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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT size=3>Hi
all,</FONT></SPAN></B></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
size=4><STRONG>Annual General Meeting</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU>The ANU Sailing
Club 2004 AGM will be held at 1930 Wednesday 17th March. From 5pm the clubhouse
will be open giving you the opportunity to go for a sail in a supervised
environment. This will be followed by a free </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU>BBQ
and the AGM.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU>The major task
for the AGM is the election of the 2004 committee. With older
committee members graduating and moving on the club really needs new blood
on the committee.</SPAN></P><SPAN lang=EN-AU>
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lang=EN-AU></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU>If you are
interested in nominating for a committee position contact me (Garrick Larkin
Club Secretary on <A href="mailto:u3299815@anu.edu.au">u3299815@anu.edu.au</A> ,
0404 292 691).</SPAN></P></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
size=4><STRONG>Six Simple Steps to getting actively involved in the ANUSC (and
meet a lot of people and have a lot of fun)!</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-AU></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><SPAN
lang=EN-AU><FONT size=3>1) Turn up to social events (eg Coast
Trip to Tuross 27-28th March). Trips like this are an
excellent way to meet other club members. You can swap details to
organise to sail together or turn up to future
events.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=3>2) Turn
up to training courses to help out (tonight 1700-2000, <SPAN
lang=EN-AU>this Sunday 7th March 1000-1800, next Monday and Wednesday
1700-2000). Even if you aren't an experienced sailor you can still help out and
you will meet a lot of people.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN
lang=EN-AU>3) Turn up to regattas (eg Canberra Teams
Championship Sat 13 March). In sailing the most important requirement for a crew
is weight so even </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU>if you have never been on a boat
before there are opportunities to get involved with racing.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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lang=EN-AU></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN
lang=EN-AU>4) Organise your own events. Organise your own
events by inviting friends and other club members to go sailing with
you.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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lang=EN-AU></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN
lang=EN-AU>5) Organise club events. If you want to organise
anything from twilight sailing, attending an interstate regatta or social
Go Karting the committee will support you. You decide what the club needs and
help make it happen.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN
lang=EN-AU></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN
lang=EN-AU>6) Join the committee. Committee members are in the
loop with what is coming up, get a clubhouse key and priority for racing boats.
</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
size=4><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
size=4><STRONG>Why you should get involved!</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU>The club
is currently offering what is probably the BEST SAILING DEAL IN
AUSTRALIA. For just $20 membership you get free unlimited unsupervised boat use.
If you are an experienced member you can even take the boats interstate to
regattas and if you are going away to race the club will even pay your race
entry! This is a FRACTION of the real cost of owning a boat as evidenced by the
fact that </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU>the CYC charges $35 per hour to hire
a Laser and they are a non-profit organisation just trying to cover
costs.</SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-AU></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU>The club cannot
continue to offer </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU>such a good deal unless the club
has a large increase in volunteers. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU>An increase in
active members makes the club a much better place with more sailing
events and more social events therefore attracting more
members. Active members </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU>also help financially
by </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU>allowing us to run training courses (therefore
raising more money ourselves), maintain our equipment ourselves (saving our
money for more important things), attend more competitions (justifying more SRA
funding) and do </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU>a better job of financially and
otherwise administering the club (therefore justifying to the SRA that we are a
worthy club for their funding).</SPAN></P>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </P><FONT size=3>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-AU>With
nearly 150 members in 2004 the club had our largest membership in many
years making us around the 3rd biggest ANU sporting club. However
many members are inactive and in 2005 the club needs more active
members than ever before. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU>Unless the
club gets more active members to help run the club in
2004 we will not be able to continue to provide the
same deal in 2005. T</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU>he club is quickly
heading for the same style of system that other university sailing clubs use.
That is you pay whenever you use the boats and the boats are only
available on weekends when somebody is there to supervise.</SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-AU></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU></SPAN></B><B><SPAN
lang=EN-AU></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU></SPAN></B><B><SPAN
lang=EN-AU></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
size=3></FONT></SPAN></B> </P>
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size=3></FONT></SPAN></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
size=4>After Sailing Drinks</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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size=4></FONT></SPAN></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
size=3>After the sailing course session tonight (Wednesday) at around 8pm
there will be after sailing drinks at the Canberra Yacht Club. This is an
excellent opportunity for YOU to meet the clubs new members. This
will provide the opportunity for you to get to know other members of
the club so that you can organise to sail together or even line up crews
for regattas.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
size=3>Although the Lasers and Tasars will be used for the course the
opportunity is there to turn up early and take a Windsurfer, Sharpie or the
Yacht out for a sail. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU></SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-AU><FONT size=3>Turn up to the clubhouse before 8pm or meet us at the
CYC.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT size=3>If
you have any questions ring Todd 0401 016 243 or Garrick 0404 292
691.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-AU></SPAN></B> </P>
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lang=EN-AU></SPAN></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
size=4>Renewing Membership</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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size=4></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT size=3>You
can renew your ANUSC membership at the SRA during business hours or at club
events.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
size=3><FONT size=4><STRONG>Email List
Removals</STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=4></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT size=3>To
remove yourself from the ANUSC email list got to this webpage and follow
the instructions. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU><A
href="http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/sailingclub">http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/sailingclub</A></SPAN><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT size=3>cheers</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
size=3><BR>Garrick Larkin</FONT></SPAN></FONT></P></FONT></SPAN>
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