RQYS Mainsheet 2021

General Manager

REPORTS

REPORTS

An enhanced calendar of events, such as a Food and Wine festival, and the already proven RQYS boat show are planned, which will embrace our sport, enable ongoing member hospitality and recognition of our sponsors, and these will be announced progressively through our marketing channels. Please ensure you are subscribed to our weekly newsletter, ‘In the Wind’ so that you are kept informed of these terrific member events. SPONSORS A successful RQYS has attracted a suite of great sponsors. Space does not permit me to name all of our sponsors but our Club and Special Purpose Sponsors deserve special mention. Please view our sponsor pages and support them as they support our Club. Yachtshare , our Club Sponsor, is a key partner in providing pathways to boating for our members and each month new Full, Spouse, Crew and Junior members join because of our relationship with Yachtshare. Multihull Solutions / The Yacht Sales Company is the sponsor of our Youth Squad, supporting coaching, vessels and equipment to develop our talented sailors. RQYS TEAM I take this opportunity to thank the RQYS Leadership team for their ongoing commitment to the achievement of RQYS goals.Their ongoing willingness to go above and beyond on every occasion is a key contributing factor to executing the many and various projects and services members enjoy daily at the Squadron. Hospitality Beth Kucks Finance Wendy Johnston Marina Glen Scott Sailing Mark Dingley Member Services Lynne Jackson Membership Alicia Soszynski It is timely also to recognise Lynne Jackson, who has so capably and willingly offered her dedication to RQYS. Lynne is set to move to a well-earned retirement in 2022 and I know that all members and the team here at RQYS wish her the very best in this next chapter of her life. It is also time for your GM to pull up the anchor and introduce more flexibility and leisure time into the family. I’m honoured to have held the best Yacht Club Manager job in the country.

AWARD-WINNING CLUB This year has been a year of recognition for RQYS by a range of industry associations and peak bodies. Off the back of being the Australian Yacht Club of the Year in 2016, as awarded by Australian Sailing, for 2021 RQYS has received the following recognition: 1. Rated “Category 1” in the Australian Sailing Club rankings, RQYS being one of just four Clubs nationally to receive this top ranking. 2. Clubs Queensland “Sports Club of the Year” 2021. 3. “5 Gold Anchor” and “Clean Marina, Level 3” awards from the Marina Industries Association. These achievements and those before them embody the support we receive from our growing membership base generally and, further, have resulted in yearly growth in the key category of our sporting and boating members in 2021, bringing in the highest ever number of Full members in the RQYS history books, for each of the last five years. EVENTS Our goal in the coming year is to create at least one major member event every quarter. All categories of members will be invited. 1. Of course, we have our Opening Day, a tremendous example of history, tradition and celebration. 2. The inaugural Canaipa Birthday is now an official annual event for all categories of membership. Ferries again will be provided, allowing those who do not yet have a vessel to participate fully in the celebration and experience our amazing ‘Down the Bay’ property. 3. An End of Sailing Season event is contemplated as a celebration of what has been achieved in our sport in the year, of course, including a festival to mark the occasion. 4. A “Concert on the Lawn” is contemplated with big name artists.

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