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    Posted: 09 May 22 at 11:59pm
Doesn't seem a huge loss, hardly any activity at the club.
Spread the members out at other clubs reinforces their membership and volunteer pool.
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Originally posted by Grumpycat




Originally posted by turnturtle

… which is why I never resented the ‘apparently’ high fees at my old club

We had professional safety cover through water opening hours, and the personal cost is soon amortised in the event of gear failure or injury

TBH- the fees were bloody good value compared to most other leisure activities I’ve done

It’s just a shame that the club doesn’t have enough members to be able to cover the cost of this professional safety cover and their severn Trent rent .  We were talking about small clubs like mine going under but this large club hasn’t made a profit two years in a row for over a decade and has to dip into its reserves every other year to keep going . It has to pay @ 30,000 a year to severn Trent in rent  and pay for professional safety crew for 364 days a year . Which for most week days is not used . If it wasn’t for the bar/events and sail training profits this club would be dead in the water already .  Ouch
And before tt rubbish’s this post , this information is public knowledge on their own social media. 




No plans to rubbish your post GrouchyPussy - I’ve no idea about the financial salience of the place, I haven’t been there for four years at least - but it’s a great stretch of water and the guys who work(ed) there couldn’t be more approachable and helpful; if it isn’t viable long term then sadly I think that reflects a lot more on the wider sailing community than it does on this specific establishment - no one could accuse the committee or the staff of doing anything but the best they could, and those efforts translate into far better outcomes than many of the rest of us could achieve

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Posts: 497 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Grumpycat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 May 22 at 9:12am
LOL Tbh I have painted the raw facts in the worst light and the most recent committee that took over just before covid have tried to address these issues and did a fantastic job steering the club though the minefield that was the covid regulations. 
In fact they did such a good job that a lot of clubs ( including mine ) based their covid protocols on Draycotes .
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Posts: 2538 		Post Options Post Options   Quote turnturtle Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 May 22 at 10:57am
They have exactly the right guy leading them despite it being the absolutely worst time in living memory to manage an outdoor sports club... even a cynical tw*t like me can recognise good leadership and exceptional achievement over adversity.
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Originally posted by turnturtle

They have exactly the right guy leading them despite it being the absolutely worst time in living memory to manage an outdoor sports club... even a cynical tw*t like me can recognise good leadership and exceptional achievement over adversity.

Very true. If you you mean the committee, if you mean our friend Dave I have to say I’ve never taken to the man for many reasons . None of which I would ever mention on a forum . 
I really wish the best for the club ( even though on here it sometimes sounds as if I don’t ) . This area needs a big club .  Smile
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I'm intrigued. LOL

Leadership Styles? One thinks he's the mutts nuts, the other thinks otherwise. Let me guess which style........I think I know, I'm sure I know......yes, I've got it LOL
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I was referring specifically to Commodore, but as for the other guy, I said in an earlier post how I found him and the rest of the team approachable, friendly and a massive asset to the membership offering… so sorry, no bad word about anyone   

Edited by turnturtle - 10 May 22 at 5:12pm
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......what an anti climax. Thought it was gonna get all EastEnders.
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Originally posted by salmon80

Doesn't seem a huge loss, hardly any activity at the club.
Spread the members out at other clubs reinforces their membership and volunteer pool.
It would be interesting to see some statistics around what happens to the membership of a club when it closes. At my small club we've always had many members who live locally, and while I think some of the keener racers will move club and continue in the sport I think a lot of our members would leave the sport if the club closed. IMHO club closures are usually a big deal.  
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Posts: 497 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Grumpycat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 May 22 at 9:22pm
Anyway back to the op. The club might be closing on the 30th September but they are still trying to make their last season a good one , Lightning open meeting at the end of the month.  Smile
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