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423zero
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Topic: Club motto Posted: 26 Jun 17 at 6:13pm |
I have had to write an open letter of complaint to my club committee, regarding members not doing duties and helping with club stuff, launch and recover safety boats, clean jetty etc.
Saturday due to various reasons, I found myself only club member who knew what needed doing at end of day. trying to describe problems I had getting help without swearing no one wanted to help, they had boats to put away. I would like a quote I can put on notice board, something along the lines of "safety is the responsibility of everone" we are all members, no one gets paid. |
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ClubRacer
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 17 at 7:19pm |
Sounds like the officer of the day could do more to rally the troops and get everyone involved.
This also removes the burden of an individual to be the "bad guy"
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 17 at 7:28pm |
Members rostered for duty didn't turn up, didn't inform sailing secretary either.
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iGRF
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 17 at 8:16pm |
A club is only as good as the sum of it's members, ALL it's members, respect the duty roster
We are all cogs in the club machine, if one cog goes missing the gears jam. respect the duty roster Safety and the duty roster are everyone's responsibility, don't let the rest of us down, show up or ship out. Or combinations, then fine the f**kers. |
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Sam.Spoons
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 17 at 9:17pm |
Well said GRF......
FFS it's not hard to show up a couple of times a year to do RO or safety duties, nor is it hard to offer to help hauling the safety boat up the slip which takes about 10 minutes max (but, I suppose, it's not hard to get the crew to pull the trolly clear of the water when you sail a two hander, many at my club still don't bother). I can only sail Wednesday evenings (and, so far, not many of those) during the season but I'll be there for my appointed duties or make sure I've swapped with somebody well in advance........
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turnturtle
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 17 at 9:29pm |
'duties'.... archaic things, they even sound wrong in today's world.
Edited by turnturtle - 26 Jun 17 at 10:05pm |
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Sam.Spoons
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 17 at 10:23pm |
So find another name, there's no getting around the fact that somebody has to be the RO and man the safety boat. The economies of paid staff make that option a non-starter in any club I could afford to be a member of.......
IIRC, back in the day (early '70s) it would be unheard of to avoid doing you 'OOD' and/or 'rescue boat' duties. My dad and I did race nearly every Wednesday and Sunday during the season and a good few frostbite series weekends so a couple of duties seemed like a small price to pay (and I chose that last phrase with some thought as I, or my father, never considered it a'price' at the time, t'was just what you did). I was not aware of anybody avoiding duties (I was in my teens so maybe I just wasn't aware but, equally, I don't recall my dad complaining of others not puling their weight).
Edited by Sam.Spoons - 26 Jun 17 at 10:41pm |
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 17 at 11:12pm |
What wound me up the most was having to ask people (members ? ) for help, the look of disbelief on their faces, comments "putting my boat away" etc, I was close to walking away.
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Jun 17 at 7:25am |
Change clubs. There are much better ones!
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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Do Different
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Jun 17 at 7:43am |
" 'duties'.... archaic things, they even sound wrong in today's world."
I agree, so out of date. This is the time of entitlement, I want it now and I want it easy. Or, at the very least I want to pay a minion to do it for me because I'm far to important to waste my time...................
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