Attendance:  Tony O, Graham H, Peter H, Colin C, Erika MH, Bruce S, Tim T, Lindsay W, Chris, Rob B, Gary L, Graeme B, Peter F

Series

Number of WASC boats participating:

• • RKR - 6
  • W/L - 3
  • Scratch - 10
  • Pursuit - 15
  • Jimmy Alan - 5
  • Tom Crowley - 15
  • Achenar (2024) - 10
  • Commodore's Cup (2024) - 5
  • Barcroft (2024) - 5

• Not too many Div 1 boats. Disappointing. We're thinking about getting back to one division.
• Waiting too long in Pursuit. Adjust the courses accordingly.
• We don't appear to have enough people for 2 divisions.
• Perhaps massage the size of the course.
• Winward Leeward
• Maybe three different sponsored races? Maybe off-the-beach boats included. 
• Wangi would pull out of the W/L.
• The club would still provide sponsorship commitment.

Decision -

• Peter Horne (Yacht Captain) will send an email or call current skippers to see who plans to sail this winter and next season, asking what they want for next year.
• Peter will draft the email.  Graham will send it to skippers via email or SMS.
• Graham to provide Peter with a list of phone numbers to Peter.
• Peter to follow up email with a phone call.
• Report back and make a decision on the way forward with respect to the following:
• • One or two divisions and make recommendations to the Course committee.
  • Windward/Leeward participation versus non-points score races

Regattas

• NSW Youth Championships on October long weekend
• Lasers (Nov 15/16) - will need volunteers
• Heron - 3-8 January
• Hobie Cats and Moths, but nothing has been committed as yet
• AU Day - 36 this year, 12 from other clubs, advertise earlier,
• It used to be part of Lakefest - RKR, AU Day, W/L, and HCW.  Needed to sail in all events.
• Pick a course out to the other club parts of the bay
• 3 bay regatta?
• HCW

Courses

• Not many complaints
• Would prefer more courses stay in the bay for visibility to the public
  • Rob, Pete, Graham to review and update courses
  • Graham to differentiate the two sheets by colour
  • Graham will put year on sheets to avoid confusion with other years
  • Graham is to put the monthly calendar on the back of the course sheet

Website / Communications

• Graham to set up banner on the home page showing races this week/month
• Graham to implement a Crew page
• Graham to schedule another Try Sailing day close to the start of the season on the 30th of August

Sailing Instructions

• Clarify wording around average points and class events or helping a regatta
  • It's your average.
• Fins sailing with Yachts?  Comply with OTB safety and carry/monitor VHF 77.  The Club might be able to assist with radio needs - contact RO.
  • Allow OTB for Wednesday and Saturday races only
• VHF mandatory, monitoring VHF 77
• Give redress to boats, helping other boats/crew in distress.
• Remind skippers there may not be a rescue boat.
• Tony to implement changes in next year's sailing instructions

Membership

• Everyone on the boat must be a member. The club and RO will monitor. Warnings will be given. We don't want to get into a protest situation or, worse, an incident in which the crew member is not covered by the AS accident insurance.
• This is a requirement in the Sailing Instructions.
• Prefer online process - less than 5 minutes if you have the information needed:
• Name, date sailing, address, and contact details are all that is needed.

Graham will print out a SailPass form and make it available to skippers. For any crew not already a member of Australia Sailing (i.e., have a current AS number affiliated with an AS member club), the form must be handed into RO at least 2 hours prior to the race.

Handicap

• Too long to get corrected
• HC is based on the average time for races in the previous year

Colin and Peter will work with Graeme on any potential improvements.