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January 2002 My best wishes to you all for a very happy new year. I thought that last year was a busy one but this year promises to be even busier. The Sailing, House and General Committees have had their first meetings, dates have been fixed and the diary is already being compiled. The eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed that in last month's newsletter I accidentally increased the membership numbers by one hundred. The membership number should have been 192. "Would that it were" said the Hon. Secretary when he read 292. Sorry about that Mark. The following are notes gleaned from the General Committee Meeting held on the 8th January 2002. The Commodore's Report Peter welcomed all members of the committee including the new members Alan Roe, The Club Captain, David Rowles, The Hon. Sailing Secretary, also P.G Wright, and P. Conalty, newly elected members. The Hon Treasurer was unavoidably absent. The Commodore has represented the club at various functions and will be at Dee Sailing Club next Saturday. Peter told the meeting that he had a good first year as Commodore and that he thought that this year would continue in the same way with more re-furbishing to come. He congratulated the Vice Commodore on the success of the new dinghy slip which he has had occasion to use twice recently. He has used a rubber dinghy, which has suffered no ill effects from the galvanised surface, news that may re-assure those members who have expressed doubts about the metal surface. There will be a presentation of burgees to past Commodores of the club on Friday evening the eleventh. Food will be provided. Peter wished everybody a happy new year and hopes that it will be as good as last year. The Vice Commodore has held the first sailing committee and welcomed David Rowles to his new post. The sailing Committee will be D. Rowles, A.Roe .W Woods, and J Heyworth. One other person will be asked to join next month to represent new members. The dates for the racing were chosen and will go in the diary. It appears to be a better year for tides this year. The slip is again in a bad state of repair and will have to be repaired or replaced (in part) for the coming season. The Rear Commodore
told the meeting that the house committee will consist of the same members
as last year with the addition of A McDonough. There is great concern
about the fabric of the clubhouse. Some timbers need replacing. David
has done a sketch, which is on the notice board and further consultations
will take place about how to deal with the problem. The Hon. Secretary Mark has dealt with sundry items of correspondence, anything of interest will be put on the noticeboard. He has also worked out the dates for the General Committee Meetings and for the next Annual General Meeting. There will be an extra General Committee meeting this year in December at the suggestion of David Warren. Mark proposed that thought should be given to the future development of B.S.C. The year 2007 will see the centenary of the club. He asks if we should have that as a goal to aim for in future development. There was some discussion about the age of the club but it has been settled as 1907. The Yachtsman Magazine wrote (sometime ago) about a group of people who sailed canoe yawls here in 1887. This gives all members food for thought. The Hon. Membership Secretary. Stan told the meeting that subscription notices will be sent out before the end of January. There will be the 2 ½% increase as voted at the AGM. Some members will change their status in the club this year. Three prospective members will be interviewed before the next General Committee meeting Stan has had no offers from members to help with the storage of Christmas decorations. Can you please have a think and get in touch with Stan if you can help. The new subs will be as follows;
The Hon Sailing Secretary Dave gave the committee the proposed dates for the races to be sailed this season. There is a change this year in that Officers of the Day have been nominated for the tide races. If the nominated person is unable to fulfil the duty it is his responsibility to find a substitute O.D. This system was used some years ago and was found to work much better than the more recent system of volunteers who did not materialise thus leaving the job to the same few people. The Officer of the Day will be expected to help with the promotion of the races. The dates and names will be in the diary. The Club Captain told the committee that he is going to walk the River and assess what will be needed for re-perching. Some people have asked for extra perches to be put in. Alan gave the dates for the ALBERT DOCK VISIT this year. They will be Saturday 15th June until Saturday 22nd June. There are big tides at that time Unfortunately theses dates will clash with the Midsummer Race. Alan will attend an Albert Dock Organisers Meeting in the near future. The Yard and Berthing
Master Bill told the meeting that some boats had been moved in response
to his letters about unused boats in the yard. Mystic now has a new owner.
John Lorenz has asked for space for a Tomahawk and Paul Middleton Jones
would like space for a Tomahawk towards the end of the season. The Club Development
Officer Carl passed photographs of blown sand around the meeting.
Blown sand is building up in Crosby and it is thought that the seawalk
there will eventually disappear under it. At the same time Formby and
Higntown are losing sand, evidently to Crosby. Carl will attend a meeting
of Sefton Beach Users in March where this problem will be discussed. Carl
is of the opinion that S.M.B.C are showing interest in the loss of sand
in Hightown. The Social Chairperson's Report Doreen was not present at the meeting but Peter gave her report. Doreen regrettably accepted the resignation of P Heyworth and C Meadows from the Social Committee. A good profit was made on the Christmas Party, which was very enjoyable. Dates have been fixed for the events to take place this year. They will be in the diary but the most immediate ones will be a Cocktail or Drinks Party at 1 oclock on the 17th March and a May event will be held on the 11th May. More details about these will follow. Any Other Business
There was discussion of Bye Law 9 as a follow up to the A.G M/ discussion.
There will be a half bottle of wine for each person during the meal. The tickets will cost £17 50 each. Stan would like these to be paid for in advance preferably by cheque with names on. He will definitely not accept money at the dinner as he tends to mislay it by Sunday!! David Warren spoke
about the New Years's Eve get together which although not very well attended
was very enjoyable. David thinks that there would be enough people in
Hightown who would be willing to attend a more organised evening as was
shown by the Millennium. He also put in a plea that anybody using the
galley is responsible for cleaning it. It is very disconcerting to go
in for an event and to find that it has been left unclean. THE CLUB FLEET FIFTY YEARS AGO. MARK MILLER There were probably
about ten cabin boats. They moored in the reach opposite the club, south
of what some members referred to in those days as "Dead Horse Bend".
A varied collection of craft with one thing in common, they were all built
of wood. Many thanks to Mark for sending me this very interesting piece of history. I look forward to reading the next episode. I must apologise that the title should by now probably read Fifty One Years Ago as he sent it to me last year. I wonder if anybody knows how many boats have been lost in the River Alt or its approaches. I can recall one or two. Why don't you let us know? If anyone has other pieces of history tucked away in their head can you possibly share them with us? This would seem to be a good time to read these things as we approach the centenary of the club. Whilst typing this and the earlier revised fees it struck me that we may soon have to pay up and measure up in Euros and metres. A new piece of living history. A WORKING PARTY.AT THE CLUBHOUSE. 10.30 AM SUNDAY 27TH
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