Board Members

Commodore

Rick Pacey

Chairs Board meetings and oversee the execution of responsibilities of Board Members & provide support as required.
Represent the club in meetings with authorities and at functions.
Provide leadership & use best endeavours to create an environment for the club to grow in both activities & membership numbers.
Ensure fellow Directors are active in their duties.
Ensure those accepting responsibilities for non-Executive positions are active in their duties.

Rick has a background in engineering, corporate and project management, is a co-owner of the Bavaria 42 Match Elusive and Etchells Friends and races regularly in club and coastal events.

Vice Commodore

Richard Kerr

Assists Commodore as required. Appoints and chairs the Race Committee.
Chairs the Protest Committee.
Overviews the maintenance of handicaps and race results in conjunction with the Race Officer.
Sets the Sailing/Racing programme for all seasons in collaboration with the Club Captain, for review and approval by the Race Committee.
Maintains, updates and circulates Sailing Instructions (SI’s) Race Notices (NOR’s) Course Sheets, Yacht Rounding Mark positions and Starters Procedure Manual.
Acts or delegates the position of Race Officer/Assist. Race Officer if unavailable.
Acts or delegates the position of Race Director for regattas held by the club.
Acts as advisor to the Race Starters in race related and procedural matters.
Applies for Aquatic, Marine Park, PSYC Reserve and VHF radio licenses.

Originally from Sydney, Richard first starting sailing nearly 50 years ago with his father in the Parramatta River Yacht Club on a Cavalier 26. He then spent 10 years racing Solings including several state titles. Over the years he has competed in the Sydney-Coffs Harbour and Darwin-Ambon races plus regattas in Sydney, Japan, Greece and Hawaii with some podium places along the way. He’s also been fortunate to have cruised extensively through Northern Australia, South-East Asia and the Greek Islands. The highlight for him though was sailing for a Japanese syndicate in the 1996 Kenwood Cup in Hawaii.

In 2014, Richard moved to Port Stephens where the vagaries of wind, tide, shifting sand and shallow water make the sailing every bit as interesting and challenging as those foreign locations and in his words “I’m looking forward to my tenure as Vice Commodore in this most spectacular place.”

Rear Commodore

Ken Peachey

Maintains the club premises and compliances with OH&S and on shore facilities.
Organise working bees and volunteers to assist as necessary.
Organise cleaning, garbage removal & general appearance of the club.
Maintain the register of club keys.
Supervises clubhouse contract cleaning, garbage roster, refurbishment and capital expenditure items.
Club’s representative on the Soldiers Point Management plan committee.
Liaise with the Port Stephens Council on issues affecting the club premises.
Undertake, or organise to be done, club repairs and maintenance.

Ken owns Una Vita and races regularly in club and major local events.

 

Club Captain

Tim Peachey

Responsible for the upkeep of Club Moorings, Race Marks, Club Flags and other paraphernalia associated with sailing operations of PSYC.

Responsible for the management of statutory requirements for eligibility of boats participating in PSYC events.

Responsible for the management of training requirements for staff administering sailing operations of PSYC.
Assists Vice-Commodore with:
Application for Aquatic Licence
b) Preparation of Race Programme, Notices of Race, Sailing Instructions and Courses
c) Preparation and/or revision of other race related documentation.
Acts as a member of the Race Committee.

Provides advice to staff administering sailing operations of the PSYC.

Assumes the role of Vice-Commodore when the Vice-Commodore is absent.

Tim is the recent owner of a sports trailable Thompson 7 which he is in the process of renaming.

Secretary

Cherylle Stone

Distribute Notices and prepare Agendas for Meetings.
Record & maintain Minutes of each meeting.
Ensure Minutes of each meeting are placed in the Board Minutes folder next to the bar as soon as practical.
Attend to all correspondence, mail, email and accounts in conjunction with the Commodore.
Disseminate information to all Board members as required.
Maintain a register of leases and other important files.
Ensure that practices of the club are in line with the Constitution.
Liaise with Membership Manager to disseminate information to club members.
Coordinate social functions via liaising with social activities.
Write welcome letters or emails to new members.

Treasurer

TBA

Ensures regulatory and statutory requirements are adhered to with regard to taxation, ASIC, insurances, is responsible for all banking and payments, undertakes/supervises stock take, prepares all accounting records, financial statements and reports for internal and external review and audits.

 

Director 1

Roger Dunwell

The Directors assist other Board members as requested by the Commodore, Secretary or the Board.

  • Membership Officer – responsible for management of revSPORT database and all membership matters.
  • To assist and support the Volunteer Coordinator in development of club volunteers, and provide support in this area for any major events.

 

 

Director 2

Peter Saxon-Williams

This Director position is the key social coordinator for the club. 

 

Director 3

TBA

The Director position is principally responsible for club communications strategy and implementation, and the Strategic Plan management.