2008 AGM RESULTS
Dear Finn Members
An email will be sent shortly with the official results of the AGM, however in summary: John Shallvey was re-elected president, Andrew Pollard Treasurer and myself as secretary.
There were two motion to be voted on, results for both were in the positive. More to come in the near future.
Hello all from Sunny Medemblick,
Yes that’s right sunny!! Anyone who’s travelled to the Netherlands before will remember grey, wet, and windy conditions in this international sailing Mecca. Not this time though, we woke this morning to glorious weather, sunny, a barmy 25 C and bugger all wind. It pretty much stayed that way all day.
Not great news for the 220 Finn sailors who have travelled from 26 countries, to be here at the 2008 Master Finn World Championship. Let’s face it, it’s a masters regatta, averaging over 100KG we’re simply not built for next to no wind.
The forecast guy reckons it’ll be this way all week as there’s a big high pressure system sitting on Holland. That is good news, as we all know the forecast is always wrong.
So to the days sailing, well there wasn’t much, most of us stayed ashore and “Tweaked” our boats while we waited for the breeze to fill in. Which it didn’t, so true to form for such regatta’s we all migrated to the bar in the afternoon for a session, nothing like a couple of Heinie’s!!!!
Wish you were here, talk to you tomorrow. Cheers, Margery (James Mayjor).
(About James Mayjor; James moved from Australia to Germany nearly seven years ago and started sailing Finns after several years sailing Etchells & Solings. James currently lives in Shanghai with his wife and two children. As some of you will know, sailing Finns is definetly addictive so on the request of Brian Reynolds, the Australian Finn Class secretary Margery has agreed to provide an entertaining, (we hope) glimpse of the 2008 Master World Finn regatta as it unfolds)
Stay tuned for more, 220 boats, I thought the FGC was impressive with 82...
NOTICE 2008 AGM
The notice for the 2008 AGM has been published, see here.
One of the items to be decided on is the location for the next National titles. We would encourage any member who believe they have a club that would like to host the National Titles please feel free to put in a submission to the AGM. We would strongly encourage any club from SA to put a submission forward.
Don't forget, you need to be a financial member of the IFAA to have a say in the future of the class, see here for a 2008 membership form.
2008 ROGUES GALLERY
There has been some concern re. the quality of the individuals that have been seen associating with the Finn fleet. If you see either of these individuals approach with caution.
Seriously though, for those who don't know, on the left is two time Australian Olympic representative Chris Pratt and on the right is Rob McMillan who was one of the leading UK sailors back in the day. It is great to see sailors of this quality back in the Aus Finn fleet.
As a side issue, if anyone has photos or video from the summer of sailing that you would like to share, feel free to send them through, I would be happy to post them for all to see.
FINN MERCHANDISE SPECIAL
The are specials available for the IFAA Finn Merchandise.
Long sleeve Polo, Tshirt and Hat $100
Spandex Sailing Top, Tshirt and Hat $90
I would encourage all Finn sailors to support this initiative by the IFAA executive.
Contact any member of the IFAA executive committee or email Brian Reynolds
REGATTA's
NOR's for upcoming Regattas.
ANTHONY NOSSITER - IFAA LIFE MEMBER
Anthony Nossiter was announced as a life member of the IFAA. Anthony was recently selected for his third Olympics, Nocka is the first Australian to be selected for three Olympics. Congratulations to Nocka, greatly deserved.
2008 IFAA AGM
The 2008 IFAA AGM will be held at Yarrawonga YC during the ANZAC Day Regatta, formal notification will be sent out to all financial members shortly, so make sure you are financial and have a say in the running of your association.
2008 AIR REGATTA
The 2008 AIR regatta will be held at the Adelaide Sailing Club on the weekend of the 8th to the 12th of March. The Finns had a strong contingent there last year and I can assure you that a great time was had by all who attended.
INDENTED HEAD EASTER REGATTA
The IFAA has been invited to the Indented Head Regatta over the Easter period, at this time there is quite a bit of interest, don't be afraid to post something on the forum if you are interested.
SAIL MELBOURNE
Congratulations to Ben Ainslie (have we seen his before) for winning he Sail Melbourne Asia Pacific Regatta.
See here for results
See here for Sail Melbourne photo gallery
See here for IFAA photo gallery
NEW RANGE OF FINN OF MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE
The new range of Finn merchandise is now available, and I must say, it looks terrific.
Contact any member of the IFAA Exec committee, or look out at any of the major regattas over the summer.
SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENT
The International Finn Association of Australia takes great pleasure in announcing ZHIK as a major sponsor of the IFAA for the 2007/08 season.
ZHIK have been supporting Finn sailing in Australia for some time, but this current sponsorship arrangement is a great step forward for the IFAA.
As I am sure you already know, ZHIK produces equipment that is market leading in design, quality, style and usability.
As part of the sponsorship the IFAA has FINN merchandise available for purchase. I encourage all Finn sailors to check out the comprehensive range at one of the many Zhik dealers.
I strongly encourage all IFAA members to purchase their new seasons sailing requirements from the ZHIK range and support the companies that are supporting Australian Finn sailing.
MEMBERSHIP FOR 2008
Remember, to gain domestic ranking points you need to be a member of the class association, I would encourage all members to sign up for the 08 year early to ensure there are no problems early in the new year.
The 2008 Membership Renewal form is available here.
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