Royal Natal Yacht
Club
2013 / 2014 Flag
Officers
The Royal Natal Yacht Club held their 155th
Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 27 August, and the oldest club in Africa has
elected a new crew to helm the esteemed establishment for the 2013 / 2014
sailing season.
‘Captaining’ the club, Graham Rose from Umhlanga was
honoured with the post of Commodore. With the nickname of “Speedy”, Rose
is a long-standing member and a
well-respected sailor who helms the L34 yacht Zap. Rose takes up the role after
a successful sailing season with his young crew.
An enthusiastic Rose commented on his nomination, “I am honoured by my new role in the
Durban sailing community! It is indeed a privilege to be selected as a
Commodore, and even more so of a a royal club that is steeped in history. I
look forward to the challenge of growing the sport in South Africa and continue
the great work that our former commodore, Richard Crockett has done. We
have an exciting calendar this season that should keep our sailors busy.”
No stranger to club commitments, Keith Brodie who has
been serving on the general committee for the last two years, has been elected
as the Vice-Commodore, supporting Rose. An active member, Brodie skippers the
boat Ivanhoe and is a regular competitor on the waters.
Rob Samways from Westville takes on the role of Rear
Commodore and will be in charge of all the on-the-water activities and events.
Samways sails in both the keelboat regattas and the dinghy races so is well
versed in the bigger and smaller boats.
Forming the remainder of the General Committee are former
Vice-Commodore John Bandfield and Jeremy Kriek both serving two years. Serving
on the committee for one year are Warren Clark; Steve Cawdron and Stuart
Ritchie.
The Sailing Committee that will be supporting Samways are
Hans Dettman; Chris Coxen and Lucy De Freitas with two year terms and assisting
for one year are Barry Boorman; Carol Ferguson; Richard Potgieter and Jeff
Rose.
Leading up to a busy sailing season, the Royal Natal
Yacht Club elected a young and dynamic team to lead the club into the new
sailing calendar with the announcement being made at the 155th
Annual General Meeting.
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