OOD Duty - for all
Hello to all sailing (occasional or otherwise) members of the club - your club needs you! As a club dedicated to the enjoyment of sailing and especially racing we have a little problem. The racing can only take place when we have sufficient volunteers to run the race and operate the safety boats - ie the duty team.
'Duties' are done on a rota basis but the committee is concerned that not all OOD duties are been carried out and as a result racing on the tabled dates could be cancelled if no team are present. (If you are new to the club or don't often come down you may not realise that all sailing members of the club are placed in a team of 3 people who arrange the racing, safety cover and refreshments.)
We guess members may not be able to / want to do duty for various reasons eg fear of not knowing what to do, a clash with some other event, not able to find someone to swap a duty with - other reasons? - let us know
To help overcome these problems please be aware of the following help that is on offer
The Duty Rota - is in the yearbook and on the committee notice board in the club house
If you need a swap - use the swap request sheet on the committee notice board if you can't find anyone to swap with (this has only recently been put up)
If you need some powerboat training - talk to the newly qualified instructors Alan Coleman, Farren Goding, Dave Hall or Chris Davis who will provide a basic level introduction (or proper course if numbers allow).
If you are worried about the race procedures - talk to others in duty teams, consult the comprehensive guide behind the bar or on the website, talk to Alan Turner - we are all here to help each other in this. We are also hoping to have a couple of Wednesday night training sessions in the clubhouse (provisionally 26/9/07 and 10/10/07) to help dispell the worries!
On a positive note, doing a duty is not all work work work - its an excellent way to get involved, to meet a wider number of the members and make a positive contribution which will always be appreciated by those who are racing.
Matthew Daniels - on behalf of the committee
'Duties' are done on a rota basis but the committee is concerned that not all OOD duties are been carried out and as a result racing on the tabled dates could be cancelled if no team are present. (If you are new to the club or don't often come down you may not realise that all sailing members of the club are placed in a team of 3 people who arrange the racing, safety cover and refreshments.)
We guess members may not be able to / want to do duty for various reasons eg fear of not knowing what to do, a clash with some other event, not able to find someone to swap a duty with - other reasons? - let us know
To help overcome these problems please be aware of the following help that is on offer
The Duty Rota - is in the yearbook and on the committee notice board in the club house
If you need a swap - use the swap request sheet on the committee notice board if you can't find anyone to swap with (this has only recently been put up)
If you need some powerboat training - talk to the newly qualified instructors Alan Coleman, Farren Goding, Dave Hall or Chris Davis who will provide a basic level introduction (or proper course if numbers allow).
If you are worried about the race procedures - talk to others in duty teams, consult the comprehensive guide behind the bar or on the website, talk to Alan Turner - we are all here to help each other in this. We are also hoping to have a couple of Wednesday night training sessions in the clubhouse (provisionally 26/9/07 and 10/10/07) to help dispell the worries!
On a positive note, doing a duty is not all work work work - its an excellent way to get involved, to meet a wider number of the members and make a positive contribution which will always be appreciated by those who are racing.
Matthew Daniels - on behalf of the committee
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Thursday, August 02, 2007
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