Annual General Meeting 2009

The Thirty Fifth Annual General Meeting of the Parker & Seal Sailing Association was held at 1100 am on Sunday 8th February, 2009 at Fydell House, Boston.

This report is by the newly-elected Commodore, Ken Surplice. Photos are at the bottom of the page.

Hello Folks

After a super AGM weekend, I am back home to thank you all for your support with the AGM and award nominations. For those of you who missed the AGM, either living far far away, or through illness or being indisposed, allow me to update you on what went on.

Who's Who (or whom as my English teacher would say)

The first thing to say is that all nominations for posts were accepted in the meeting and by proxy. Here’s how the line-up changes from 2008 to 2009:

National Committee and Area Officers	Committee end of 2008		Committee standing for 2009
Commodore	Clifford Miller	1	Ken Surplice	1
Hon Secretary	Tim Reeder	2	Tim Reeder	2
Hon Treasurer	Stephen Drew	3	Stephen Drew	3
Vice Commodore	Ken Surplice	4	Peter Lowry	4
Rear Commodore	Peter Lowry	5	-
Sailing Secretary	Jonathan Houston	6	Jonathan Houston	5
Librarian & membership	Geoff Harwood	7	Geoff Harwood	6
Newsletter Editor	Cathie Cunnison	8	Barbara Forster	7
Press & Publicity	Phil Walden	9	Phil Walden	8
Eastern area	John Dinwiddy		John Dinwiddy
Poole	Keith McCarthy		Keith McCarthy
South West	Kate Hattersley		Kate Hattersley
Scotland	Christina Brown		Christina Brown
Ireland	Stephen Lowry		Stephen Lowry
Solent	Peter Lowry		Peter Lowry
Trailer sailer	Graham Ebb		Graham Ebb
Archivist			Lindsey Moscrop
Regalia Officer	Di Drew		Di Drew
Webmaster			Geoff Turner	9

Those with a number next to their name have been elected as an officer of the association and being a committee member. I’d like to make a special welcome to Lindsey Moscrop who is our new Archivist.

What went on in Boston

On Saturday morning, a very happy and welcoming Bill Parker entertained 35-40 people in his new factory premises where all production, fibreglass and wood, is under one roof. There was a great buzz amongst we visitors, possibly induced by the aroma of fibreglass. We had a great tour, including a preview of the new P29 hull. Apart from one, who was ill, all Bill’s entire staff (of eight) turned out on their weekend to entertain us and give us a demonstration. I’ll write a complete report for the next newsletter, but must mention now that the visit ended with a great spread of food which had clearly all been homemade by Bill’s team.

On Saturday afternoon, Barbara led a stuffing party. Before you ask, it was about newsletters and envelopes, but still very social. In the evening, Bill and his wife Janet joined our party for dinner in the Boston hotel. This also went well, and John, our Eastern Area man, made a welcoming speech.

On Sunday morning, Bill made another special early morning tour of the factory for the Drews as they had missed the Saturday tour. They finished in time to join the AGM in a 300 year old hall proposed by the Roy family, our local hosts. Apart from the AGM formalities, Clifford made a short farewell speech, Bill gave another talk and Geoff our webmaster launched the exciting, which it is, new web site. Awards were duly presented. I’ll write it all up later. With many helping hands from the ‘officers’ and WAGs, the AGM went smoothly and everybody mucked in. John kindly ran the election section. Following the AGM, there was more eating in the final lunch back at the hotel.

In Closing

Thanks again to you all. I’m looking forward to a year where the sun shines, both at sea and within the association.

Ken Surplice

Note: Ken's presentation slides are here (PDF format).

Awards

Silver Jubilee	For outstanding service in promoting the success and objects of the association	2007 not awarded	2008 Cathie Cunnison	for her contribution as newsletter editor and committee guidance
Angus Primrose	For meritorious achievements in an Angus Primrose designed boat (22, 28, 850, Sinbad)	2007 Keith and Tina McCarthy	2008 Stephen Lowry	for representing Seals in Ireland, restoration work and keeping Seals commercially active
Newsletter award	For outstanding contribution to newsletter	2007 Richard Tanner	2008 Graham Ebb	"Round the island race 2008"
Parker 21/235	For meritorious achievement in a Parker 21 or 235	2007 David Pocock	2008 David Ayre "Cool Breeze"	ISC round island race 2008
Photo competition	For best photo, as voted by members	2007 Martin Hopton and Mike Edwards	2008 Brenda Harvey	PSSA Fleet at Bosham
Devonshire Boule	Winner of annual boules competition	2007 not played	2008 Tim and Margaret Reeder	~~Boulewell~~ Speedwell
Solent area award	Most valuable contribution in supporting the activities in the area	2007 Carol Walden	2008 Peter Forster	logging 1,200 miles this season and running Emsworth rally
South West Area award	Most valuable contribution in supporting the activities in the area	2007 not awarded	2008 Chris Scanes	Sails and Canvas
Super Seal trophy	First Seal 26 or Parker 27/275 to finish in RIOW	2007 Not awarded	2008 Chris & Ros Cooper	Jan’s Express
Annual racing trophy	First boat overall in RIOW	2007 race cancelled	2008 Nigel Wallbank	Breeze Parker 21
2008 Retiring Commodore Award	For any Commodore that retires in 2008	2007 not awarded	2008 Clifford Miller	Abacus, Parker 275