2020 ORCV Annual General Meeting

This year's AGM will be held online Monday 14th September at 7pm.  Financial members have been sent the agenda, voting packs and links to join the meeting.  If you haven't received yours, please get in contact with Vanessa at the ORCV office on orcv email of This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. who can confirm if we have your payment recorded and if all looks to be in order will arrange for a copy to be emailed through after checking your email address.

As part of the 2020 ORCV AGM we are asking members to vote on a number of important matters.  

1.  Adoption of the ORCV Club Code of Conduct by Special Resolution.  
2.  Adoption of new ORCV Club Rules and Bylaws by Special Resolution.  
3.   Motion for authority of General Committee to appoint a 6th General Committee member at the first General Committee meeting after the AGM, subject to the acceptance of the new ORCV Club Rules.  
4.  Election of Committee members, specifically the Flag and Officer positions plus any vacancies arising on the General Committee.  
5.  Appointment of Life Membership, as nominated by members and endorsed by the Committee.  
6.  Appointment of the Auditor for the year ahead, as recommended by the Treasurer.  

Special Resolutions (1 & 2) – You may select yes, no or abstain.  
Motion for Authority (3) - You may select yes, no or abstain.  
Flag and Officers (4) - You may select one vote for each position.  
General Committee (4) - Please rank each nomination by entering 1 - 3 in the box.  
Appointment of Life Membership (5) - You may select yes, no or abstain.  
Appointment of Auditor (6) - You may select yes, no or abstain.  

Please Note: All online votes will be by secret ballot and voting will be run on the current ORCV Club Rules (Constitution). 

Where only one (1) nomination is received for a vacant position, the person nominated shall be deemed to be elected. Existing members of the General Committee will continue their tenure until the 2021 AGM.   

Thus, the following positions do not require voting at this AGM and are deemed filled.  

Commodore: Grant Dunoon  
Rear Commodore: Jeremy Walton  
Treasurer: Simon Dryden  
Secretary: Elke Kellis  
General Committee: Ryan Blackstock, Tim Boucaut, Aidan Geysen, Jill Blunsom  

Vacant positions:

One (1) General Committee position and one (1) additional General Committee position if the Proposed new Club Rules (Constitution) are accepted.  

The position of Vice Commodore is also up for election with two nominations.

 Justin Brenan and John Gordon

 Nominations for the General Committee Position are:

 Jeff Sloan, Glenn Fitzgerald and Wayne Seaward

The results of the above-listed elections and Special Resolutions will be announced on the 14th of September 2020 at the AGM in accordance with the Club Rules.

Notice of AGM and other documents can be found here 

Victorian blue water sailors mourn the death of highly revered yachting journalist, Peter Campbell

Peter Campbell OAM who died in Hobart this week aged 89, for over seventy years covered Australia’s top ocean races, the Olympics and the America’s and Admirals Cups.

Many blue water Victorian sailors and Club Members will recall his insightful coverage of Port Phillip’s annual Petersville Regattas and the ORCV’s Melbourne Devonport and Westcoaster races. In 2014 he was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for services to yachting as a journalist.

Former Ocean Racing Club of Victoria Commodore, Warwick Hoban says, “Peter found the good side of yachts and their crew and always put a positive spin on his widely read stories.”

Peter is survived by his wife Sarah, sons, RYCV Member Timothy and Jonothan and their partners.
A small funeral in Hobart is being planned for a date yet to advised.

Our sympathies are extended to Peter’s family at this time.

By Mike Sabey

With this year's AGM around the corner we are writing with details of how the meeting will be conducted.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the 2020 AGM will not be able to be held in person, it will be conducted online. In a similar way to other yacht clubs around the bay, the ORCV will be conducting electronic elections. Full details will be provided to members closer to the elections, but it is anticipated that voting will open soon after the close of nominations for Committee positions (due 7 days prior to the AGM in accordance with Rule 41). Voting will close just prior to the AGM commencing.

Please note, the club has appointed an independent Election Officer to oversee the process and ensure the vote is conducted in accordance with the Rules in a fair and transparent manner.

Please find refer to the ORCV website for the following documents

• Notice of AGM
• Nomination form for General Committee Members
• Proxy voting form
• Proposed new ORCV Club Rules (Constitution)
• Proposed new Bylaws
• Proposed new Code of Conduct
• Constitutional Key Changes 2016 - 2020

Important dates:

• AGM - 7pm, Monday 14th September, online
• Nominations for Election to be lodged by 4.00pm, Monday 7th September
• Proxy voting forms must be received by 7.00pm, Sunday 6th September
• Voting for Flags, Officers and Honorary Life Members will be held online between the 7th and 14th of September, details to follow closer to voting.
• Voting in of the proposed new Club Rules, Bylaws and Code of conduct will be online at the AGM.

Important information:

• Only financial members can vote at the elections and AGM
• Only the following categories are eligible to vote:
  • Senior Members
  • Honorary Life Members
  • Outport Members

Trophy Presentation is to be conducted in person at a later date.

As part of the 2020 ORCV AGM we will be asking members to vote on a number of important matters.

1. Election of Committee members, specifically the Flag and Officer positions plus vacancies on general committee arising.

2. Appointment of Life Membership, as nominated by members and endorsed by the Committee.

3. Appointment of the Auditor for the year ahead, as recommended by the Treasurer.

4. Adoption of the Code of Conduct. Over recent years we have seen the welcome growth of women's participation in club activities. We have also seen one or two incidents where the conduct of individuals has fallen well below community and club expectations. Two years ago, the club adopted Australian Sailing's Membership Protection Policy. Since then the Committee has decided it wanted to go further, by being clear about the club's values and expectations through a Code of Conduct. We would like you to review it and support the club to adopt the Code of Conduct as a statement of expectations of members, volunteers, staff and participants.

5. Adoption of new Rules. The Covid-19 shutdown has given the club the time and opportunity to review and refine many aspects of the club, one of them being the Rules. They have needed updating for some time to bring them in line with club activities. One example is Youth membership, which we want to extend until a person turns 25 to support youth development and increase the participation of younger people. There are many other changes, some minor and some significant, see the summary for full detail. Some changes were debated at Committee level, and while they don't all have full agreement by all individuals on the Committee, the Committee confirms that all changes have majority agreement. We ask you to review the changes and support the club to adopt the new Rules.

6. Adoption of new Bylaws. There are many procedural aspects of the club which relate to the Rules but may need to change from time to time. For this reason, and for increased transparency, we have proposed a new set of Bylaws. The club has not had Bylaws before. We ask you to review them and support the club adopting the new Bylaws.

We will next be in contact in the first week of September with further details on voting and online access to the AGM.

We look forward to seeing you all online on the 14th of September, until then please stay safe. 

Regards,

Martin Vaughan
ORCV Commodore

ORCV Volunteer of the Year

The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria runs essentially from a volunteer base.  There are many volunteer hours put into every event the ORCV runs. 

Each year, we award a person this award for their outstanding effort and contributions to the ORCV and its members.

Delma Dunoon 2023 Volunteer of the Year Photo Steffen Pedersen / Little Viking Productions

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