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FEB 2014
DOWNWIND Racing Association Newsletter
Diary Dates
April Wed 30: Combined Season Debrief at CYCSA
May Fri 9: Presentation Night Sat 10: Short-handed R1 Sun 18: Winter R1 (RSAYS) Sat 24: Short-handed R2
June Sun 1: Winter R2 (CYCSA) Sat 14: Short-handed R3 Sun 15: Winter R3 (RSAYS) Plympton Cup Sat 21: Short-handed R4 Sun 29: Winter R4 (CYCSA)
July Sat 5: Short-handed Destination Race Sun 6: Short-handed Destination Race Sun 13: Winter R5 (CYCSA) Sat 19: Short-handed R5 Fri 25: Racing Assoc AGM Sat 26: Short-handed R6
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT A warm thank you to everyone who competed in the Great Southern Regatta. It was great to see so many people from different clubs join our fleet for some great racing. I would like to thank Commodore Geoff Boettcher for supplying the large screen TV so that we didn’t miss out on the Showdown and also a big thanks to our RO John Gibson and the onwater Duty Crews on CYC1 and CYC2 for their fine efforts over the weekend. As we near the end of another spring/summer season it’s timely to reflect back on the season that was as we plan for the seasons ahead. The Racing Association committee has been involved in earnest discussion about our future programs and it’s important that the views of our members are taken into account. There are a number of ways in which you can offer your end of season feedback. Firstly, by contacting Jess or any member of the Racing Association (myself, William Strangways, Mark Hutton, Adrian Wotton, Rob Sellick, Brenton Pegler, Roger Nicholson or Shevaun Bruland) to discuss your thoughts. Secondly, we will be conducting an end of season debrief at the club on Friday April 30 and thirdly, Shevaun Bruland has been working on an online survey, the details of which will be released very soon. I urge ALL skippers to consult with their crews so that collectively they are in a position to supply us with their feedback on a boat by boat basis. We will endeavour to supply a program that suits the majority of members but we cannot do this without your input. In particular we seek information about the number of weekends you wish to race, the type of racing you are most interested in, your thoughts about regatta and offshore racing and any personal points of view which could help us frame the next program. Please do not disregard the |survey email when it arrives as completing the survey will be simply a matter of clicking on multiple choice answers and should take only a few short minutes of your time. I look forward to seeing you at our Presentation Night on 9 th May and hope that many of you will join us for some (hopefully !) wonderful Winter Series and/or Short-handed Series racing in the coming months.
TRACI AYRIS RACING CHAIR DOWNWIND • CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA RACING EXECUTIVE WWW.CYCSA.COM.AU