There has been a bit of confusion lately about the purpose and direction of Windsurfing Queensland. I have recently been updating the WQ website and part of this process was to update the existing overview and charter, which may have been adding to that confusion.

The updated information about the club is below.
Regards, Scot Farley (President Windsurfing Queensland)

OVERVIEW:
Windsurfing Queensland oversees the sport of Windsurfing throughout Queensland. They work in association with all intra state clubs to promote and develop windsurfing in all its forms. It is run by a group of volunteers, passionate about the sport and its promotion within the state.

The club is an incorporated, not for profit organisation and therefore requires an elected committee.

The current committee is as follows:-

Scot Farley – President, Secretary and AWA Representative
Ray Wilson – Vice President
Tony Matta – Treasurer
Bart Black – Publicity Officer
Bayside Club Rep – Simon Fyfe
Brisbane Windsurfing Club - Padi
QLD Freewave Association Rep - Will Johnson
Windwanderers Club Rep - Kellie Tusler

CHARTER:
Our aim is to provide a strong administrative base to oversee and promote the formation of affiliated clubs. These third party clubs are then free to focus their efforts on running events and promoting the sport throughout the state.

Aside from a small $5.00 affiliation fee taken from each membership to cover everyday expenses we do not generate an income. This allows the third party affiliated clubs to generate an income from their memberships and as they are "not for profit" clubs this money goes straight back into the cost of events, running the club and promotion of the sport.

Over the years we have seen that the passion and commitment of a small number of individuals goes a very long way in the promotion of our sport. Windsurfing Queensland aims to provide the platform from which these people can provide this service in a safe way and under the protection of the insurance provided by the Australian Windsurfing Association.

Scot - thank you for your continued efforts with WQ, especially assisting the affiliation of clubs like QLD Freewave and Wind wanderers etc. It is really important that all windsurfers from around QLD get behind these clubs, as it is this support that will really push the sport to new levels locally and nationally, and allow us to run social and competitive events in the awesome spots we all sail.

Thanks again from the whole crew at QFWA!

Will

Thanks for the kind words Will but although I wrote the post there are a host of people who make the WQ machine work so they all deserve the thanks.

I couldn't agree with you more regarding the need for us all as individuals to get behind the clubs and I hope that this year everyone makes a special effort to sign up an take advantage of all the awesome events. I've asked the other clubs if they could send out a heads up for your national waves ailing event www.airsickness.com/windsurfing/2012-national-wavesailing-au/ so hopefully that will help with numbers.

Awesome work Scot as always. Your efforts in the many facets of windsurfing are much appreciated.

Great to see 4 clubs now operating in Queensland!