Tidal Diamond No. 374

Galley 2014/2015 Volunteers Urgently Required

Dear membership,

Following the membership renewals this year I have only two volunteers for covering Sunday galley duties.

That enables me to open the galley for 10 out of the 46 Sundays we normally open over the next 12 months.

This includes not having cover for the lift in and out weekend Sunday duties.

The social committee is responsible for requesting volunteers and allocating galley duties so if there are no more volunteers then unfortunately the galley will be closed on all of the unallocated Sundays.

If you need maintenance duties this year please do not leave it until next January to request them.

We need volunteers urgently now to be able to open the galley properly this year.

If you would like to volunteer for galley duties then please let me know.

We can provide training on request and its really not as complicated as you might think.

It’s a great way to meet other club members and to be more involved.

TSC is supposed to be a self help club, so please volunteer to help.

Thank you to the 2 volunteers we have already, hopefully we will have a few more soon.

Steve Francis
Social Secretary
socialsec

Coastal Defence Plans : Evening Speaker
Wednesday 2nd April 8.00pm

The Coastal Defence Partnership Manager, Lyall Cairns, will be providing an information and consultation evening on Wednesday 2nd April.

He will:

• speak about how they are working as a Coastal Partnership to manage tidal flood & erosion risk,
• inform members about the need for new flood defences around North Portsea with particular focus on TSC frontage..

There will be an opportunity to have your say, make suggestions and become informed about the plans for the next few years.

They have made a special effort to accommodate this evening for TSC so if you are able to please come along.

More information can be found at: http://www.escp.org.uk/north-portsea-island-consultation

Steve Francis
Social Secretary

Tidal Diamond No. 373

Moorings

Hello all mooring holders.

May I remind you all that there are some good low tides in March to check your mooring chains and in particular the ground chains, in recent years a number of the mooring breaks have been from the swivel down. It is your responsibility to maintain your mooring chains and keep them in good condition, it might not be just your boat that gets damaged on the way to the wall at Farlington Marshes!!

If you require the use of the Bosuns Tender please ensure you check the Log Book in the club lounge and book it, if you just turn up expecting it to be available then you might be disappointed, those who have booked it have priority.

Ian Smith
Bosun

Wetside duties for 2014-15 season – Dutyman now open

Calling all volunteer race officers and patrol boat drivers / crew – Dutyman is now open and available for you to select duties for the 2014/15 season.

In a break from the approach taken in previous years, we ask you to login to Dutyman, select the option “Volunteer for a duty”, and then volunteer for 5 or more of your preferred events in the duty category you prefer. Please complete your selections by March 31st. If possible, please fill up the early races (April, May), as we will have less time to address these. Remember, the sooner you do this, the more choice there will be of events to volunteer for. During April, we will automatically allocate the remaining open duties to volunteers on our list who have not already volunteered for 5 or more duties. At any time you may request a swap of a duty you cannot attend, using the Dutyman system.

In a few days time, we will email all volunteers on our Dutyman list with a reminder. If you wish to be removed from the list of people eligible for wetside duties, please let the sailing committee know as soon as possible by sending an email to sailing_committee. Similarly if you wish to be added to the list, please send an email to the same address, advising your interest (Race Officer or Patrol Boat) plus whether you require training or not.

Janice Bell
Sailing Secretary