Minutes of the OSAF AGM - 25 March 2026 - 11am NZ time - held via Zoom.
Attendees:
Tony Philip - President & Chair
Viki Moore - Secretary
Kareshma Maharaj - Treasurer
Tamatoa Audouin - Vice President
Raema von Reiche - Vice President
Olivia Price
John Philip - World Sailing Group L Councilor
Raynor Haagh - Yachting New Zealand General manager (Community and development)
Vaimoʻoiʻa Astrid Ripley
Geoffrey Baragamu
Welcome
Tony welcomed everyone to the meeting
Apologies:
none
Minutes of Previous Meeting:
not available
The AGM/Congress is usually held during the Pacific Games and there hasn't been a meeting for some time, so no previous minutes were available to present.
Accounts
The accounts were circulated with the
notice of AGM and taken as read.
Kareshma reported that EY's last audited accounts were from 2022, and since then she has been tracking receipts and payments, with subscription invoices for 2026 now being sent out. The group discussed the need for new auditors in Australia, with Olivia offering to follow up with Brian from Australian Sailing to assist with compiling financial statements from 2023 onwards. Tony noted that OSAF outgoings mainly consist of World Sailing membership fees and regulatory costs.
Appointment of Officers
Martin Rara was removed as Vice President - representing Solomon Islands
Olivia Price was appointed as Vice President - representing Australia
John Tierny was appointed as Vice President - representing Cook Islands
Michael Chatterley was appointed to the committee as a Special Advisor
New Zealand would like to nominate a board member to replace Viki as secretary but do not have a name as yet. To be discussed at a later committee meeting.
General Business
The meeting focused on making sailing a permanent sport in the Pacific Games and addressing funding & affordability issues with equipment.
MNAs are encouraged to submit a response to this World Sailing review:
Discussion of the importance of maintaining systems and infrastructure for sailing in the Pacific region, including training race officials and ensuring adherence to world sailing rules.
Yachting New Zealand welcome MNA's to do the online Race Officer training that is available on the YNZ website:
Insights were shared from a recent survey commissioned by the Growth Committee, noting gender disparities in sailing and the need to bridge the gap between small island countries and World Sailing's European headquarters.
The meeting also covered the need for better data collection and transparency in sailing organizations, and the group discussed ways to improve social media presence and content sharing for OSAF.
Tony provided an update on the regional training center site in Suva and mentioned ongoing negotiations for additional land to accommodate the architectural plans.
The meeting closed at 12:30pm NZ time.
