Hi All Tassie Windsurfers,

With the AGM being held on Saturday 10th of March, the time has come to think about next season's Windsurfing Tasmania Office Bearers.

Nominations are required for the position of President, Secretary, Treasurer, Public Officer and all Committee Members.
Nominations will need someone to second them and nominees will need to accept their nomination.

The other office bearer positions will remain as they are unless the incumbent wishes to step down or we receive new nominations for any of these positions.

This is your chance to nominate an existing office bearer, someone new or even yourself.

Post your nominations on Seabreeze prior to the 9th of March so they can be collated prior to the AGM.

Nominated people do not have to be a current member as long as they intend to join next year.

This is a great chance for new people to get involved in the committee and promote Windsurfing.

Existing 2011/2012 Office Bearers are:

President - Anthony Houston
Secretary - Kaleb Smith
Treasurer - Geraldine Morehead
Public Officer - Ian Murray

Committee Members:
Ian Murray
Kaleb Smith
Anthony Fitzgerald
Steve Charles
Izaak Perkins
Damien Wallace
Anthony Perkins
Dave Morehead


Race Committee – Officer of the Day:
A. Perkins & I. Murray – Port Sorrell
S. Gordon & T. Fitzgerald - RYCT
R Carington Smith - PDYC
I.Johnson & J Van Ek - Stanley

AWA Representative - David Morehead
Web-Site Coordinator - David Andrew
Publicity Coordinator - Anthony Perkins(north) Dave Morehead(south)
Wave Sailing Coordinator - Kaleb Smith
Formula Windsurfing Representative - Steve Charles
Slalom/ Speed Representative - Anthony Perkins
Leven Yacht Club Representative - Ian Johnston
SBSC Representative - Position deleted

I'd like to nominate Ben Wilson (alias bearhoover) for the committee, it would be great to have a representaive in Launceston that sails on the Tamar

Well done Steve,

Many thanks for your passion and efforts on the committee over the years and in running so well the dash for cash year after year.

We don't have life members in Windsurfing Tasmania I think but being on this committiee since inception in my view warrants it.

Cheers Russ

Let's get this cranked up guys....this is your chance to save the world and be part of spreading the word that windsurfing is the future and WILL take over from the AFL....or at least Collingwood cos they can't read, write or sail

The office bearer positions don't necessarily need to or historically do change that much from year to year, which tends to keep some form of continuity. However there was a fairly big change last year, with new President, Secretary and Treasurer and a number of new committee members aimed to better represent sailors in the SE. Traditionally, we have kept the committee to around eight, which has worked pretty well when making decisions, as we usually run with a vote, that includes the President, Secretary and Treasurer having voting rights, and majority vote wins.

To get this moving a little quicker, I'd like to nominate all incumbents for their current positions. If an incumbant wants to step down and not accept the nomination then we look to fill those positions.

At the moment we have Steve Charles stepping down as a committee member, so this opens up that position. We have Ben Wilson nominated for a committee position and if another becomes available, we have Jeremy Stuart nominated. We also have Anthony Houston nominated as President and I'd like to second that nomination. So, if eveyone has been nominated as shown below, we need people to second these nominations and for nominees (once seconded) to accept. We could have one person second all of the single nominated positions below to really speed this up!!

The other positions are automatically retained, unless we have someone step down or someone put their hand up or be nominated. For example, if you think you could really get the publicity side of things moving, let us know!!

It might also be worth having a Learner Board Coordinator (North and South). They could oversee management of the learner boards and Learner Days?


President - Anthony Houston (Nominated by FoS, Seconded by Dave)
Secretary - Kaleb Smith (Nominated by Dave)
Treasurer - Geraldine Morehead (Nominated by Dave)
Public Officer - Ian Murray (Nominated by Dave)

Committee Members:
Ian Murray (Nominated by Dave)
Kaleb Smith (Nominated by Dave)
Anthony Fitzgerald (Nominated by Dave)
Izaak Perkins (Nominated by Dave)
Damien Wallace (Nominated by Dave)
Anthony Perkins (Nominated by Dave)
Dave Morehead (Nominated by Dave)
Ben Wilson (Nominated by Ant, Seconded by Dave)

Race Committee – Officer of the Day:
A. Perkins & I. Murray – Port Sorrell
S. Gordon & T. Fitzgerald - RYCT
R Carington Smith - PDYC
I.Johnson & J Van Ek - Stanley

AWA Representative - David Morehead
Web-Site Coordinator - David Andrew
Publicity Coordinator - Anthony Perkins(north) Dave Morehead(south)
Wave Sailing Coordinator - Kaleb Smith
Formula Windsurfing Representative - Steve Charles
Slalom/ Speed Representative - Anthony Perkins
Leven Yacht Club Representative - Ian Johnston

hi all
i would also like to step down from the commitee.
cheers perks

I would like to second all the nominated committe positions below.
Ian murry
Kaleb Smith
Anthony Fitzgerald
Izaak Perkins
Dave Moorehead.
I also nominate Jez Stewart to the committee to take Anthony Perkins Position.


I am happy to stay on the committe this coming year. Decision making role and looking after the learner boards (i am sure Ant will continue his role in this as well).
Cheers Damien

Kaleb, have indicated you're stepping down from acting Secretary. Geri is also stepping down as Treasurer. These are the two key positions, in terms of WT administration, so if you think you have the skills, please put your hand up for one or both of these positions. The AWA has one person who is Secretary and Treasurer and he does a great job filling both positions. So, revised as follows:


President - Anthony Houston (Nominated by FoS, Seconded by Dave)
Secretary -
Treasurer -
Public Officer - Ian Murray (Nominated by Dave, Seconded by Russ)

Committee Members:
Ian Murray (Nominated by Dave, Seconded by Russ)
Kaleb Smith (Nominated by Dave, Seconded by Russ)
Anthony Fitzgerald (Nominated by Dave, Seconded by Russ)
Izaak Perkins (Nominated by Dave, Seconded by Russ)
Damien Wallace (Nominated by Dave, Seconded by Russ, Accepted by Damo)
Dave Morehead (Nominated by Dave, Seconded by Russ, Accepted by Dave)
Jeremy Stuart (Nominated by Steve, Seconded by FoS)
Ben Wilson (Nominated by Ant, Seconded by Dave)

hi guys
happy to stay on as public officer but not on the committee.
i nominate jordan and izaac for positions on the committee or second them if already been nominated
cheers muz

I accept my nomination for the committee and second you as treasure Dave

I accept nomination to stay in the committee.

It would be good to have someone else in the Lauceston/Tamar region on the committee as we have only one rep from there.
Ben have you got any suggestions?

We still have the secretary role to fill, Dave I think has offered to do that as well as treasurer but be good for someone else to fill it if we can. This is not a big role as we usually share the load.....and the love.....Jez what about you

i think it is fantastic to see such a response to the committee and office bearers of windsurf tasmania.
As it was not long ago that we thought it might fold and be no more.
i am excited by all the new people involved in wt and hold great expectation as to where it can go.
we have a duty to carry on this great sport and develop it in tassie and strive to grow and encourage others to give it a go.
cheers muz

I will accept my nomination to be on the committee. Looking forward to being more involved in windsurf TAS

seconded Buzzy for secretary

Good no you Buzzy

Still be good to get someone else to help Ben from the Tamar region

We have 6 members from the south, 3 from Hawley, 1 from Tamar
Good to balance it out.

It's not a big task, most of it's fun, soooo........anyone else?
Ben ramp your mates up...Paul where are you hiding