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Thunder Road 
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Joined: 24 Jun 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 372 |
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 Topic: approaching non membersPosted: 26 Apr 13 at 8:41am |
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To misquote Meatloaf 'I'm saying nothing at all' about the recent past because that's where it needs to be left.
Broxbourne is nearly perfect and once the Babycham is stocked behind the bar it will reach that point.
YDSC, has it all, friendly membership, well run, big water and it is in the Yorkshire Dales, Nirvana, why did it take me so long?
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Finn GBR16 Thunder Road.
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Captain Morgan
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Joined: 03 Sep 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 211 |
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Posted: 26 Apr 13 at 12:12am |
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Having been a member of three sailing clubs, they've all been different: One generally expected any intruders to be up to no good, unless they came ashore in a tender. Once past that, it was friendly enough.
My current club http://www.islandsailingclub.co.uk/ (Island Sailing Club, Reading) is phenomenally welcoming and incredibly friendly - I wouldn't want to spend my Sundays anywhere else, as it's so social and everyone has plenty to chat about. It's as much a social club as a sailing club, but then again it's not just being on the water that's important.
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jeffers
Really should get out more 
Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048 |
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Posted: 19 Apr 13 at 3:43pm |
We have a (comparitively) relaxed view of this at Hunts but if they were doing this regularly I would speak to a committee member. We had a situation at Hunts a few years back where a 'social' member was sailing on a regular basis. I spoke to the committee and they stopped sailing. I felt bad but by the same point as they were not a sailing member all sorts of grey areas would have opened up had something happened to them whilst at the club.
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Paul
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gordon1277
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Posted: 19 Apr 13 at 3:16pm |
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The thing which is tricky after the membership renewal has closed and you know somebody has not rejoined yet but has bought there boat down or is crewing for someone.
How long do you give it before you say Oh wheres your money! Clubs need there fees to survive, Some still seem to think sailing clubs are wealthy, trust me most are struggling like us all. |
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jeffers
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Posted: 19 Apr 13 at 1:04pm |
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Generally if there is a 'stranger' who seems to be looking around one of the regulars goes up and says hello. Asks them a few gentle questions and then if they are a prospective member we pass them over to the nearest committee member.
Give that the club is a little isolated we keep an eye open for strange faces (and there is no public right of way through the club) we always try to meet and greet people.
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Paul
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patj
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Joined: 16 Jul 04 Location: Wiltshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 643 |
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Posted: 19 Apr 13 at 6:22am |
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Both clubs we're in have public access around the water but at least the larger one has locked gates so pedestrian/cyclist only and less risk of boat theft and vandalism.
Anyone straying into the clubhouse generally wants to use the toilets which causes issues as there have been thefts from changing rooms so they have to be turned away or accompanied.
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RichTea
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Posted: 18 Apr 13 at 7:03pm |
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We have a public footpath through the club, so generally have dog walkers, fisherman or cyclists.
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Oli
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Posted: 18 Apr 13 at 5:08pm |
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thank you for your responses, pretty much a general mix of attitudes experienced at clubs then.
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ex laser
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Posted: 18 Apr 13 at 12:57pm |
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always found whitefriars one of the most friendly clubs around.
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Rupert
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Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956 |
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Posted: 18 Apr 13 at 12:52pm |
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You'd have found Whitefriars friendly too, PM, but only after you'd made it past the locked gate at the end of the drive... and before that, found the lane leading to the club in the 1st place... we are a well kept secret!
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