Club problems

Never seen anyone at a sailing club walking about with a can of beer that is shocking.

Yes, those were different days. But in some cases it’s
Still happening in sailing. Having seen a number of examples of drinking
Heavily the night before, or a pint before a race or even the duty officer with
A can in hand you have to wonder where the common sense and responsibility
Is. One comment at a championship event after a heavy night of drinking, ‘does anyone
Race sober?’ And where is the “long arm” of the governing body when they have this evidence
And tell the complainant to ask for an EGM.



Edited by JRB12 - 02 Dec 22 at 9:25am

Was a member of a yacht club in the eighties where drinking was of an Olympic standard, no women members either, not even in the bar, can remember drinking until 4am from 9am the previous day and being driven home by someone in the same state, this was a regular occurrence. One Saturday afternoon when racing had been cancelled due to a storm, two yachts raced from club to a town down the coast and back, one was knocked flat, both boats crewed by very inebriated crews. No one was ever disciplined there though. Club was run on drink and training adults and children would have been done with drinking trainers. I am not endorsing any of the drinking or men only culture then, it was a different time and I was very young. 

Edited by 423zero - 01 Dec 22 at 4:41pm

Sounds tricky, and the problem and solution in these circumstances are not always as they seem.

We all have preferred style of management. Some prefer "Strong leadership" (euph) others prefer a more democratic/group style of leadership.

Some aren't happy being lead and will only be happy leading..... iconoclasts or like Oedipus, seriously resentful of any authority other than their own.

Given the wider stressful environment many folk will be happy to just chill out in an environment that is controlled by others.

.......in short, the problems you face are never, ever cut and dry. It sounds like your voting membership are split along similar lines/proportions to the wider population at the moment.

Edited by Sussex Lad - 01 Dec 22 at 12:03pm

Originally posted by JRB12 The resignation concern of half the committee was over the drinking culture among a number of the club. This involved junior training where a complaint was made that training officials had been drinking copiously prior to preparing and potentially delivering a session. Evidence is there too of alcohol misuse in other parts of the club programme.