February 10 SPINNAKER - Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club

The SpinnakerContact DetailsClub office:Telephone: 04-939-4167Fax: 04-939-4168Office open roughly:Mon-Fri 9am-5pmSat 9am-1pmEmail address:admin@ebymbc.org.nzWeb Page:www.ebymbc.org.nzPostal address:PO Box 14-496,Kilbirnie,Wellington 6241Physical address:501 Evans Bay Parade,Kilbirnie,Wellington 6021Slip master / Bookings027-240-5109 or04-939-4172Clubhouse (members) phone04-939-4170Management committee contactdetails are on Page 12.The Spinnaker is produced bimonthly,contributions (writtenand photographic) are welcome.Editor: Alison Pritchard04-385-7347kokamo39@actrix.co.nzBlack & White AdvertisingBusiness card size $30Quarter page $50Half page $100Full page $150Bulk orders placed in advance:20% discount for 2 ads25% discount for 3-5 ads30% discount for annualcontractPlease call for colour pricing.The Spinnaker is printed byAdPrint60 Cambridge Terrace04-384-2844Next Issue – April 2010In this report I want to mention the work that has been going on behindthe scenes with club facilities. We had an ambitious programme of capitalexpenditure planned for this year to get facilities up to scratch. I ampleased to report that thanks largely to the hard work of our Club CaptainGordon, work is completed or underway on most items. There is moredetail in Gordon’s report later in the newsletter on the facilities items.Other completed items include a new computer for Vanessa in the officeand new covers for the 420 boats. Mancom will soon be reviewing the 5year plan developed last year and putting together a budget for the 2010-11 year. Feel free to speak to any Mancom members if you have ideas.Mancom started off the year by holding a discussion on strategic planningin January. We plan to review the high level objectives of the club andthen use those to drive the development of a strategic plan. Strategicplanning was last undertaken in 2000 so it seems appropriate toundertake another session now. We will be asking for input frommembers at different stages in the process so if you are interested inbeing directly involved, please let me know so we can include you in theearly stages. We are also looking for some input from our powerboatmembers so please contact us if you are keen to participate.While the club has been a little quiet in January, things will be back in fullaction when you are reading this. Social activities such as Friday nightmeals were well supported last year and we look forward to increasingnumbers this year. There are different caterers providing meals for a veryreasonable price with menus circulated by email in advance. If you arenot on the email newsletter list then you are missing out. On the sailingfront, we are back into scheduled racing, the academy classes are in fullswing and there are even some regattas on the horizon. We are lookingfor volunteers for the regattas so please make yourself known to Lynley orRick if you can assist in any way. If you are new to sailing or racing, aregatta is a great way to see how things work and get some tips from thebest. And if you are a powerboat member then we are always looking forvolunteers to drive rescue boats and full training is provided.I wish everyone all the best for a great 2010. You will get the most out ofyour membership if you get involved so if you haven’t been down to theclub in a while, please make it a priority for this year, we look forward toseeing you.Nikki JohnsonCommodoreCommodore’s ReportHappy New Year to everyone, I hope youmanaged to find some sunshine over theChristmas break. I hear it was in residence insome parts of the country if not in Wellington.Never fear, that must mean we are up for ourshare of great late summer weather – betterlate than never.- 2 -