Jeff Beitz - Commodore
Commodore
The Commodore shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. He/she shall preside at all meetings of the Corporation and of the Board of Directors. He/she shall have the general and active management of the affairs of the Corporation. He/she shall see that all orders an resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. He/she shall be an ex-officio member of all committees.
Personal Background
Owner operator of Georgian Bay Marina, dealer for Laser performance and importer of Ovington Albacore hulls and fitting them out and marketing under the brand GBR Ovington Albacores.
I started sailing Albacores in Junior sailing out of Bronte Harbour yacht Club in Oakville. From the frst day of juniors, racing Albacores was all we did and after a few years I teamed up with Ian Brayshaw at the age of 15 to start sailing in junior events and the Aldult events in the Albacore. I have also sailed/raced lasers, Lightning’s, J-24 and various other keel boats. As well as racing I have Charter Captained keel boats down in the Caribbean.
I have always enjoyed the Albacore class and what it offers sailors across Canada, the US and the UK. Competitive racing, one design boat, affordable and a great selection of event venues all add to the class and the enjoyment of it.
Goals
The CAA has been steadily growing over the last few years, this is in part due to the very healthy and active fleets across Ontario. The past CAA executive has been very successful in growing the class outside of Toronto and it will be our goal to continue this trend by way of communication, support and looking at different ways to involve all Albacore sailors not just the racing side of Albacore sailing.
A big part of the Commodores responsibility as stated above is overseeing all exec members and ensuring responsibilities are carried out. I have asked each CAA Executive member to help us understand their role and list their goals and objectives for their portfolio. We are also dedicating an area on our web site for our Executive members to share their vision and goals and we will be updating throughout the year communicating to you our progress.
The 2011 sailing season will see the Canadian Albacore Association host the Albacore Internationals. It is the goal of this executive to make this one of the largest Internationals participated in, in recent years. 70 boats is the target number to beat.
