Changi Sailing Club 32 Netheravon Road Singapore 508508 Tel: +65 6545 2876 Fax: +65 6542 4235 E: enquiry@csc.org.sg MINUTES OF THE 30 th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF CHANGI SAILING CLUB HELD ON TUESDAY, 25 JULY 2017 AT TEKONG COVE Management Committee: L210 Mr Anthony Lim B151 Ms Deborah Barker V028 Mr Vairam G. C361 Mr Mackson Chia W221 Mr Andy Willet Apologies: S285 Mr Ad Smit K154 Mr Paul Kendall Commodore / Chairman Vice Commodore Hon. Treasurer Rear Commodore (House& Ground) Social Secretary Hon. Secretary Rear Commodore (Sailing) Present: Ordinary Members: 23 1 B151 Deborah Barker 2 C361 Mackson Chia 3 C363 Chew Boon Yong 4 D033 Barry Delaney 5 G114 Aloysius Goh 6 H221 Raymond Hatfield 7 K102 Koh Ban Jee 8 L018 YP Loke 9 L198 Jeffrey Leow 10 L210 Anthony Lim 11 M165 William A Morton 12 O105 Glen O'Grady 13 Q015 Charley Quek 14 S251 David Sim 15 S255 Bob Sim 16 S333 James Sharpe 17 S338 Derek Sharples 18 T105 Michael Tan Kim Nei 19 V028 Vairam G. 20 V044 Clive van Onselen 21 V056 Maarten van 22 W221 Andy Willett 23 Y012 Yeo Ngak Hoe 30 th CSC Annual General Meeting 2017 1
Term Members: 7 1 YT113 Anja Yates 2 GT168 Amit Ghosh 3 KT204 Michael Kaus 4 HT300 Kevin Harris 5 TT246 Rick Tessenensohn 6 LT489 Justin Lean 7 LT505 Jerry Lau The meeting was adjourned to 7.30pm as there was no quorum at the scheduled start. 1. WELCOME SPEECH BY THE COMMODORE The Commodore/Chairman, Mr Anthony Lim, called the meeting to order at 7.30 pm. He welcomed the 22 Ordinary members and 7 Term members that were present at the 30 th Annual General Meeting. He informed the members that apologies were received from Mr Paul Kendall and Mr Ad Smit who were away due to work commitments. 2. CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE 28 th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING As there were no amendments, the minutes of the 29 th AGM were passed and accepted. Proposed by: Ms Deborah Barker (B151) Seconded by: Mr James Sharpe (S333) 3. TO RECEIVE THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2016/2017 3.1 Commodore s Report The Chairman presented his Commodore s report and highlighted the followings: (a) (b) (c) With regard to our land lease, the Chairman informed the meeting that the working committee from SportSG is looking into the matter and we have not received any further updates. Currently, SportSG is actively engaging the Club in their ActiveSG and SportCares programs. These sailing programmes will kick off from September 2017 onwards. He commented that despite the drop in membership numbers, the cash reserves still went up slightly. 30 th CSC Annual General Meeting 2017 2
(d) The Chairman commented that CSC is one of the most active sailing clubs in Singapore. He also thanked Mr Adriaan Smit it, the organising committee chairman for the Ambassadors cup for getting sponsors. He welcomed members to come forward to sponsor and support the Club s events. 3.2 Rear Commodore - Sailing Report The Chairman invited Mr Edwin Low to give a report on behalf of Mr Paul Kendall on events and activities that took place at the Club in the course of the past year. Mr Edwin Low gave a PowerPoint presentation and highlighted the followings: (a) He thanked the Sailing Events Working Committee and Handicap Committee for working on the sailing calendar every year. (b) He also thanked the sponsors for the 17 th Ambassadors Cup. (c) He urged all boat owners to support the 18 th Ambassadors Cup which will take place on 11 November 2017. He shared with the meeting that the 18 th Ambassadors Cup is short of $30,000. He hoped members would come forward as a sponsor. (d) He commented that sailors from the various classes are mixing better at the result presentations as compared to previous occasions. The Chairman thanked Mr Edwin Low for delivering the report. He also thanked the staff for bringing the Club to its current status. 3.3 Rear Commodore (House & Grounds) Report The Chairman then invited Mr Mackson Chia, Rear Commodore (House & Grounds) to present his report. Mr Mackson Chia updated the members on the recent replacement of the club s water supply system. He reported that there were extensive leakages at several points. The club replaced the underground pipes replaced with surface pipes. He also informed the members that minor repairs were carried out to the wooden chalets. In future upgrading would be carried out in phases. A suggestion was also received from Mr James Sharpe (S333) to create a record book for recording the water meter on a daily basis to monitor any leakages. 3.4 Social Report The Chairman invited Mr Andrew Willett, Social Secretary to present his report. Mr Andrew Willett reported on the successful social events in the past year, such as the CSC 80 th Anniversary celebration, the Ambassadors cup and the New Year Eve s party. 30 th CSC Annual General Meeting 2017 3
The Chairman asked the members if they had any questions pertaining to the Annual reports presented. As there were no further questions, the adoption of the Annual reports was proposed by Mr Bob Sim (S255) and seconded by Mr Aloysius Goh (G114). 4. TO RECEIVE THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 ST MARCH 2017 The Chairman invited Mr Vairam G., Honorary Treasurer to present the Treasurer s report. As there were no further comments or questions, the report was accepted. Proposed by: Mr Aloysius Goh (G114) Seconded by: Mr Bob Sim (S255) 5. TO ELECT CLUB OFFICE BEARERS Before the election process, Ms Deborah Barker presented in office: tokens of appreciation to the outgoing office-bearers for their contributions during their term (a) Commodore Mr Anthony Lim (b) Hon. Secretary Mr Adriaan Smit (c) Hon. Treasurer Mr Vairam G. (d) Rear Commodore Mr Mackson Chia The Chairman then proceeded with the election of office bearers. As there were no other nominees, he announced and welcomed the elected members to the Committee (2017 / 2018) Position Name of Candidate Proposer Seconder Commodore Jeffrey Leow Paul Kendall Mackson Chia Hon. Secretary Adriaan Smit Bob Sim Keith Wilson Rear Commodore (H&G) Mackson Chia Andrew Willett Siow Kim Soon Hon. Treasurer Andrew Willett Mackson Chia Siow Kim Soon The Chairman gave a brief introduction of Mr Jeffrey Leow and handed over the meeting to him. 6. TO APPOINT AUDITORS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 2017 The meeting agreed to appoint Messrs SB Tan & Co. as Auditors for the ensuing year. 30 th CSC Annual General Meeting 2017 4
Proposer: Mr Yeo Ngak Hoe (Y012) Seconder: Mr Y P Loke (L081) 7. TO DEAL WITH ANY OTHER BUSINESS As there was no other matter arising, the new Chairman closed the meeting at 8.33pm. Minuted by: Teo May Ling Approved by: Jeffrey Leow, Commodore 30 th CSC Annual General Meeting 2017 5