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IYFR PHILIPPINES MARKS 5TH YEAR

Rotary Fellowship is a group of Rotarians who unite themselves to pursue a common vocational or recreational interest in order to further f r i e n d s h i p a n d f e l l o w s h i p . D i s t r i c t Gover-nors appoint a District Rotary Fellowships Committee to encourage participation in Rotary Fellowships among the clubs of the District.

One distinctive fellowship grouping recognized and sanctioned by Rotary International is the International Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians (IYFR). IYFR was officially formed and organized in 1947 at Birmingham, Great Britain making it the oldest continu-ously active fellowship in Rotary. Likewise, it is the largest of the more than 55 worldwide Rotary Fellowships, with about 100 active fleets and around 3,000 members in 21 countries. IYFR Fleets are Fellowship groups composed of individual Rotarians from multiple Rotary clubs that maybe located in several different Rotary districts.

In our country the IYFR Philippine Fleet combines an accep-tance of the principles of Rotary with a love of boats and the sea, rivers, inland waters, the overall marine eco- system and its bio-diversity in general and uses these shared interest of yachting and seamanship as an opportunity to foster the objectives of Rotary as embodied in The Object of Rotary.

It was during the Chicago International Convention that the fellow-ship group caught the interest and fancy of then new member of RC Cubao West Jun Avecilla, himself an avid sailor and yachtsman. Cu-rious as he was, he intently pored over the booth of IYFR in the Hall of Friendship and gathered much information on the possibil-ity of forming an IYFR Fleet in the Philippines.

When he became President Nominee in 2007 it took him a couple of years to form the first and only IYFR Fleet. As soon as he became President of the Club, the first IYFR Fleet was officially organized and chartered at the historic Manila Yacht Club on March 18, 2009. It was composed of RC Cubao West members and called the Cubao West Fleet. Eighty percent of the more than 40 members of the Rotary Club of Cubao West joined the international fellowship with PP Jun Avecilla as its first Fleet Commodore.

In the same year, the second fleet was chartered, the RC Mactan

Cebu Fleet and in less than two (2) years four more fleets were offi-cially chartered; the Hands On Fleet, Mabuhay Rotonda Fleet, Rain-bow Connections Fleet and the Silver Presidents Fleet.

FC Jun Avecilla was elected to become the first the Regional Com-modore of the new Philippine Region. The following year the Uni-versal Peace Fleet was added and last year the Subic Bay Fleet. Plans are being finalized to undertake the forming and chartering IYFR Fleets in other Rotary Districts of the country. Three out of 10 Rotary Districts are now represented namely, D3780, D3790 and D3860. The Philippines, being an archipelagic nation and the Filipi-nos recognized as natural sea- farers, is an ideal place for the fellow-ship to expand and extend to other districts.

The Philippine Fleet has pre-empted a 30-hectare forest area in the La Mesa Watershed Reservation through the efforts of PP/RC Butch Madarang, Hands On Fleet, for tree planting. The Rainbow Connection Fleet under PP/RC Oyie Valarao has adopted the refor-estation of the Angat Dam watershed area in Bulacan. In the island province of Cebu, RC Mactan Cebu has planted 1,000,000 man-grove trees and takes care of the protection, preservation and conservation of the marine life and its bio-diversity in the Olango Island Bird Sanctuary. Twice a year, the Cubao West Fleet spearheads a massive beach clean- up project with the other IYFR Fleets cover-ing more than 50- kilometer radius beachfront area in Zambales in observation of Ocean Conservancy Week in September and Earth Day in April. The Philippine Fleet further conducts medical mis-sions, estero and clogged waterways clean-up drives, sailing training and workshops for indigent children, rescue operations and relief

Taken from the monthly digital newsletter of the Rotarians on the Internet (ROTI) Newsletter February 2014 IssueComplete article can be viewed and downloaded !om: http://www.roti.org/img/Breadbasket/Feb2014.pdf

Charter Bridge L-R (IVC Jun Aveci$a, CA Max Tan, RVC Joe Ragos, FS Obet Del Rosario, PFC Mel Velasco, FLA Ping Sison, FT Alex Ber-

nales and SVC Mar Cancio at The Manila Yacht Club during the Charter of the first fleet in 2009.

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assistance during calamities and emergencies.

The Philippine Fleet was among the first responders and was a con-duit for US$30,000 from IYFR to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda locally). Almost the same amount raised from the various fleets is currently being spent for livelihood projects and con-struction of fishing boats for the dis- placed fishermen in San Remigio, DaanBantayan and Medellin in northern Cebu through the efforts of the Cebu Fleet and District 3860Governor Ed Chiongbian.

The Philippine Fleet is headquartered at the Lighthouse Marina Resort Hotel in Subic, Zambales. Currently, it has nine (9) Flying Fifteen Sailboats, five donated by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Flying Fifteen Association and four by Capt. Vic del Prado of Klaveness Shipping Inc. These are now being used in the

IYFR-SAGS Sailing School. Members own a medium sized speed boat and two yachts that are used for fellow-ship activities. Presently, the Philippine Fleet is negotiating for the acquisition from Japan of rubberized rafts for rescue operations during typhoons

and flooding in Subic that has become a regular!occurrence!because of environmental changes.

T h e! R o t a r i a n! ! r e s p o n s i b l e! f o r organizing the first IYFR Fleet in the country, Past President Jesus "Jun" Avecilla, Jr. holds the distinction of being the first Asian and Filipino I n t e r n a t i o n a l! V i c e! C o m m o d o r e currently and the next International Commodore of IYFR in 2015-2017.

Rtn Alex Bernales, IYFR MarinerRC Cubao West Fleet

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Still on Super Typhoon YolandaBy: CA Max Tan

The Philfleet Bridge officers headed by IVC Jun Avecilla, CA Max Tan, VC Joel Guillermo with RC Udo Pelkoski, RVC Sven-Olof tengelin, FC Pros Schlachmuylders made a return visit to Cebu on January 30 for a meeting held at the Cebu Sports Centre with Gov. Ed Chiong-bian, PP Wilton Uykungtian, the district Chairman of Disaster Risk Reduction and PP/Senior AG Bernie Lumapas had discussions on the utilization of emergency relief undertakings that the District has done with the initial funds provided and the continuing help that the IYFR could provide to the victims of the super typhoon Yolanda. Almost three months since the aftermath, DG Ed said that there are continuing food relief operations and they have also shifted to recon-struction of schools, hospitals and houses that were destroyed and to

provide livelihood to affected fishermen. With the additional funds received voluntarily from members of the IYFR, it has been decided that the funds will be utilized for the construction of fishing boats for the displaced fishermen of Northern Cebu so that initial 15 fishing boats were immediately ordered at a cost of P30,000 each fitted with engine and fishing gears . In the subsequent meeting of the Cebu Fleet at Krung Thai Restaurant at SM Mall, it has been decided that the Cebu Fleet will administer the distribution and management of the boats in Northern Cebu and that PP/AG Tony Iloc will eventually form an IYFR Fleet in San Remigio to do the task. The expected delivery and turnover of the fishing boats are expected at the third week of March.

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IVC Jun in separate talks with the Rotary Club of Boracay President Douglas Fabilane, PP Girlie Teotico and PE Nieva Mendoza in con-junction with the Philippine Red Cross which she heads, have reached an accord to construct two (2) paraws (at a cost of P120,000 each) that will be used for its humanitarian and service needs, employment and livelihood of sailors to operate the paraws for tour charters and island hopping cruises and at the same time with the logos of IYFR and Red Cross emblazoned on the boat and its sails will create curiosity and

image enhancement for IYFR and Rotary in the no.1 tourist destina-tion in the country. The boats can also be utilized by members of the Philippine Fleet whenever they do R&R in the island. In the same manner as in North Cebu, the RC Boracay will administer and manage the boats by forming a Fleet in Boracay composed mainly of its club members. It is noteworthy that two new fleets will be born as an off-shoot of these livelihood projects.

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IYFR and RC Cubao West initiated Anti-Rabies Program

RC CUBAO WEST at the forefront of the DOH initiated Anti-Rabies Program with the aim to vaccinate some 9,000 dogs in the city. Supporting this Anti-Rabies month of March are various govt and non-govt organizations: Quezon City Government headed by Mayor Herbert Bautista, DOH Sec Ona, the dancing DOH under-secretary, Doc Tayag, Department of Agriculture, UP Los Baños Col-

lege of Veterinary Medicine, Phil Veterinary Association, Bureau of Animal Industry (who provided the 900 vials of vaccine), Novartis, QC Health Dept, Payatas local Govt and the Rotary Club of Cubao West. This massive vaccination effort is simultaneously duplicated in 9 other locations in QC, covered by GMA7, ABS-CBN, PTV4, ABC5, NET25 and various radio and newspaper reporters.

RotaryClub Subic Bay and IYFR Subic Bay Fleet initiated a fun run called “Tayo Na, Tulong Na and Takbo Na” to help the vic-tims of Yolanda thru Project HOPE of The Lighthouse Marina Resort and IYFR. A piece of land is identified in my daughters native place in San Marcelino, Zambales to be a temporary shelter for calamity stricken people to rehabilitate their lives again before they are go back to their former places. Subic Bay being accessible to land air and water is the best option to manage relief goods for disaster stricken areas in the fu-

ture. IVC Jun Avecilla, best friend Vice Governor Ramon Groesbeck Lacbain II, FM Zed Avecilla and FM Jozen Curva are the frontrunners of project HOPE. Vice Commodore/ DGE Rtn Dennis Nor-man Go, Rear Commodore Mark Thomas and countless others are amongst the sup-porters and believers of project. As President of IYFR Subic Fleet, I am certain that Project HOPE will touch and change more lives.

Subic Bay Fleet : Tayo Na, Tulong Na, Takbo Na!By: FC Joycelin Torres

Complete photos can be downloaded !om this link:https://www.facebook.com/rccubao.west/media_set?set=a.795806637115400.1073742003.100000582130822&type=1

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It   is  with  great   and   profound  grief  that  we   communicate   to   you   the   untimely  passing   of   Cebu   Fleet   Secretary   Lewis  Gerald   Campbell   on  February  11,  2014  after   a   brief   illness.     He   would   have  been  84  years  old  in  June  this  year.

A  vigil   and  viewing   was  held   from  Feb-­‐ruary   12   to   14   at   St.   Peter’s   Funeral  Chapels   in   Cebu,   Philippines.     Crema-­‐

tion   followed   on   February  15.    A  Requiem   Mass   in   Latin  was   cele-­‐brated  on  Sunday,  February  16  at   the   Chapel   of   the  Relics  of   the  Ob-­‐

lates   of   Augustinian   Discalced   (OAD)   at   Tabor   Hill,   Talamban,   Cebu  City,  Philippines.His  cremated   remains  are   temporarily  housed   at   the   OAD  Chapel   of  the  Relics.

Following   a  Catholic  rite  of  committal,  his  ashes  will   be  entombed  at  the  OAD  columbarium   sometime  in  March  when  his  children,  Jo-­‐Anne  Johnson  (nee   Campbell),  Michael,  and  Kenneth  will  be  able   to  join  his  wife,  Gloria  Baccay-­‐Campbell,  in  Cebu,  Philippines.  

Prepared by Jo-Anne Johnson (Née Campbell), Michael Campbell and Kenneth Campbell. Narrated through Ken-

nethLewis Gerald Campbell was born in the island of Grenada in the West Indies in the fishing village of Gouyave to Gerald Campbell and Alice Teka.  At an early age, Lewis and his younger brother Seton followed their father Gerald to St. Lucia, where they lived in the rural village of Soufriere.  Here in the absence of his mother, Lewis was lovingly raised by “Auntie Ta” the Post Mistress and “Auntie Grace”, caretaker of the Presbytery, located opposite to their home.  At this early age, he began receiving the positive influence of the church not only spiritually but also in areas where he would later shine. After entering the highly ranked Secondary school of St. Mary’s Col-lege in Castries, Lewis and Seton would spend the week nights resid-ing in the boarding house of “Da Te” (Da meaning Nurse and Te short for Theresa) where he developed life-long friendships with the other residents, but none stronger than with his long time friend, Augustine (Gus) Joseph.

Following Graduation from Secondary school, Lewis entered ICTA, The International College of Tropical Agriculture, the leading colo-nial era school of Tropical Agriculture located in Trinidad, to under-take a diploma in Agriculture and then continued his education in Canada, completing a Bachelors Degree from McGill in Quebec and then a Masters Program at Guelph.  On completion of his tertiary level education, he returned to St. Lucia for the sole purpose of mar-riage to his teenage sweetheart Miriam Odlum, immediately after which they relocated to the neighbouring island of Trinidad to com-mence his first employment opportunity. They “quickly” set out to grow a family, being “The trained Agriculturalist that he was”. They were to eventually have four children, JoAnneMichaelRob-ertKenny which is the one name which he called all four of us.  We eventually learned to answer to that or any other combination of the same. 

In 1964, Lewis proceeded to Silsoe College in Bedfordshire, UK, with family in tow, where he undertook a Ph.D., writing his disserta-

tion on Soil and Water Conservation. On his return to the West In-dies in ’67, he proceeded to begin a career in education as the senior Lecturer in Crop Science at the University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus.  Even in those early days, Lewis’ strong social skills were instrumental in the resurrection of a failing University Campus Senior Common Room, the “watering hole” for lecturers and their families. In 1970, he changed directions going into the technical side of the financial sector.  On secondment from the University of the West Indies  he joined The World Bank’s programme in Barba-dos to assist in the establishment of the Caribbean Development Bank.  At the end of his secondment period, the Caribbean Devel-opment Bank chose to retain Lewis’ services on a permanent basis in recognition of the value he had added during that short stint, and he continued to work there for 10 years.

In Barbados, Lewis was among the few professionals in Agricultural Sciences that put his training to practical use in his personal life.  Developing two properties into fruit production orchards, Lewis was adept at getting the best productivity out of his “indentured off-spring labour”.   If you wished to go out tonight, it was no prob-lem, just put in sufficient field working hours during the day.  There was no limit to the grass to be cut, the trees to be sprayed or pruned and the fruit to be harvested.  This endeavour was to be his retire-ment project, but life never works to plan.  Until his health dictated otherwise, Lewis enjoyed the challenges and fruit of his efforts as a “farm boy”.In 1987, he relocated to Washington to begin a long career with the World Bank from where he was to eventually retire. In addition to his untiring blemish free work ethic he was widely known for his signature “Bow Ties” which he carried with grace and flare in a post “Bow Tie” era. Shortly before full retirement Lewis suffered a devastating blow in 1995, with the loss of his second son Robert to a very brief illness at the all too early age of 34, leaving behind a wife and three very young children.  This loss took its toll on Lewis taking a long time to mourn Robert’s passing.  In 1997, Lewis was introduced to Gloria Baccay by a mutual friend at the World Bank.  We are sure Gloria

ObituaryFS Lewis Gerald Campbell

June 13, 1930 – February 11, 2014

Eulogy Lewis Gerald Campbell

June 13, 1930 – February 11, 2014

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was the catalyst to Lewis’ finding new meaning in life again after the pain of losing a son.  They were soon to get married and begin the next phase of their lives together.Shortly before Gloria’s retirement from the International Finance Corporation (IFC/World Bank Group), Lewis suffered a heart attack in Cebu while on home leave here. He was forced to undergo Quad-ruple By-pass surgery and during the required three-month recupera-tion in Cebu, he fell in love with the country which Gloria had for so long called home and the people. Upon a complete recovery and Glo-ria’s retirement from the IFC, they decided to retire in the Philip-pines to live permanently. As could be expected as siblings, we were concerned about such a dramatic change in locality and life for our dad until my sister Jo-Anne, yes the first of the four word name, my niece Jacqui and I visited Cebu in 2010 and saw exactly what at-tracted him to this beautiful country.  He had the warm support of the Baccay family and a wide network of friends and colleagues.You may ask, why I went through such a long introduction outlining his early development, but this was to enlighten you as to why Lewis would eventually develop into the person he became. Being raised without the maternal influence of a mother, he was forced to become an overly independent individual, some might have observed as hav-ing shortcomings in the softer skills, not waiting on others for assis-tance but proceeding on his own to get results. This showed in the achievement of his education where he earned scholarships for virtu-ally all of his education and where scholarships were not available he would work to supplement income. This hard route to his education made him appreciate its true value even more and he vowed to edu-cate all of his children which he did to at least undergraduate levels.On Graduating from my Masters programme, I asked him to let me know how much I would have to pay back to which he smugly  re-plied that those loans were already paid and “Boy.....just get yourself a damn job!” that would be enough payback.This independence came at a cost to Gloria, whose natural caring character was often met with resistance as he felt he could do things for himself.  He soon realised that fighting Gloria was futile and he eventually accepted her caring nature in the spirit it was given, with love.While under the care of Auntie Grace and with the strong guidance of the Priesthood then so influential in his schooling, Lewis learned many trades including carpentry which he would constantly use throughout his life.  He was very active in building all of his homes from the ones in Barbados through to the significant improvements to all of the properties he owned in the Virginia area. When he ran out of projects at home his generosity showed through when he would offer his services to friends and family especially when it came to building decks, coming to be known as the ”deck master” from Virginia to  as far north as New Jersey, as I recently learned.Lewis was a born explorer.  He loved travel.  In almost all of his work assignments he enjoyed frequent travel, and none more than his posting as a Rural Development Professional with the World Bank implementing projects throughout Western Africa. He was a man of the people and could work with politicians, tribal chiefs or unskilled labourers, with the same level of comfort, treating all with the same level of respect while himself gaining tremendous respect from, and the confidence of, all of those with whom he interacted.Few people in life had the ability of Lewis Campbell to command an audience.  When Lewis spoke people listened, not out of obligation, but more so out of interest.  He was a wealth of knowledge, not just from education, but more so from practical experience from his ex-tensive travels and exposure to diverse cultures.  A true citizen of the world.  As the children of Lewis Campbell we do not view our-selves as citizens of the island of our birth, but truly as West Indians

with exposure to the wider Caribbean experience, being born to Grenadian and St. Lucian parents in the twin island state of Trinidad & Tobago and raised in Barbados.Lewis was a born leader.  He lead by example and was always able to mobilise groups into positive action.  This was seen in his contribu-tion to the development of a Central Division of The Lion’s Club in Barbados and once again using his strong background in trade skills and still with his “indentured labour” force in the form of family, he restored a tired old structure near rectory Hill in St George into a refurbished “Den” of which the Lion’s Club Central in Barbados were very proud.Lew never let his diminutive size be a handicap to his assertiveness. He stood up for his principles in life and defended his family with the same tenacity. Those familiar with this side of Lewis would dare not to cross him.Lewis was lucky to have had the opportunity to travel long into his retirement.  He and Gloria constantly undertook exotic and excit-ing holidays, with the emigration to the Philippines opening up many travel opportunities in the Far East which would have been more difficult from the Americas. He shared this adventure with us when entertaining Jo, Jacqui and myself in 2010 taking us to Manila, Sumil-lon and all over Cebu.Before Gus Joseph’s untimely passing, which devastated Lewis and Gloria five years ago, Gus was his “Nurse Maid” when Gloria had to return to work after Lewis’ emergency appendectomy in Barbados in the early 2000’s. This friendship was one forged in high school and his loyalty as a friend shows in the number of people whom he and Gloria visited when in Toronto on their annual western visit.  Not only did he have old friends but he was good at making new ones.  He is always the light of parties held in Canada. When Michael and his wife Patricia Joined Lewis, Gloria and I in Toronto late last year, needless to say he was the first for adventure.  We three will be forever grateful for the opportunity to spend what was quality time, without equal, with our father and his better half, without whom he was incomplete, prior to his unexpected passing.  The highlights of our gatherings seemed to have always been cen-tered on prolonged and routine “Happy Hours”. Few things Lew liked more than time with his grandkids.  He often got annoyed once they got to their teenaged years and developed social networks of their own thus not having as much time to spend with Granddad.  He loved his time with them.  He often reminded me that if he knew Grandchildren were so much fun, he would have had them first.Lewis’ sharp wit was another of his signatures.  Some of his jokes could not be repeated in this environment, although they were very humorous. Lew also spoke his mind frankly. He never sugar coated feedback fearing that softening could lessen the effectiveness. He stood by his principles and never feared to defend them.A kinder more gentle man could not be found.  We will miss him so much but we are all the richer for having had him in our lives.  He was an excellent mentor, generous in all facets of his life from sharing knowledge to providing his family tools to become better people.  He set a great example for us to follow and showed us the success of hard work and complete dedication.While the pain of his loss will fade, the memories which he has pro-vided us will remain much, much longer, thus making this suffering all worth it in the long run.I wish you will join me in celebrating his amazing life. Delivered by Gloria Baccay-Campbell

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A3 AGM 2014 ON BOARD THE "MARINER OF THE SEAS"TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4TH TO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12th

8 NIGHTS FROM SHANGHAI TO SINGAPORE

COST in AUS Dollars per person are from: INSIDE OCEAN VIEW OCEAN VIEW WINDOW BALCONY Cat-N Cat-I (deck 2) Cat-E1 & E2 $A1236 (D 7) Twin Share $A826 $A1,026 $A1,276 (D 8) Triple Share $A746 $A879 $A1,112

ITINERARY DAY NOV PORT ACTIVITY ARRIVE DEPART Tue 4 SHANGHAI (Baoshan) Embark , Meet & Greet - W/Dinner 5:00pm Wed 5 At Sea Relax & Unwind Thu 6 Xiamen Shore Exc. 7:00am 3:00pm Fri 7 Hong Kong AGM or Shopping. 9:00am 11:59pm Sat 8 At Sea Activities Sun 9 At Sea Activities Mon 10 Ho Chi Min (Phu My) Shore Exc. 7:00am 7:00pm Tue 11 At Sea Activities/Farewell Dinner Wed 12 Singapore Disembark 7:00am

*Not included in the prices are the air fares, pre/post cruise accommodation, alcohol, shore excursions and gratuities ($US12pp per day). Also if we elect to eat at one or more of the private restaurants there is a small additional charge.

BOOKINGS:

ALL cruise bookings will be processed by Kylee at James Street Cruise & Travel, T. 9531 2872, E travel@jamesst.net.au Kylee is the Manager and is in the office Monday, Wednesday and Friday. $A400 per person deposit is required now for all confirmed passengers.

Check the ship, facilities and deck plans out at:http://www.royalcaribbean.com.au/findacruise/ships/class/ship/home.do?shipCode=MA

Confirmed and *EOI's to date:

Surname First From Cabin Type Cabin No PaidAvecilla Jun & Lilia Philippines Balcony - Queen Bennett Ivan & Carmel WA Balcony - Twin Campbell Kerran & Carol WA Ocean View Window Chapman Bill & Barbara Vic Balcony Queen

Forthcoming A3 AGM

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Davison Rae & Corrie WA Balcony - QueenDenboer Bert & Janet WA Ocean View WindowEaglesham Robert & Marlene NSW Balcony - Twin *Fleming Frank & Margaret VicForrest Stuart & Anne WA Balcony - QueenHansen David & Liz NZ Balcony - QueenJorgensen Rene' & Isabella WA Balcony - QueenLingard Roger & Glenda WA Balcony - QueenMakin Col & Vilma QLD Balcony - QueenMoxham Bob & Cheryl QLD Balcony - QueenRowe Allan & Pamela WA Balcony - QueenStretton Terry & Meryl NZ Balcony - QueenSuriano John & Shirley WA Balcony - TwinTaylor Malcolm & Margaret WA Balcony - QueenWerrell Grahame & Liz QLD Balcony - Queen

Status at 11/02/14 - *EOI's 2 Persons. Confirmed Cabins 18, Total Confirmed Persons 38.

PRE & POST CRUISE OPTIONS + FLIGHTS:

You are welcome to make your own arrangements for flights and accommodation in Shanghai or Singapore or you may use Ky-lee. Flights from Perth to Shanghai arriving 31/10, Singapore to Perth 14/11 and Brisbane to Shang Hai arriving 31/10, Singapore to Perth 12/11 along with transfers airport to hotel and hotel to ship are being arranged by Kylee and will be advised when a deal comes up.

Those booking with me to enjoy a pre cruise stay in Shanghai will be staying at the Radisson Blu New World Review Hotel on Nanjing Road, Huangpu, Shanghai. BEWARE there are 3 Radisson Blu Hotels in Shanghai. I am told this is in the centre of the city close to shops etc. If you wish to book direct you will find it on Booking.com but at present we are negotiating a group rate - stay tuned.

So the process starts, hang on and enjoy the experience.

Roger LingardSpecial Assistant to Roger Lingard & Cruise Director in training!

IVC Jun Avecilla and The Lighthouse Marina Resort congratulate HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain for placing 3rd in the Challenge Philippines in his age group at the triathlon race last February 22. It's been a great honour and rare privilege to have served the Crown Prince and his

younger brother Prince HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa and their full entou-rage who stayed at The Lighthouse for the four days activity. Their passion, determi-nation, and brotherhood have been truly inspiring and his Highness’ staffs have been generous, warm and friendly.

Royal VisitBy: FM Zedrik Avecilla

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IYFR  2014  Events  –  Sydney  AUSTRALIAFINAL  UPDATE

GENERAL:

Registra)ons  for  the  PCC  have  now  closed.Anyone  wishing  to  register  for  the  PCC  now  may  have  to  go  on  a  ‘stand-­‐by’  list  depending  upon  available  accom-­‐moda=on.Overall,  registra=ons  have  proceeded  well  for  IYFR  accommoda=on  hotels,  the  AGM-­‐Gala  Dinner  and  the  2014  Post  Conven=on  Cruise  (‘PCC’).In  total  so  far  we  have  booked  18  hotel  rooms,  49  persons  for  the  AGM-­‐Dinner  and  49  for  the  PCC.

IYFR  2014  PCC:I  have  been  pleased  to  advise  that  to  date,  49  a3endees  have  registered  and  paid.  This  will  now  be  the  limit  for  this  ‘cruise’.      A  ‘stand-­‐by’  list  will  be  available  should  we  have  any  cancellaBons.

“MEET  and  GREET”  func>on:To  be  held  in  the  Club  Lounge  of  the  ‘New  South  Wales  Masonic  Club’  in  Sydney  on  Saturday  aIernoon  31st  May  2014  be-­‐tween  1600-­‐1800  hrs.    This  func*on  is  free  to  members.      Drinks  are  at  own  expense.

“IYFR  AGM  &  Commodores  Gala  Dinner”We  now  have  49  members  registered  and  paid  for  this  funcBon,  which  will  be  held  in  the  “Cello’s  Grand  Dining  Room”  of  the  NSW  Masonic  Club  on  Tuesday  evening  3rd  June  2014.    We  were  hoping  for  an  a3endance  of  around  70  members  and  guests  so,  we  would  welcome  any  further  registraBons  up  to  the  end  of  March.    The  registraBon  fee  is  AUD$95  pp.    Contact    rje@iprimus.com.au

IYFR  Hotel  Accommoda>on  during  RI  Conference:There  are  now  only  5  Queen  room’s  @  AUD  $165  per  night  available  at  the  Park  Regis  Hotel.The  reserved  rooms  not  allocated  at  The  Castlereagh  Bou*que  Hotel  have  now  been  withdrawn.

+ PCC5-8 June 2014

By: Robert EagleshamHost Regional CommodreSydney NSW - Australia

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IYFR Supports Subic Bay to Boracay Race and Boracay Cup Regatta

Subic Bay to Boracay Race and Boracay Cup Regatta at Solar Sports Desk

SAGS co-chair Commodores Ricky Sandoval and June Avecilla promote the Standard Insurance 5th Subic Bay to Boracay Race and the Boracay Cup Regatta at Solar Sports in an exclusive interview with Sports Desk anchors Jinno Rufino and Cesca Litton on Febru-ary 25, 2014. The Race is heating up with the arrivals of foreign Grand Prix boats and top notch sailors of the Asian Yachting Grand Prix Circuit led by Asian Yachting Skipper of the Year Frank Pong and his Yacht of the year Jelik 5. The regatta is brought about by

ICTSI Subic, Cebu Pacific Air and Tanduay supported by the Lighthouse Marina Resort, Watercraft Ventures Corp., Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, The Provincial Government of Aklan, The Municipality of Malay and is under the auspices of the Philippine Sailing Association. The race starts at noon on March 1 after a Wel-come Reception at 6 pm on February 28 at the Lighthouse Marina Resort, Subic Bay.

The Race is On! - Subic to Boracay Race and Boracay Cup Regattaand Underway at Noon on February 28, 2014

By: FM Jozen Curva

IVC Jun and his team on Selma Star

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The  Cubao  West  Fleet  has  reached  another  milestone  in  celebraBng  its  5th  Anniversary  on  March  20,  2014.  The  annual  change  in  Com-­‐mand  from  the  Bme  that  it  was  founded  and  chartered  is  the  dy-­‐

namism  behind  the  conBnuity  and  growth  of  the  fleet.  We  owe  this  to  my  successors  FC  Joel  Sarmiento,  FC  Mel  Velasco,  FC  Ness  ABenza  and  FC  Josie  Garcia  for  their  efforts  and  leadership  in  keeping  our  fleet  vibrant.  On  March  22  as  we  commemorate  our  fiIh  year,  we  expect  to  take  delivery  of  about  30  fishing  boats  from  Cebu  that  will  be  distributed  to  displaced  fishermen  in  its  northern  towns  to  upliI  their  livelihood.  The  funds  came  from  the  various  donaBons  from  IYFR  of  P1.3M  for  emergency  relief  and  an  almost  equal  addiBonal  amount  from  individual  members  for  the  vicBms  of  su-­‐per  typhoon  Yolanda  that  we  have  decided  to  be  uBl-­‐ized  for  livelihood  and  rebuilding  programs.  A  new  fleet  will  rise  in  San  Remigio    to  administer  and  manage  the  boats  to  see  to  it  that  they  are  uBlized  properly.  In  the  same  manner  we  expect  another  fleet  will  be  formed  and  chartered  in  the  island  of  Boracay  where  we  will  donate  two  paraws  in  conjuncBon  with  the  RC  Boracay  

and  the  Philippine  Red  Cross  for  humanitarian  use,  live-­‐lihood,  image  enhancement  of  IYFR  and  Rotary  and  rec-­‐reaBonal  use  of  members  when  they  visit  the  most  popular  and  no.1  tourist  desBnaBon  in  the  country.  With  these  developments  we  will  soon  have  10  fleets  in  4  of  the  10  Rotary  districts  in  the  country  as  we  aim  towards  having  a  fleet  in  every  Rotary  District  in  the  Philippines.  Truly,  the  IYFR  Philippine  Fleet  Cubao  West  is  a  Fellowship  with  flair  for  service.  CongratulaBons  to  all.

On  a  sad  note,  we  lost  our  dear  comrade  FS  Lewis  and  for  those  of  you  who  have  known  him  I  am  sure  he  will  be  sorely  missed.  May  he  rest  in  peace  in  his  final  voy-­‐age.

Keep    on  and  Sail  to  new  horizon.  

IVC’s Message