CEO’S EAGLE-EYED ‘TRUNK CALL’ TO MARINA TEAM FOILED POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES On 4 September 2024, during an early morning circuit of the grounds, CEO Karen Baldwin noted a large, semi-submerged treetrunk drifting off the eastern beach following one of the year’s bouts of torrential rains. Fearing for the safety of RQYS foilers, wind- and kite-surfers with such a hazard, the Marina team was tasked with its relocation out of harm’s way. It took Glen, Graham and Scott a couple of hours, on a flood tide, to rope up, tow and nudge the tree (50% longer than the 6m-long “Marina 1” tender!) slowly south around Inspiration Point towards Lota until both could go no further into the quicksand mudflats and the grounded tree had to be left to in Mother Nature’s future hands, away from RQYS beach users. Images this page: Matthew Tesch Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Yearbook Mainsheet 2024 15 Marina Manager’s Report
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