It was a full house for the Metung Yacht Club’s (MYC) annual general meeting last Saturday.
The annual report and the financial report were presented.
On behalf of the general committee, outgoing commodore, Jeff Rose, acknowledged the enormous contribution by volunteers to the club’s success and noted the support of MYC sailors to the club’s races and regattas, as well the work of subcommittees.
The treasurer, Michael Hack, noted the club had made a small profit for the year, and new assets purchased during the financial year included the new RIB.
Increased insurance cost and significant work undertaken to maintain assets this year had also affected the financial position of the club.
In line with tradition, the outgoing commodore was presented with a portrait, which will grace the clubroom wall.
The caricature portrait began with past MYC member, and artist, Graeme Shepherd, who produced most of the caricatures of past commodores that grace the clubroom.
For the commodores who had passed before him, Shepherd used input from their family members to guide his art.
After he passed away, other artists have been employed to provide a portrait of more recent commodores.
Gavin Bell, a Melbourne-based artist, provided the caricature portrait of Mary Rowe, while Bairnsdale artist, Paul McVilly, was employed to produce the caricature portrait of Jeff Rose.
The new general committee was elected: commodore – Peter Kanat, vice commodore – Steve Bull, rear commodore – Mary Rowe, secretary – Andrew Lethlean, treasurer – Michael Hack and committee members, Bill Newcomen, Andrew Perkins, Andrew Russell, Jude Brennan and Pip Moore.
Retiring committee member Les Clough was thanked for his contribution during his tenure on the general committee.
