15 November 2023

Attendees

Rob Plummer

Stephen Hall

Gordon Bell

Carol Littlewood

Jules Anderson

Paul Conniff

Anna Conniff

Agenda

Attendance and apologies

* Minutes of previous meeting

* Captain's report (optional)

* Treas' report (optional)

* Tech' Team report (Paul)

* WhatsApp review

* Season review

* AOCB

Forfar – invitation from Sarah Ramage

Issue

Action

Policy document for on the water safety

A simple document should be produced to ensure that crew leads have the basic skills and knowledge to take the boat out and handle such a situation

To include: drift test, rope handling, distress wave, VHF radio calls

Stephen/ Rob

Reviewed by Jules/ Gordon

Training session for Crew Leads

Have an afternoon going through the skills required for a crew lead on the water

??

Books on vhf

Gordon

Paul to search for book

Paul

Cox’s Bag

Replace used silver foil

Laminate chart of our rowing area

Paul

Stephen

Little Bustard kit bag

There needs to be a cox’s bag for the Little Bustard with safety items.

Light blue

Rob

Drogue

Practice using drogue

Stephen

Practice with RNLI

Set up an evening session with the RNLI.

To practice casualty transfer / towing and ideally with more than one crew

Rob

Treasurer report

There is over £1,000 in bank balance

Life Jackets and PLB training

Afternoon in Feb to check club life jackets and personal life jackets. 

Gordon

Tech team

Both boats drying out in shed – not too much this year.  Repaint blue strake on Spirit.  Touch up oil and paint on Spirit.

New trailer board

New set of racing oars.

Paint LB oars with blue and white

Padding on trolley to prevent scratches.

Replace ratchet straps

Boat maintenance to begin on Sunday 19th

Tool kit for trailer

Tech Team

Gordon

Tech team

Maintenance

Keep updating club on maintenance – sessions on Sundays, weekday evening and a morning

Rob

WhatsApp

New community function on WhatsApp

Set up club group each year

Electronic version of emergency contacts

ICE on phone

Stephen

??

Rowing events

Long rows with over clubs

Hire a loo for events with other clubs

Identify potential weekends (high tide at Catterline)

Message that folks are keen to do events with other clubs

Forfar

Rowing with them.   RP to put to the club.

Once a month

Rob

Training sessions

Schedule for Sunday afternoons.  Talks on key subjects.

VHF

PLBs

Tides

Coastal Area

Emergency

Rob

Stephen

Gordon

Paul

Stephen

AGM

Mid March

Curry Night

In recognition that the lunch in the Marine Hotel was well attended, another event should be held that is more inclusive as the Marine is quite expensive.