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Please be advised the 61th Annual General meeting for Woollahra Sailing Club will be held at 7pm on Thursday August 29th 2019 at the Function Room at Woollahra Sailing Club, 2 Vickery Ave, Rose Bay
Details of the AGM and election of directors are available on the Club’s website at: https://www.woollahrasailingclub.org.au/the-club/reports/agm-2019/
These documents include:

Agenda for the AGM – including the motions received.
Proxy vote form for the AGM.
2019 Financial Report.
Minutes of the 2018 AGM.
Further details as provided on the nominations for Director.

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Election
With the closure of the nomination process for Directors, I can advise we have received four (4) nominations for Director of WSC. They are (alphabetically):

Irene Ellis
Warren Sare
Jeremy Spear
Diane Vukelic

As per the WSC constitution, 13.6 Transition (a) The terms of Elected Directors are to be staggered so that the term of two Elected Directors, as determined by a majority vote of the

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Xmas in July/Summer series prize giving
Sun 28 Jul 2019 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Come and join fellow members and friends this July at Woollahra Sailing Club for ‘Christmas in July’. A festive event including a winter feast, some Christmas tunes, and a presentation for the Summer Series of Sailing. This is also an opportunity to see the progress being made to the new ramp which will be nearing completion by then.
Price: $10 per adult, $5 per child. Book here:
Xmas in July/Summer series prize giving

AGM 2019
The Board of Woollahra Sailing Club advise the Annual General Meeting for 2019 will be held at 7pm on Thursday August 29th 2019 at the Function Room at Woollahra Sailing Club, 2 Vickery Ave, Rose Bay.
Details of the AGM and election of directors are available on the Club’s website at: https://www.woollahrasailingclub.org.au/the-club/reports/agm-2019/
Term 3 Learn to Sail &

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The Board of Woollahra Sailing Club advise the Annual General Meeting for 2019 will be held at 7pm on Thursday August 29th 2019 at the Function Room at Woollahra Sailing Club, 2 Vickery Ave, Rose Bay .
Details of the AGM and election of directors are available on the Club’s website at: https://www.woollahrasailingclub.org.au/the-club/reports/agm-2019/
These documents include:
1. Election Notice
2. Nomination Form
3. Notice of Motion Form.
Members will receive financial statements, notice of motions, nominations and proxy forms on August 8th 2019. If you have any questions regarding the AGM or nominations, please do not hesitate to contact the office at elections@woollahrasailingclub.org.au
Please note: In order to participate in the election of directors or the AGM you must be a current fully paid up financial Ordinary Member of the Club. Ordinary Members are Sailing Members (including honorary Sailing Members) and Life Members.

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2019 NSW & ACT Sailing Awards Finalists Released
With a record year of nominations across all categories, Australian Sailing announced last Saturday at the CYCA, the winners of the 2019 New South Wales & ACT Sailing Awards
Congratulations to our special members Gaye Rosen and Martin Gill for winning the prestigious “Volunteers of the year award”.
Woollahra Sailing Club would not be the same without your incredible support and beautiful smiles.
WSC Holiday Camps #SheSails
The July holiday camps are run by our incredible instructors, all local ladies who shaped every attendee with their amazing skills.
SheSails is an Australian Sailing campaign designed to recognise all of the amazing female contributors to our sport, and to encourage women  to enjoy sailing through organised activities at your local sailing club.  SheSails aims to:

Promote and celebrate female participation in the sport of sailing
Provide new and existing female sailors with the opportunity to enjoy activities at their local sailing club with like-minded people
Provide clubs with

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Youth Sailing World Championships – Poland 2019 
Congratulations to our member Will Cooley and Bec Hancock (RSYS) for becoming the 2019 World Champions – Nacra 15. Will and Bec delivered an outstanding performance winning the title with one day to spare at the Youth Sailing World Championships in Gdynia.
Good luck to Ryan Littlechild, Jack Ferguson and all Australian sailors for their last day of racing.
More details regarding the world Championships can be found here: https://bit.ly/2xSPYrT
2019 Optimist World Championships – Antigua
Continuing in a well-established tradition of WSC Optimist sailors competing internationally.
Well done to WSC member Ethan Lozevski for his 89th place out of 255 competitors.
More details regarding the world Championships can be found here:
http://2019worlds.optiworld.org/en/default/races/race
Xmas in July/Summer series prize giving
Sun 28 Jul 2019  1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Come and join fellow members and friends this July at Woollahra Sailing Club for ‘Christmas in July’. A festive event including a winter feast, some Christmas tunes, and

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Dear Members,
Important reminder, Club racing will be on this Sunday.
Winter Series
The next race day in the 2019 winter series will be Sunday 7 July. All winter racing details are available on the following links:
NOR – Winter series
SI – Winter series
2019 Winter Series Calendar
July, 7th – Point score races 7,8,9
August, 4th – Point score races 10,11,12
August, 18th – Point score races 13,14,15
WSC Hose rack
The hose rack is there for all members to use. If the hose is not coiled after use it encroaches on the yard, creates an obstacle and becomes hard to use. Ensure the hose is coiled after use and the water is turned off at the tap – don’t rely on the trigger of the hose gun.
Woollahra members competing overseas
Good luck to our Woollahra members that are competing overseas at the 420 world championships in Vilamoura Portugal, the ISAF youth world championship in Poland, and the Laser world

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Dear Members,
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WSC Hose rack
The hose rack is there for all members to use.  If the hose is not coiled after use it encroaches on the yard, creates an obstacle and becomes hard to use.  Ensure the hose is coiled after use and the water is turned off at the tap – don’t rely on the trigger of the hose gun.
Good luck to all Woollahra members competing overseas
Over the next few weeks a number of Woollahra members are competing overseas at Kiel week, the 420 world championships in Vilamoura Portugal, the ISAF youth world championship in Poland, and the Laser world championships in Japan.   We wish them good luck and fair breeze.
Kiel Week – Germany:
From 22 to 30 June, more than three million visitors from all over the world will be diving into the colourful  life of Kiel in Germany. Around 2.000 events in areas of culture, sailing, summer festival,

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Woollahra Sailing Club is very pleased to announce that Alex Zimmerman has been appointed as Manager and Coach of the Club’s new Junior Sailing Programme.  Alex will join Dan Smith (our Club Sailing Manager and 5 x Olympic 470 Coach, and World Youth Championship Coach) in developing our Junior and Youth programmes.   

 

Alex is well known across the Australian and International Optimist Dinghy community and is a three times Sailing World Champion. He is widely regarded in all states of Australia as having a unique ability to help talented children progress from absolute beginner to a highly competitive level. He regularly coaches at international events with the Australian Optimist Sailing Team. This includes: World Championships, European Champs, Asian & Oceania’s Champs, South American Champs and North American Champs.  Alex joins us having just completed a 3 year period as State Head Coach in South Australia. In that role he developed some

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School holiday camps – July ’19
WSC holiday camps are available online for another holiday full of fun, sun, and great memories.
Tuesday 2nd – Friday 5th
Tuesday 9th – Friday 12th
Tuesday 16th – Friday 19th
Price: $515.00 (4 days) from 9AM to 3PM each day
Book here: https://www.woollahrasailingclub.org.au/course-calendar/
Xmas in July/Summer series prize giving
Sun 28 Jul 2019  1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Come and join fellow members and friends this July at Woollahra Sailing Club for ‘Christmas in July’. A festive event including a winter feast, some Christmas tunes, and a presentation for the Summer Series of Sailing. This is also an opportunity to see the progress being made to the new ramp which will be nearing completion by then.
Price: $10 per adult, $5 per child.    Book here: https://bit.ly/2IZnUrZ
2019 NSW & ACT Sailing Awards Finalists Released
With a record year of nominations across all categories, Australian Sailing announced the finalists of the 2019 New South Wales &

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Weather forecasts: 
WindFinder: https://bit.ly/2p667Wp
SeaBreeze: https://bit/.ly/2OmZolV
The long wait is almost over, we remind all members that Club racing will be on this weekend on June 16th.  All winter details are available on the following links:
NOR – Winter series
SI – Winter series
Sunday, June 16th
Moths: 7.15AM briefing – 8AM start
Open Classes: 9AM briefing – 10AM start
Volunteers duty: MIRROR CLASS https://bit.ly/2wRYM0z
2019 Winter Series Calendar
June, 16th – Point score races 4,5,6
July, 7th – Point score races 7,8,9
August, 4th – Point score races 10,11,12
August, 11th – Point score races 13,14,15
August, 18th – Point score races 16,17,18
Sailing programs
Saturday, June 15th
Tackers: 12PM – 3PM
Opti Performance: 1PM -3.30PM
Sunday, June 16th
Tackers: 9AM – 12 PM
Green Fleet: 12.30PM – 3.30PM
Youth pathway: 1PM-3.30PM
School holiday camps – July’19
WSC holiday camps are available on line for another holiday full of fun, sun and great memories.
Tuesday 2nd – Friday 5th
Tuesday 9th – Friday 12th
Tuesday 16th – Friday 19th
Price: $515.00 (4 days) from 9AM to 3PM each day
Book

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