I am honoured to become the next Commodore of the Entebbe Sailing Club.  In my new role I will be supported by a large and enthusiastic Committee and I trust that together we can continue to improve the facilities and activities for Members.  In particular, I hope that we can build on the interest in the sailing programme, which I introduced as the Sailing Member in the last Committee, and improve the security, moorings and storage provided for all boat owners.  The Club also provides a unique lakeside environment for the enjoyment of all Members, whether you sail, fish, ski, swim or just relax;  we must try to conserve and enhance our inheritance.

 

As I am a relative newcomer to the Club and perhaps not yet widely known to the membership you may be interested to learn something of my background.  I am a Londoner, now retired and living with my wife Phina Nalugwa in Entebbe.  By training I am a chemist and my career has been involved with the science and applications of photography.  I am a Past-President of the Royal Photographic Society.  I started sailing on the Norfolk Broads sixty years ago and have been boating one way or another ever since.  As a scout leader for many years I trained boys to sail and canoe.  My experience of racing was acquired in the inland, but very competitive, Aylesbury Sailing Club in the 1980s.  Other interests include caving, mountaineering, and natural history, particularly the photography of butterflies and birds.

 

Michael Austin

March 2011