Joseph Kenny to sail again
Sailing sport stalwart Joseph Kenny will be unanimously re-appointed as the President of the Yachting Association of Sri Lanka (YASL) at its 58th Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Kenny, an active sports administrator for many years, will serve another tenure of two years at the helm of YASL after the upcoming AGM scheduled for August 31.
In addition to Kenny’s re-appointment, other positions of YASL will be filled uncontested according to Sarath Kuragama, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of YASL. Kuragama added that an Election Committee comprising Rear Admiral (Retired) Damayantha Dharmasiriwardene, Commodore Senaka Seneviratne and Prasanna Lenaduwa had been appointed in accordance to the Sports Law and the constitution of YASL, and the election will be held with full transparency. “The Election Committee had informed that they received only one nomination for the positions to be elected, and there will be no necessity to hold election to select office bearers at the AGM,” he asserted.
Accordingly Kenny, representing Ceylon Motor Yacht Club (CMYC) will be re-elected the President, and he will also function as one of the two Representatives for the National Olympic Committee along with Asanka Goonawardene. Goonawardene, also of CMYC, has been also nominated as the Sailing Convener.
Capt. Daminda Thiranagamage of Sri Lanka Navy Sailing (SLNS) will be elected for the solitary position of Vice President while Rohan Amarasinghe of Ceylon Yacht Club (CYC) will serve as the Secretary. Kapila Chandrakumara of Ruhunu Sailing Association (RSA) is set to begin his tenure as Assistant Secretary. Chandima Gunawardene of CMYC, will take over as the Treasurer.
The 12-member YASL Committee also has been nominated with two representations from the six affiliates. The committee includes Lalin Jirasinghe, Ananda Wimaladharma (Royal Colombo Yacht Club), Rohitha Amarasinghe, Anil Gunawardene (Ceylon Motor Yacht Club), Thusal Gunawardene, Priyantha Gunawardene (Bentota Windsurf Club), LCdr W.M.M.B. Wanninayake, LCdr W.P.K.L. Weerakkodi (Sri Lanka Navy Sailing), Chanaka Kumara, Yohan Yasiru (Ruhunu Sailing Association), Dilsiri Welikala and Pathum de Silva (Kite Surfing Association).