Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

UPDATE – 15 March

A few duties have become vacant over the next few months and we would be grateful for volunteers to fill them. They are:

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• Monday 1 April – Easter Egg Race – 14.30 start – (RACE OFFICER  – now filled – Thanks Robin)  and (SS2 CREW – now filled – Thanks Alexander)
• Sunday 2 June – Summer Sunday – 18.00 Start – RACE OFFICER  
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Please volunteer through DUTYMAN ( click on the icon next to the duty in the ‘volunteer’ section) or contact Graham Dare ( 07946 413923 or [email protected]).

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Thanks for your help.

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Please call Dan Bailey on 07973 715522 if anyone can help. Many thanks.

I am seeking some volunteers for the duties set out below . Any takers please?

Race Officer and Assistant Race Officer on Sunday 16 September 2012  –  Autumn Sunday series racing – first start at 12.00 noon. UPDATE  1st SEPT– BOTH DUTIES NOW FILLED – THANKS GARY   &  ANDREW

This will be a Race Box start as the Committee Boat will be used by the 9er open meeting.

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Please contact me on 07946 413923 or [email protected]

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Or you can volunteer through DutyMan – log in with your password, go to the ‘volunteer for a duty’ section, click on the blue ‘volunteer required’ symbol on the right of the duty which is marked as ‘tba’ and the duty is yours. You and the club will be sent an email confirming it.

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Thanks in anticipation of your help

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Best Wishes

Graham

My thanks to John, Trevor and Ryan for taking on some duties in the last few days.

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However, I am still seeking some volunteers for a few vacant duties. Any takers please?

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• · Saturday 25 August 2012 – 16.30 race start – SS3 Crew UPDATE  – NOW FILLED –  THANKS RICHARD
• · Sunday 26 August 2012 – 17.30 race start – Race Officer & Assistant Race Officer UPDATE  – NOW FILLED – THANKS GORDON & NICK
• · Monday 27 August 2012 – 08.30 race start – Assistant Race Officer UPDATE  – NOW FILLED – THANKS PAUL

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Please contact me on 07946 413923 or [email protected]

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Or you can volunteer through DutyMan – log in with your password, go to the ‘volunteer for a duty’ section, click on the blue ‘volunteer required’ symbol on the right of the duty which is marked as ‘tba’ and the duty is yours. You and the club will be sent an email confirming it.

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Thanks in anticipation of your help

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Best Wishes

Graham

Please can you volunteer for one or more of the following duties over the next month which are currently unallocated.

• Sunday 19 August 2012 – 13.00 race start – SS3 Helm & Crew
• Saturday 25 August 2012 – 14.30 race start – SS3 Crew
• Sunday 26 August 2012 – 17.30 race start – Race Officer, Assistant Race Officer & SS3 crew
• Monday 27 August 2012 – 08.30 race start – SS2 Helm & SS3 crew
• Saturday 8 September 2012 – 15.30 race start – SS2 crew

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Please contact me on  07946 413923 or [email protected]

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Or you can volunteer  through DutyMan – log in with your password, go to the ‘volunteer for a duty’ section, click on the blue ‘volunteer required’ symbol on the right of the duty which is marked as ‘tba’ and the duty is yours.  You and the club will be sent an email confirming it.

Thanks in anticipation of your help

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Graham Dare

Can anyone please volunteer to do Assistant Race Officer on Sunday 12 August 2012. The race starts at 18.30.

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If you can do this duty please volunteer through DutyMan or call or email Graham Dare on 07946 413923 –  [email protected]

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Thanks in anticipation

Can anyone volunteer please to be Crew for SS2 on Sunday 17 June – the TBYC Regatta.
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Volunteer through DutyMan ( go to the ‘volunteer’ section and click on the icon next to the duty) or contact me please ( tel:07946 413923 or [email protected]).
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Hoping you can help – Thanks in anticipation.

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Graham Dare

UPDATE 16:45 16/06/2012 – DUTY NOW FILLED – THANKS VERY MUCH PAUL

Can anyone volunteer please to be Helm for SS3 on Sunday 17 June – the TBYC Regatta.
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Volunteer through DutyMan ( go to the ‘volunteer’ section and click on the icon next to the duty) or contact me please ( tel:07946 413923 or [email protected]).
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Hoping you can help   –  Thanks in anticipation.

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Graham Dare

UPDATE 15/06/2012 – Volunteer now found – Thanks Rex – but see above for another volunteer required as a crew.

There are 950 duties a year (excluding cadet duties) in the club’s duty roster. These are undertaken by around 275 members.  Most members do 3 duties a year. A few do more and some have less allocated to them at present.  Having these duties is essential for the smooth and safe running of the club’s sailing and racing activities.

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At the moment there are around 20 duties over the year ahead which are not allocated to anyone including a couple over the next few weeks. These vacant duties have generally arisen where the duties were allocated to members who have subsequently not re-joined the club or are unavailable.

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I am now hoping that volunteers will come forward to take on these duties.

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The vacant duties are:

12 May 2012 – SS2 Crew: 19 May – SS5 Crew; 16 June – SS7 Crew;  17 June 2012 – SS5 Crew; 28 June 2012 – SS3 Helm; 12 July 2012 – SS3 Helm; 21 July 2012 – Race Officer &  SS7 Crew; 18 August 2012 – SS5 Crew; 25 August 2012 – SS3 Crew; 26 August 2012 – Assistant Race Officer & SS3 Crew; 27 August 2012 – SS3 Crew;  1 Sept 2012 – SS3 Crew;  29 September – SS3 Crew – 6 Oct 2012 – SS3 Crew;  21 Oct 2012 – SS3 Crew & SS7 Crew; 4 Nov 2012 – SS5 Crew; 2 Dec 2012 – SS5 Crew

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Please volunteer if you can do one or more of these.  Ways to volunteer are:

• If you have a DutyMan password – log-in, go to the volunteer section, and click on the ’unallocated duty; volunteer required’ symbol next to the duty marked ‘tba’.  The duty will be yours. DutyMan will immediately update the roster and send you and the club an email to confirm it.
• Email [email protected]  saying what duty you can do. I’ll get back to you.
• Phone me, Graham Dare, on 07946 413923.

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Even if you have not done it before I’m sure we could start you off crewing in one of the displacement boats (SS2 or SS3), or even crewing  in one of the RIBS ( SS5 or SS7).

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Thanks in advance to those who can volunteer.

Best Wishes

Graham Dare

It really is OK to say ‘No’ – but please say yes if you can

Dutyman allows a duty holder to request a swop with up to 20 other duties at any one time. An email is sent to those being requested to swop. The first one to say ‘yes’ gets the swop and the Duty Roster is immediately updated.

If you receive a swop request please reply even if you cannot do the swop – it’s better that the person requesting a swop knows the position. It really is Ok to say ‘no’ if you cannot do the swop as the member seeking the swop can then get on with requesting swops elsewhere.

However, if you can swop then please do so. We could all be in the position of needing to swop at some time.

DutyMan has email addresses for the vast majority of the 260 members on the Duty Roster. But there are a few who do not have email and we do know that some of the email addresses that we do have are incorrect (we are working on this). We also know that some members do not look at their email very frequently. So there are a few at present who cannot send or receive any swopping emails.