Saturday night was the annual end of year celebration and presentation night dinner.
Di did the decor as usual, but we had a simple theme of pink (red, Club colour)) and blue fish. We arrived at the club at 530 Friday night, to help set up and broke a record by being home by 730!!
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| The table set Up. Beach view shows a cold day! |
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| Phillipa doing the entrance fish. Freehand!! |
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| One of many designs |
We had a smaller turnout than usual but still with the last minute responses going from 20 to 72 in a day!!
When I was in Africa I read an article in a
flight magazine about the black clothes we all wear except for the African
women.
Melbourne is renowned for its black garbed citizens, so I have
made a point since coming home of never wearing black or gray without a
bright colour. So I wore a black skirt and smoky pink sequined top and
bright pink scarf; but looking around in the foyer as people gathered I
was struggling to see any colour. That didn't mean it was a funereal
affair!!
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| Some of the Volunteers |
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| Janet Bolitho (Council) and Ross Kilborn (Yachting Vic and club member) |
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| John Clayton, Sid Gladman (still taking trophies home!) Chris Boag |
It was a great night as usual with some new winners as well as the usual suspects. Sid at over 70 is still winning!
Up and coming Naomi Kirkwood is doing us proud. Here winning the Geoff Graco event
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| Geoff Graco & Naomi Kirkwood |
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| Cat Champion ( and National Taipan Champ ) Chris Boag and Commodore Jonh carrig |
Chris, as Chairman of the sailing committee has been a great shot in the arm of getting more events to the club and supporting extra club activity, resulting in us holding the National Hobie Championship over New Year this coming summer.
It was my pleasure to Award the Annual Club member of the year to Ray
Duncan a quiet worker who holds the Race Management team together! We
always seem to surprise them. The look on his face was great!!
As I
presented the Award, I don't have a pic of him and even on file he is elusive!
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| In This old pic he is in
the pale blue shirt, Centre back |
Simon Field received a special award for all his work on the Club maintenance , including the new storage area in the rooms and incorporating a bar over looking the water in what was a wasted spot.
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| Simon Field |
He amused us by describing how they used the old decking (red gum) for the Trophy bases this year,and when they needed some more he and Bernard pulled up the old ones in the visible places and replaced with new timbers. As he said if you don't like them they will burn well!
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| The New Bar. Barely had the last brace on before it was mobbed! |
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| Storage under the Race Info board. |
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