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 2024-2025 year is set out in the table below.   A brief profile of each committee member can be found below the table.

Position Person Contact
Commodore Greg Ryan commodore@albertsc.org.au
Club Captain Jamie Wilson  
Secretary Tim Falkiner secretary@albertsc.org.au
Treasurer Jason Clark treasurer@albertsc.org.au
General Committee Members    
Bettina Azoppardi    
Peter Bennell    
John Capewell    
Michael Horvath    
Danny Matthews    
Steve Milton    
Rod Thomas    
Cindy Tilbrook C admin@albertsc.org.au

Committee Member Profiles

Greg Ryan:  Commodore:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

  • Place of birth: Sydney           GregRyan.jpg                                                                                                                              
  • First sail:  Middle Harbour Yacht club (Sydney) - training course
  • First boat: Laser, at ASC
  • Now sailing: Laser full rig
  • Joined ASC: 2005
  • Work: Water Services Association of Australia

Jamie Wilson:  Club Captain   info to come

Tim Falkiner:  Secretary

  • Place of birth: Melbourne
  • First sail: about 1985Tim Falkiner photo compressed.jpg
  • First boat: Mirror
  • Now sailing: Sabre and Mirror
  • Joined ASC: about 1985
  • Work: Hypnotherapist

Jason Clark:  Treasurer:  info to come

Bettina Azzopardi

  • Place of Birth:  EchucaBettina resized.jpg
  • First Sail: Training with ASC
  • Current Boat: : ASC Zest
  • Joined ASC: 2021
  • Work: Royal Freemasons Aged Care Head Office 

Peter Bennell

  • Place of birth: Melbourne VictoriaPeter.png
  • 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

John Capewell:  info to come

Michael Horvath :   info to come

Danny Matthews: Danny Matthews resized.jpg

  • Place of birth: Melbourne
  • First sail: 2018... when one of the ASC guys thrust a pamphlet in front of me while I was on a walk around the lake.
  • First boat:  ASC Zest
  • Now sailing: Generally an ASC Zest.
  • Joined ASC: 2018.... after doing the Learn To Sail course a week after that pamphlet landed before me.
  • Work: Digital media

Steve Milton:  info to come

Rod Thomas:  

  • Place of birth: AdelaideRod Thomas.jpg
  • 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:  

  • Place of birth: Port Augusta, SA
  • First sail: As a young teenager staying at Lake Menindee, NSW First boat: SabreCindy.jpg
  • Boats:   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.