Albert Sailing Club is run on a volunteer basis.

The Committee consists of the Flag Officers (as defined in the Club Rules) and General Committee members.   The Committee is elected for a term of one year commencing from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting.

The Committee for the 2022-2023  year is set out in the table below.   A brief profile of each committee member can be found below the table.

Committee Member Profiles

Rod Thomas:  Commodore

• Place of birth: Adelaide
• First sail:  Holdfast Trainer junior class boat as a crew in Adelaide
• First boat: Mirror "Bushfire", which I sailed with my wife Mandy
• Now sailing: Laser Radial at ASC and in Laser Association events
• Joined ASC: late 1978, when Mirrors were the Class on the Lake (and throughout Australia).
• Work: Retired, after 30 years in Human Resources

Cindy Tilbrook:  Immediate Past Commodore

• Place of birth: Port Augusta, SA
• First sail: As a young teenager staying at Lake Menindee, NSW First boat: Sabre
• Current Boat:   Laser, though I don't sail it much.  Have done lots of Tall Ship sailing, crewed for a racing keelboat in Western Port, and owned a 29 foot keelboat for a few years.  Mainly do Race Management these days.
• Joined ASC; March 1998
• Work:   Now retired. Previously Senior Management in the NFP sector.  But still seem to work as hard --- I just don't get paid any longer.

Steve Dunn

• Place of birth: Hindmarsh, Adelaide
• First sail:  Crewing as an eight year old on the Port River Adelaide, SA. In the years since, Hartley TS16, Heron, and Impulse.
• First boat: Holdfast Trainer (basically a Sabot with a bowsprit, jib and thwart that could be sailed two up).
• Now sailing: Impulse, “Grumpy Boy”
• Joined ASC: 2000
• Work:  Communications Technologist, now retired.

Paul Farrell 

• Place of birth: Hospital, (No I'm not an illegal alien.)
• First sail: Corsair, 1 time only as a 12yo.
• First boat: 125
• Now sailing: Impulse. I also have a Furmula 15 Skiff but it very rarely gets wet. 
• Joined ASC: 1988 as a winter member, never left but had a couple of breaks for a few years but maintained associate membership. Haven't had a break from the lake since 2003 when I sailed a Mosquito Cat at Altona after we had to stop sailing at the lake due to low water.
• Work: Jack of all trades, Telecomunications Tech. by trade.

Tim Falkiner

• Place of birth: Melbourne
• First sail: about 1985
• First boat: Mirror
• Now sailing: Sabre
• Joined ASC: about 1985
• Work: Hypnotherapist

Joe Chircop

• Place of birth: St Pauls Bay, Malta
• First sail: 1980 at Albert Park Lake. Only for a few months, did not sail again until late 2019.
• First boat: Mirror
• Now sailing: Sabre
• Joined ASC: 2020
• Work: Senior maths/physics teacher. Now retired.

Peter Bennell

• Place of birth: Melbourne Victoria
• First sail: 1979 Sorrento Sailing Club
• First boat: Mirror
• Joined ASC; October 2018
• Background ; 
• Career: Currently business consultant,  previously CEO of large retail group: furniture manufacturer
• and management consultant US, Canada and Australia.
• Qualifications: B Civil Eng. Prof Engineer Ohio (US)
• Previously Board member public companies, Government agencies

Graeme Blunt

• Place of Birth - Altona Melbourne/ Vic
• First Sail - Grew up in Seaholme opposite Altona Yacht Club. Built a Timber Heron in our garage with my father [Clem Blunt].Huon Pine and Cedar timbers all supplied by my grandfather C Blunt Boatbuilders Williamstown
• First Boat - Heron [Kayos] followed by a 2nd Heron, 125, Sabre, Mirror and also spent time crewing on a Keel Boat.
• Now Sailing - Timber Sabre U B - Ripper 1009.
• Joined ASC -  In 2017 made a return to sailing with a move away from the Bay to the safer/protected waters of Albert Park Lake.
• Work - Retired from an Executive Management position in the Banking and Finance Industry followed by Real Estate and Property Consultant role. 

Don McKenzie

• Born: Bright Victoria
• First Sailed:  1975
• First Boat:  Red Witch
• Current Boat:  Sabre, Impulse
• Joined A S C 1993
• Work history: Human Resources, Industrial Relations, director.

Bettina Azzopardi

• Place of Birth:  Echuca
• First Sail: Training with ASC
• Current Boat: :(
• Joined ASC: 2021
• Work: Royal Freemasons Aged Care Head Office 

Maddy Paul