Bigger, Better and Well Attended

The retired can be a great resource for a club - sometimes they just need to be asked.

Or set yourself up as a contractor. In all seriousness, when I'm too frail to sail I wouldn't mind at all doing race officer many times a year. Nice way to spend the day, even more so if you get some pocket money for it!

I know- I'm not really suggesting through the books employment, more black economy credit. E.g knock £50 off the membership fee for every extra day of duties... Nice retention policy too. If the books don't balance, then I accept the policy might have to be weighted or adjusted differently. Eg 30 quid credit for doing the extra duty, 100 debit for not doing the basic one... 70 net income to club for those gawd awful quiz and karaoke nights.

Edited by turnturtle - 30 Dec 14 at 8:21pm

Originally posted by turnturtle I'm sure it could work at a smaller, more exclusive club too Duncan... Keep the riff raff out ;-)

The problem is they wouldnt let me in with my flat cap and pet ferret and as for you....... your far too" New money"

Originally posted by The Moo Originally posted by ex laser Originally posted by The Moo Originally posted by ex laser Originally posted by turnturtle All very laudable Do Different, but as someone's whose reality is a club membership that is really only about 20 4 hour sessions a year- including the drifters, giving up 20% of that for 2 full day duties is never going to rationally stack up ... Far better to offer a pay and play approach, or to enable time poor folks an opportunity to pay slightly more and to contribute financially. If paying an extra £100 buys back those two days, and/or reduces the rates for a pensioner or student who has the time to do more race duties, then I can't see the reason for the moral condemnation of a more practical approach. Pay to play can only work at big clubs. I have no problem with it as an idea, but if applied to all clubs, 95% would fold. It tends to appeal to rich t**sers who have no interest in club life/ friendships/helping out/fun/ laughter/piss taking and all the other things that make sailing at aclub the joy it is. It could equally apply to shift workers who find themselves working most weekends. Very true. I think it's such a good idea now that I think I will now present it to the our club committee next month. Here's my £100 now. I'm sure all of the committee will think paying £100 is a great exchange for not doing duties and I'm sure the remaining members won't mind doing duties every other week, all year round. And I think all of said committee will be forming a disorderly queue to offer you a finger to swivel on old boy.

So back to my original point. Pay to play can only ever work well at the biggest clubs that have professional rescue. If it means the general membership has to do more duties, i don't think the idea has legs.



Edited by ex laser - 30 Dec 14 at 7:57pm