LYRA 2009 Annual General Meeting

2:01 AM Fri 13 Nov 2009 GMT

Twenty-six delegates representing twelve yacht clubs attended the LYRA Annual General Meeting held at Buffalo Yacht Club on Saturday, November 7.

Genesee Yacht Club's Robert Elliott was elected president. Elliott has been a LYRA vice president for the past four years. He is past commodore of GYC, and a US SAILING certified race officer.

In his remarks, following the election, Elliott stressed that LYRA belongs to the member clubs. He urged delegates to stay in touch with the Executive with their "ideas, wishes, and complaints. To make the association all it can be, we will need regular candid input from you." He added, "I feel very fortunate to be stepping in here in the midst of the preparations for the annual regatta at Buffalo. I am really excited about their innovative plans. This is going to be an event you won't want to miss."

Other officers elected to the LYRA Executive Committee included:

Patrick Lymburner, Port Credit Yacht Club, honorary president;
Donald Finkle, Youngstown Yacht Club, vice president
Guy Perrin, Port Credit Yacht Club, vice president
David Steenbergen, Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club, vice president
Mark Searle, Port Credit Yacht Club, vice president
Susan Cassidy, Olcott Yacht Club, treasurer
Robert Porter, Oswego Yacht Club, director and US Sailing Area E representative

Buffalo Yacht Club's Ted Johnson and Tom Lewin presented BYC's plans for the 2010 LYRA Annual Regatta. They explained that they are trying to develop a group passage through the Welland Canal including possibly a "Moveable feast from Port Weller to Port Colborne." In any event, the Centennial Race will run from Port Colborne to Buffalo to include boats from Lake Ontario and the north shore of Lake Erie. The Founders Cup Race will go from Erie to Buffalo.

Delegates unanimously approved the 65-mile Freeman Cup Race course: Buffalo to Dunkirk to Mohawk Island to Buffalo (or reverse, depending on weather conditions).

Several other unique features are in development but not yet finalized. Stay tuned for details as they are confirmed.

Looking beyond 2010, the delegates unanimously approved the bid from Oswego Yacht Club to host the 2012 LYRA Annual Regatta. Delegates were also reminded that Port Credit Yacht Club will be hosting the 2011 Annual Regatta.

by Guy Perrin

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