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Concerned Members
Letter of concern dated 10 April 2026 to the Commodore and CEO from Bowman & Mackenzie Solicitors with John Diacopoulos.
Read BowmanMackenzieSolicitors_LetterToCommodoreAndCEOJohn Hancox
23 August letter to the Commodore, Flag Officers and GC re arrogance and legacy.
13 July 2026 letter to the Commodore re SMH article and the role of a CEO.
Concerned Members
Copy of legal advice by Francis Douglas KC.
Copy of letter of offer by Sean Langman (Noakes) to operate the boatyard.
Copy of design vision by McIldowie Partners architecture commissioned by Nicole Shrimpton.
Copy of 2020 Master Plan.
Richard Hammond
Letter to Members, explaining why yacht owners oppose Resolution 1.
Read Hammond_01_Resolution1VoteNoBruce Dover
Response to Squadron 2035 and related modelling.
Read Dover_01_Squadron2035ResponseFred Bevis
Letter to Flag Officers and Directors re estimated financial impact of the GC proposal.
Read Bevis_01_LetterToFlagOfficersAndDirectorsJeremy Garling
Email to the Commodore re concerns about the current plans not being past 'Get Fit' stage and not leading to addressing of club's challenges.
Read Garling_01_EmailToTheCommodoreNicholas Hogg
July summary analysis. Questions to GC re information presented at March and June meetings and questions re the July survey. Letter to CEO and Commodore re 2020 Master Plan and removal of fuel tanks.
Read Hogg_00_SummaryAnalysisJuly Read Hogg_01_QuestionsToGC Read Hogg_02_LetterToCEOandCommodoreReFuelNicole Shrimpton
Letter "A Third Way" and introduction to independently commissioned architectural study (see full study in Concerned Members' 21 Aug update item above).
Visual summary and expansion of primary design ideas.
Letter of support (response to letters of support) and concerns re reduction of yachting repertoire and yacht care.
Concerned Members
July letter to the Commodore, CEO and GC re concerns of division, distrust and Constitutional issues.
Read Members_01_LetterToCommodoreCEOandGCBoris Kvid & Philip Brown
May letter to the Commodore and Board on style and spririt.
Read Kvid_Brown_01_LetterToGConStyleAndSpiritIain Murray
June letter to Members re concerns about direction of the club and club's inability to operate services efficiently.
Read Murray_01_LetterToMembers