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 2023-2024 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
Rear-Commodore Rod Thomas sailing@albertsc.org.au
Club Captain Paul Farrell  
Secretary Tim Falkiner secretary@albertsc.org.au
Treasurer Joe Chircop treasurer@albertsc.org.au
General Committee Member Bettina Azoppardi  
General Committee Member Peter Bennell  
General Committee member Danny Matthews  
General Committee member Madeline Paul  
General Committee member Don McKenzie  
General Committee member Cindy Tilbrook 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

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Rod Thomas:  Rear-Commodore

  • 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

Paul Farrell:  Club Captain

  • Place of birth: Hospital, (No I'm not an illegal alien.)
  • First sail: Corsair, 1 time only as a 12yo.Paul.jpg
  • 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 1985Tim Falkiner photo compressed.jpg
  • First boat: Mirror
  • Now sailing: Sabre and Mirror
  • 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.photo (002).jpg
  • First boat: Mirror
  • Now sailing: Sabre
  • Joined ASC: 2020
  • Work: Senior maths/physics teacher. Now retired.

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.

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

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

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

Maddy Paul:  to be provided

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  • 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