Highlights from the 2023 Annual General Meeting
The 2023 AGM was held on November 12th with views of the Waszp #weCANfoil Clinic and the beginnings of the opti dock rebuild. The AGM folder on the website has copy of the keynote and the supporting handouts.
The AGM included presentations from all of SSA’s committees highlighting all of the great work that has gone on this past season.
SSA Fleet Captain, Lisa Pline (far right) presented the 2023 Fleet Champion Awards to:
Waszp – Austin Powers (not pictured)
Lightning – Gary Hurban
Day Sailer – Matt White
Soling – Henry Thomas
Snipe – Alex Pline
Thistle – Charlie & Cairn Krafft
ILCA 7 – Luke Shingledecker
J/22 – Christopher Wilson (not pictured)
J/24 (Open) – Kelly and Pat FitzGerald (Kelly not pictured)
ILCA 6 – Pam Corwin (not pictured)
J/70 – Paul Green (not pictured)
Melges 15 – Bryan Stout (not pictured)
The AGM is also an opportunity to celebrate the ways that member service to the club is the keys to its success and each year we give out awards to those members who have especially made a difference.
Race Committee Award - Joe Friebele and Greg Cukor
Alden Bugley Award - Lisa Pline
Special Recognition - Bob Rutsch and Brad & Marissa Milliken (pictured)
Ham Palmer Award - Gary Jones
Laudeman Award - Bill Lawson (pictured)
Outgoing Board Members for 2023 include Rick Struse, Robin Richards, Ted Morgan and Past Commodore, Eric Johnson.
Matt White led this year’s Nominating Committee and the 2024 Board of Governors sees the return of Bruce Empey as Commodore and Vice Commodore Bill Krafft, Rear Commodore Lisa Pline, Secretary Mike Colbert, Treasurer Lionel Phillips, Fleet Captain Tom Shaw, and Members at Large John White, Pam Corwin and Devon Feusahrens.
Thank you to all the staff of SSA and another warm welcome to Steve Sinatra, SSA’s Dockmaster at his first AGM!
AGM photos by Ted Morgan
Waszp photos by Nicholas Draper