As a Members Club, all adult sailing members are required to contribute to the running of the Club by either completing duties or paying a surcharge to be relieved of duties.
Members may choose their duty dates each year on a first come first served basis once they have paid their subscription (see Dutyman below).
Duties are available in the following categories:
Bridge
Two or three members are required on the Bridge on top of the Clubhouse during Club racing to oversee the race. The appointed Race Officer will usually have previous experience of race management and other Bridge duties will include the recording of results, raising and lowering the various start sequence flags and operating the sound signals. Prior experience is not normally necessary for these roles and the Race Officer should be able to instruct you on the day. The current annual duty requirement may be met by assisting on two Sundays or four Wednesday evenings
Patrol Boat
During Club racing, there is always a safety RIB on the water to assist in the running of the race. The RIB needs to be manned by two people, one of whom should have some previous experience of this duty. Duties may involve laying and retrieving racing marks or offering assistance to members experiencing problems. The current annual duty requirement may be met by manning a RIB on two Sundays or four Wednesday evenings
Open Meeting
The Club typically runs up to six open meetings through the year which require safety RIB drivers and crews, beach parties to help with trolleys, race teams (similar to a Bridge duty) on a committee boat and car park attendants. Open meeting duties generally last for a complete day and each day counts for half the annual duty requirement.
Security
Ideally suited to members living close to the Club, this duty involves locking the Club and gates at night for a week at a time before passing the keys on to the next duty member. Typically this duty needs to be completed every six weeks but is dependent on the number of people on the security rota. These duties are allocated by prior arrangement with the Club Administrator and are not managed within DutyMan.
Dutyman
Dutyman is an online roster programme that gives you the ability to select, view and if required swap your duties with other members.
If you are eligible for Club duties you should have received access details by email – you will need this to use the system.
If you are missing this log-in information, please contact the Club Administrator as soon as possible.