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ERITH YACHT CLUB GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING Meeting held on Monday 21st May 2007 at 20.00 hours on the Clubship Folgefonn

1. Present Commodore Adrian Reeves AR Vice Commodore Paul Gladden PG Rear Commodore John Edmonds JE Vice President Fred Finck FF Hon Secretary Val Torreggiani VT Hon Treasurer Iain Buckland IB 8.45 Sailing Secretary Sarah Mees SM Apologies

Committee Dudley Davies DD Hendrik Feddersen HF Ann Finck AF Darren Leigh DL Vic Mitchell VM Apologies Colin Twyford CT Sara Taylor ST Alan Cooper AC

1. Minutes Monday 30th April 2007 Agreed and signed

2. Matters Arising 13a It was proposed the Bosun should be invited to attend General Committee Meetings. Proposed Colin Twyford Seconded Adrian Reeves

3. Officer Of the Day

6th May 2007 Heavy rain. Wind gusting 45 knots. VT Keith Hughes No apology 13th May 2007 No flags due to mast refurbishment. Paint weekend, Norman Dow heavy rain, painting to continue during the week. Moorings barge out on trots. Off Station 15.30 20th May 2007 Ensign raised 05.10 hours DL Andrew Wrafter No apology 27th May 2007 Hendrick Feddersen

Cleaning Rota - Week Ending 6th May 2007 Geoff and Janet completed their duty Geoff Hall 13th May 2007 Alan and Dorethea completed their duty Alan Seal 20th May 2007 Cath Scholefield 27th May 2007 R.Szczepankiewicz

Incident Book Date Incident Signed None

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4. Membership Name Status Proposer John Johnson Full Member Mick Downs Andrew Woollard Wayne Fermor Youth Member Mrs Jean Crompton Skander Ash Torreggiani Sturgess Youth Member Mrs Valerie Torreggiani

The above new Members are warmly welcomed to Erith Yacht Club.

6. Secretary a. OOD and Cleaning Rotas Sandi Charston has completed the Rotas for OOD and Cleaning. It was agreed that the Hon. Secretary, in the name of the General Committee, will write to Members who fail or refuse to carry out their duties with no reasonable apology and remind them that these duties are a Condition of Membership. It was further proposed that such Members names should be displayed on the General Committee Noticeboard. b. PLA Meeting 1. Sam Broome (PLA) would like access to the club from 5pm Main hall to be set out in theatre style for about 80 people with a top table with two chairs. Top table to be at front of the stage. 3. A signing table to be available in the long corridor. 4. Social Members will set-up and serve tea/coffee/water/OJ/biscuits 5. PLA staff will direct the guests into the car park area. 6. Erith Yacht Club fire warden to give brief fire directions and be on site thorough out the evening. 7. EYC Committee Members will have name badge. c. Membership To date we have welcomed 10 Youth Members and 10 Full and Family Members to EYC. d. Water Supply In the light of further information concerning water pressure and the legal position, it was agreed that, with regret, we would be unable to assist out neighbours, The Moorings, with their request to tap into EYC water supply. e. Handbook Alan Cooper was thanked for his sterling efforts in producing EYC Handbook. It was agreed that each sub-committee would be asked to proof-read each section before publication as it was felt to be unfair that this task was all on Alan’s shoulders.

7. Treasurer Bank Balances on 30 th April 2007

Accounts £ Community Account 29,417.66 Base Rate Tracker Account 33,927.20 Business Premium Account 75.36 Bar Account 4,352.33 Training Account Social Account 2,018.00 Total 69,790.55

8. Wine Committee No Report

9. Health and Safety a) The House Committee was requested to ensure the safety wire was replaced on the aft deck of Folgefonn. b) Notices to be placed at top of slipway to remind Children, Members and Visitors that lifejackets are obligatory on the slipway. c) The slipway is in constant need of cleaning. It was proposed that a rota be made for cleaning the slipway. d) 5mph is the maximum speed at which vehicles should proceed on the Fill. Members who fail to observe the speed limit will be cautioned by the General Committee. Guy Bates to receive a caution. 06/05/2018 3

e) First Aid - currently there is no Member responsible for First Aid and First Aid boxes. AR will request Phil Snape to check First Aid boxes. Volunteers to undertake this responsibility will be welcomed.

10. Sailing a) HF to contact Bexley Extra to request that EYC is publicised in Club News. b) HF thanked for Publicity Poster. DD to investigate printing. Publicity material could be placed in local schools, libraries etc.

12. Moorings a) Two mooring trots serviced over the paint weekend b) The outside top and bottom trots c) That leaves the half tide trot to be done and one riser on the outside middle trot to be replaced Buoy No 28 d) We used about a third of the chain that was delivered last Wednesday on the top trot, the rest is loaded on the barge ready for use e) We need some more hauling ropes made up, we discarded two over the weekend they only lasted for two trots on the outside moorings, and they may last longer on the shallower moorings f) Three services ago we bought an empty Oxygen cylinder ashore we need to replace it on board the barge g) On Sunday the Harbour Masters launch came along side and gave us a soft buoy they had recovered h) Weather on Sunday was horrible we all got rather wet the tea and coffee was a life saver near the end of the afternoon Vic and I started to suffer hypothermia! i) The Moorings Committee are to discuss length and weight of boats brought on station and bring their recommendations to the next Committee Meeting for agreement.

13. House Committee a) Paint Weekend. The forecast for the Paint Weekend indicated that whilst Saturday would be dry Sunday would not and so it turned out to be. A smallish crew turned out on the Saturday and successfully painted the hull and most of the upper works. Your Committee hoped to finish the job on the Sunday but this was not to be, as despite a substantial Member turnout, the rain put paid to any further effort. However the Commodore arranged for the scaffolding covering the unpainted section, to be left in place, and thus allowed the remaining unpainted section to be completed the following week. The Committee wished to place on record its heartfelt thanks to all those who turned out in what were quite trying conditions. It was a sterling effort which largely succeeded in its aims. b) The Replacement Toilet/Shower Block . The Shower Block is being fitted out prior to commissioning. Spare keys to be cut and retained by Secretary. c) FF has fitted a pump (donated by Andy Woollard) in the chain locker. An extension lead is required. d) A pump is available in the dinghy shed for pumping out boats. e) Jim Freeman has suggested that Paint Weekend be moved to October or November since Members are engaged in work on their own vessels at this time of year. This suggestion was favourably received and will be considered for Autumn 2007.

14. Social Committee a. Funds Social Account £2018.76 Childrens Account £617.99 b. Galley Congratulations to Jean and Eve they both have certificates for food hygiene, to help satisfy requirements of Port Health. Galley is now kept locked one reason being to help maintain cleanliness and strict hygiene standards, but the key is available to members in the usual place. c. Programme  23rd May PLA meeting Tea and refreshments being provided. 06/05/2018 4

 3rd June Travellers Trophy Packed lunch available £2.50  8th June Kingswear Castle 4 tickets left £16 each  13th June Lunchtime visit and talk from Gravesend Lifeboat  14th June Social committee meeting 8.30  23rd June Race Night £7.00 Chicken and Chips  30th June Snipe open packed lunches Saturday night meal and Sunday breakfast.

15. Managing the Marshes a) NWKCP have cleaned up the land to the west of the roadway that leads from the Club gate to the dinghy shed. They were unable to take all the rubbish away but it has been placed in plastic bags that are now on the edge of car park. They are looking into the cost of a skip. b) Japanese Knotweed has been cut back and the cuttings taken away for disposal at a recognised site. NWKCP will continue in their efforts to eradicate the Knotweed and have sufficient funding to carry out its hopeful eradication over the next five years. c) No further news on any developments re. the erosion control of the Saltings at this time. d) DL to contact Mark Spencer with a request for more details concerning the removal of the buddlia bushes. e) It was requested that the Committee be notified when NWKCP were to be on site at EYC. f) HF requested to know the next dates for marsh clearance. DD will notify Members when these are known.

16. Project a) As you are all aware a SGM was held yesterday, 20.05.07 to seek the Membership’s approval of the proposals agreed at the last General Committee Meeting. After discussion and small modifications to the wording all three proposals were approved. Having the support of the Membership is another step along the road to ensuring that all the facts and any conditions attached to any final proposal are acceptable to the Club, subject of course to sufficient funds becoming available. b) We will now make every effort to seek funding and if successful the final decision will rest with the membership as to whether or not they wish to have a new Clubhouse. c) Legal advice will now be considered. 17. Youth Section To improve sailing skill, approx. 10 members of the Youth Section have attended the Sailing Centre at Victoria Dock on Saturdays from 9.30 - 16.30 where they have had the opportunity to sail different types of dinghies including keel boats. A member of the RYA coaching staff carries out the training that they all thoroughly enjoy - another day out of my life! DD 18. Rules Committee No report 20. Training Committee a) A Level 2 Power Boat Course requires completion. This will hopefully be completed in the next week or two. b) Radio courses will have to be run either in the evenings or daytime on weekdays as DD is fully committed on Saturdays and Sundays with other training matters. c) Details of Training Courses will be updated on the website by 7th June. 21. Security a) Camera on the gate yet to be fitted. b) CCTV notice to be replaced and cost of new EYC Entry Gate notice to be sought. VT 22. AOB (Emergency Matters only)

Meeting finished 22.00hours Next meeting Monday 25th June 2007 @ 20.00 hrs. vmbt