Club Duties - How many?

The idea of becoming qualified sounded great - and it was.   Then the duties came rolling in...

Still, I guess we have to live with it (only 1 resignation this year from the rescue team).

Thanks to you all for your input, the meeting proved to be somewhat productive.

There is a contradiction between wanting high quality service - good race management, excellent food and a well poured pint... and calling on volunteers to perform these services only a few times a year. How good a sailor would yu be if you only sailed 3 times a year?

Umpires need to officiate at least once a month if they want to maintain standards. Likewise race officers. I would suggest that the situation is similar with catering ad bar-keeping.

If your club has a memebr who is interested in spending time officiating in on form or another then roll out the red carpet - reduced if not free membership, invitations ot club dinners, buy him/her the gear they need...whatever it takes to keep them keen, happy and doing the job.

On another point - juniors should be given experience in race management,  protest committee duties and all the other tasks (over 18 only where alchol is involved). However this should be managed so that they are also being trained by competent adults who are capable of transmitting their savoir faire.

Gordon