Your new Committee for this coming year is as follows:

President: JOE PILCHER

Vice Chairman: John Canepa  (The Vice Chairman will be responsible for managing the Yard)

Secretary: Mr. Andrew Camilleri

Captain: Mr. Jason Mesilio

Treasurer; Mr. Graham Olivero

Committee Members:

Mr Gareth Jones (also responsible for IT/CCTV)

Pepe Figueredo

Johnny Buttigieg

Edgar Colton

Suresh Mahtani 

Given the issues of last year’s meeting, the AGM accepted by consensus, a change in the procedures applicable for General Meeting as follows:                                                                                                                         1. The Committee needs to give the membership a minimum of three week’s notice for a General Meeting.                                                                                                                                                                   2. Members will have a date (not less than three weeks from the meeting date) to nominate any person to stand for election for any post, which member has to accept the nomination.                                                3. Members will have a date as at 2, above, to put in any motion or matter that they want discussed at the General meeting. They will need the support of 5 members to do this which members have to be present at the general meeting.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   4. “Any Other Business” will now be termed “Matters arising from the Meeting” so as to stop members from raising matters not covered at 3 . above                                                                                                             Given this issue has now been corrected but because last year the mechanism of voting was not strictly as per the Constitution, this Committee is deemed to have been elected afresh and therefore the two year rule will apply as from the meeting.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Good morning members.

There were many issues that were discussed last night which I will slowly day by day be explaining. We believe however, that one of the key issues discussed and passed unanimously was the issue of the payment of Berthing fees. It was agreed that as from next year, the date of the Invoicing would be 1st January, and the Invoice should have been paid by the 1st March.

This year however, and because of the confusion of the previous year’s invoice issue date, the AGM agreed that the term this year would be extended to 1st May 2025.    

It was further agreed that a 2% penalty compounded on a monthly basis would be implemented thereafter. Therefore, if at the date when the payment should have been made (1st May 2025), a member has not paid, he will receive a reminder letter reminding him that payment has be made ASAP. Thereafter and by 1st June 2025, the member will be charged a 2% penalty for late payment. This would be charged every month thereafter and will be compounded.   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           To be absolutely clear so that there is no confusion, any member that has not paid by the 1st May 2025 will be sent a reminder letter and will have his entry cards blocked. If the Invoice is not paid by the 1st June 2025, a 2% penalty will be levied. This will be compounded on a monthly basis. After three months after the payment deadline, the matter will be passed to the Disciplinary Committee

The Committee

a couple on months ago the Committee accepted a proposal brought by Pepe Figueredo to create Pontoon leaders who individual members in each pontoon could approach for specific problems of that pontoon. With today’s communications, they could link up in their own Pontoon What’s App and would be the person to represent that pontoon in a possible sub-committee. When the Committee next meets in early April, we want to take this matter forward and would therefore like your opinion but most importantly the names of people in each pontoon prepared to take in this role. This would give the Committee an idea of its success if launched. We look forward to hear from you all.