few whiting caught over the last 3 weeks but only small numbers
over the legal length of 31cm. Next year should be good as there are plenty of fish
between 28 and 31cm to throw back.
I hope to catch up with you at the Xmas in July Cabaret.
GALLEY NEWS
Guest cooks are still most welcome. Shelby Basset will be guest cook on 20th of
July with cottage pie on the menu. Rumor has it that Steve and Sandra are cooking
up a special very soon. A special thanks to those who assist in cleaning up
Friday night’s dishes.
Till next time
Safe boating
Dean Charlesworth.
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SAILING NEWS
Hi everyone sorry about the pause in on the water club
activities. A car accident can sure disrupt ones life. Although
my injuries were not life threatening, the inconvenience of not
being able to drive work and play has a compounding effect
when you are self-employed without much insurance. Things
are looking brighter now and I am looking forward to the Xmas
in July Cabaret and I shall bring some friends.
I thought I would start the races off again with a warm up race
on Sunday 15 th July and do some serious planning at our next
sail group meeting, so do come along on Friday 6 th of July.
Your Sailing Rep
Dave Bassett
Mid Year Cabaret
Saturday 14 July 2007
6.30 p.m. to 12.30 a.m.
Christmas in July
Catering by Golden Roast from 6.30 - 8.00 p.m.
Band – Tricia Wilson and Midnight Mountain Blue 8 p.m. – 11.30 p.m.
$25 per head – children under 12 free
Tickets now available at the bar.
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To:
The Secretary,
St. Kilda Boat Club Inc
P.O. Box 383
SALISBURY, S.A. 5108
Nomination Form
Committee Positions 2007/2008
I...........................................................................................................(Full Name of proposer)
Hereby nominate:
….........................................................................................................(Full Name of Nominee)
For the position of ......................................................................................................................
Seconded by........................................................................................(Full Name of Seconder)
Signed:
Proposer............................................................................................. Date / /2007
Seconder............................................................................................ Date / /2007
Nominee............................................................................................ Date / /2007
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To:
The Secretary,
St. Kilda Boat Club Inc
P.O. Box 383
SALISBURY, S.A. 5108
Nomination of Proxy
AGM 2007
I ...........................................................................................................(Full Name of member)
Hereby nominate:
...............................................................................................................(Full Name of Proxy)
To be my proxy and to exercise my vote at the St. Kilda Boat Club Annual General Meeting
2007
Signed:
........................................................................................................... Date / /2007
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LANDLUBBER
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NAUTICAL TERMS (A TO K)
If the words associated with sailing are a complete mystery to you, read on to find no help
whatsoever:
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Ahoy - The first in a series of four letter words commonly exchanged by skippers as their boats
approach one another
Bar - Long, low lying navigational hazard, usually awash, found at river mouths and harbour
entrances, where it is composed of sand or mud, and ashore, where it is made of mahogany or some
other dark wood. Sailors can be found in large numbers around both.
Boom - A Laterally mounted spar to which a sail is fastened, used during jibing to shift crew
members to a fixed, horizontal position.
Bulkhead - Discomfort suffered by sailors who drink too much.
Cabin - A cramped, closet like compartment below decks where crew members may be stored – on
their sides if large or on end if small – until needed.
Calm - Sea condition characterised by the simultaneous disappearance of the wind and the last cold
beer.
Channel - Narrow stretch of deep or dredged waterway bordered by buoys or markers that separates
two or more grounded boats.
Current - Tidal flow that carries a boat away from its desired destination or toward a hazard.
Fitting Out - Series of maintenance tasks performed on boats ashore during good weather
weekends in spring and summer months to make them ready for winter storage.
Flipper - Rubber swimming aid worn on the feet. Usually available in two sizes, 3 and 17.
Flotsam - Anything floating in the water from which there is no response when an offer of a
cocktail is made.
Fluke - The portion of an anchor that digs securely into the bottom: also, any occasion when this
happens on the first try.
Galley - Ancient: Aspect of seafaring associated with slavery.
Modern: Aspect of seafaring associated with slavery.
Gear - Generic term for any pieces of boating equipment that can be forgotten in the back seat or
boot of a car, left behind on a pontoon, soaked in the bottom of a dinghy or lost over the side of the
boat.
Gimbals - Movable mountings often found on shipboard lamps, compasses etc which provide
dieting passengers an opportunity to observe the true motions of the ship in relation to them, and
thus prevent any recently ingested food from remaining in their digestive systems long enough to be
converted into unwanted calories.
Grounding - Embarrassing situation in which a sailor returns to shore without leaving his boat.
Hatch - An opening in a deck leading to the cabin below with a cover designed to let water in while
keeping fresh air out.
Hull speed - The maximum theoretical velocity of a given boat through the water, which is 1.5
times the square root of its waterline length in feet, divided by the distance to port in miles, minus
the time in hours to sunset cubed.
Jibe - Course change which causes the boom to sweep rapidly across the cockpit; also, frequent
type of comment made by observers of this manoeuvre.
See you Friday,
Landlubber.
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Outer Harbour Tide Times 1 July to 4 August 2007
Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7
Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht
0529 1.77 0000 0.37 0029 0.36 0058 0.37 0125 0.41 0151 0.46 0215 0.53
1037 0.85 0554 1.80 0621 1.83 0651 1.87 0723 1.91 0756 1.98 0831 2.05
1706 2.70 1109 0.77 1143 0.74 1218 0.73 1255 0.76 1335 0.81 1422 0.89
1737 2.72 1809 2.69 1841 2.61 1912 2.49 1943 2.32 2017 2.10
Sun 8 Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat 14
Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht
0240 0.62 0307 0.75 0334 0.94 0004 1.19 0522 1.35 0521 1.48 0533 1.55
0914 2.11 1005 2.13 1117 2.10 0339 1.15 0737 1.32 0912 1.23 1000 1.09
1519 1.00 1644 1.13 2003 1.10 1322 2.12 1500 2.27 1557 2.42 1635 2.53
2057 1.83 2146 1.50 2203 0.82 2249 0.60 2322 0.48 2346 0.44
Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21
Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht
0541 1.61 0004 0.45 0019 0.45 0036 0.43 0054 0.41 0114 0.40 0136 0.41
1032 0.94 0549 1.70 0605 1.82 0627 1.95 0655 2.07 0726 2.17 0758 2.23
1704 2.60 1101 0.79 1131 0.68 1204 0.63 1238 0.63 1315 0.67 1352 0.74
1730 2.62 1757 2.61 1823 2.55 1849 2.46 1917 2.34 1945 2.18
Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri 27 Sat 28
Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht
0200 0.45 0225 0.56 0251 0.73 0315 0.96 1353 2.00 0449 1.46 0503 1.63
0831 2.26 0909 2.23 0955 2.13 1106 2.01 2210 0.83 0836 1.29 0943 1.12
1432 0.84 1521 0.98 1633 1.14 2102 1.13 1522 2.21 1609 2.40
2015 1.99 2047 1.75 2127 1.46 2244 0.59 2312 0.42
Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4
Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht
0522 1.74 0539 1.80 0555 1.87 0017 0.27 0039 0.29 0059 0.34 0115 0.40
1020 0.95 1048 0.80 1116 0.68 0614 1.95 0637 2.04 0701 2.13 0726 2.22
1643 2.55 1710 2.65 1736 2.68 1147 0.60 1220 0.57 1253 0.59 1326 0.64
2335 0.33 2357 0.28 1803 2.64 1830 2.53 1855 2.37 1916 2.18
Tide times as provided by Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology.
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Committee and Office Bearers 2006 – 2007
COMMODORE Brian Henson Tel: 8524 8186 Mob: 0417 817 233
VICE-COMMODORE Mike Gent Tel: 8244 7184 Mob: 0432 104 134
SECRETARY Kevin Thomas Tel: Mob: 0419385516
TREASURER Paul Davison Tel: 82552574 Mob: 0429821332
MOORING MASTER Steve Vines Tel: 8280 9389 Mob: 0413 975064
SAIL BOAT REP. David Bassett Tel: 8524 3208 Mob: 0416 113 043
POWERBOAT REP. Dean Charlesworth Tel: 82505856 Mob: 0415 820 307
MAINTENANCE Ray Lawrenson Tel: 85232237 Mob:
& DEVELOPMENT
PUBLICITY OFFICER Paul Roehrs Tel 8258 6828 Mob: 0428 586 828
PUBLIC OFFICER Graham Cox Tel: 8381 3957
Articles, submissions or comments for the Haven may be posted to:
The Editor, St Kilda Haven, PO Box 383, Salisbury, SA 5108
Or email to paul.roehrs@gmail.com
Please include your name and address. Articles may be published without identifying the
author if required, but submissions are published at the editor’s discretion and may be edited.
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