Constitution and Byelaws of Hertford County Yacht Club

SECTION 1 NAME AND PURPOSES

1

The name of the club shall be Hertford County Yacht Club (herein after referred to in these rules as the Club)

2

The purposes for which the Club is formed are to promote and facilitate the sport of dinghy sailing and to provide social and other facilities for Members as may be from time to time determined.

SECTION 2 OFFICERS

Officers of the Club

3

The Officers of the Club shall be Full or Family Members of the Club and shall consist of a Commodore, Vice-Commodore, Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer. Officers shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting in each year and shall hold office for one year, retiring at the termination of the Annual General Meeting in each year. All Officers of the Club shall be eligible for re-election.

Duties of Secretaries etc. 

Duties of Honorary Secretary

4

The Honorary Secretary (and/or Assistant Secretary) shall:  

• Keep a register of Club Members names and addresses.
• Conduct the correspondence of the Club.
• Keep custody of all Club Documents.
• Keep full minutes of all meetings of the Club, the Committee which shall be confirmed and signed by the appropriate Chairman upon the agreement of the Club, the Committee at the next following meeting of the Club, the Committee.
• Administer such insurance policy or policies as may be needed to protect the interests of the Club, its Officers and its Members.

Duties of Honorary Treasurer

5

The Honorary Treasurer shall:  

• Cause such books of account to be kept as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the finances of the Club.
• Cause all returns as may be required by law in relation to such accounts to be rendered at the due time.
• Prepare an Annual Balance Sheet as at 31 December in each year and cause such Balance Sheet (and accounts as necessary) to be reviewed at least once annually and shall thereafter cause the same to be exhibited in the Club premises at least fourteen days before the date of the Annual General Meeting.
• Present the Annual Balance Sheet to the Club at its Annual General Meeting.

Duties of Reviewers

6

The Reviewers shall:

• Be appointed at the Annual General Meeting in each year and shall be two to three appropriately experienced/qualified Members of the Club other than the Honorary Treasurer or Committee Members.
• The Reviewers shall review the accounts and the Annual Balance Sheet of the Club when called upon to do so and shall give such certificate of assurance as to the accuracy of the said accounts as shall be required by law or by the Committee.
• If either unwilling or unable to act, inform the Committee who shall appoint a substitute to hold office until the termination of the next Annual General Meeting.

SECTION 3 MEMBERSHIP

Categories and votes of Membership

7

There shall be the following categories of Membership with power to vote at all meetings of the Club as indicated hereunder.

A FAMILY MEMBER - which expression shall include one or two co-habiting adults and all children/young adults within their guardianship under twenty six years of age on 1 April in the current year. The family unit shall have one vote per adult up to two votes.

A FULL MEMBER (INDIVIDUAL) who is over the age of 18 shall have one vote.

A JUNIOR MEMBER - being a person who, on 1 April in the current year, is under the age of eighteen, shall have no vote.

Such a Member shall be one who at the commencement of the subscription year joins the Club other than as a full Member or a Family Member.

AN HONORARY MEMBER - who shall have no vote.

A (non-sailing) SOCIAL MEMBER - who shall have no vote.

A TEMPORARY MEMBER - who shall have no vote.

Rights and privileges of Members

8

The rights and privileges of each category of Membership shall be as follows:

A FULL MEMBER (INDIVIDUAL) shall have the full use of all the Club facilities.

A FAMILY MEMBER, his/her co-habitee (if any) and all the children/young adults within their guardianship under the age of twenty six shall have the full use of all Club facilities.

A JUNIOR MEMBER shall have the full use of all Club facilities.

AN HONORARY MEMBER shall have the full use of all Club facilities.

A SOCIAL MEMBER shall have the full use of the Club-house facilities.

A TEMPORARY MEMBER (which expression may include

Members of another RYA recognised Club or organisation) shall have the full use of Club facilities but:

• Shall have no right to enter Club races or regattas unless specifically authorised by the Honorary Secretary or Committee.
• Shall have no right to take any part in the management of the Club.
• shall have no right to introduce visitors to the club or the facilities thereof.
• Is deemed to have notice of and impliedly undertakes to comply with the Club Rules and any Byelaws or Regulations as if he or she were a Member of the Club and so far as the said Rules, Byelaws and Regulations may be deemed to apply to such Temporary Member.
• Shall be liable to be expelled from the Club premises or to be prohibited from using the Club facilities if, in the opinion of the Honorary Secretary, he or she shall not have reasonably complied with the above conditions.

Candidates for Membership shall have no privileges whatsoever in relation to the use of the Club or premises.

Membership Entrance and Subscription Fees

9

The rate of Entrance and Subscription fee for each category of Membership shall be proposed by the Committee to the Members at the Annual General Meeting in each year. Any proposed changes shall be approved by a majority of those present and entitled to vote and shall become operative on the first day of April of each year following the AGM. The current rate of Entrance and Subscription fee shall be displayed on the HCYC website.

• Membership of the Club shall be open to anyone interested in the sport of dinghy sailing on application regardless of sex, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, religion or other beliefs. Membership may however be limited according to available facilities on a non-discriminatory basis.
• Membership subscriptions will be kept at levels that will not pose a significant obstacle to people participating.
• The Club Committee may refuse Membership or, subject to Rule 17, remove it, only for good cause such as conduct or character likely to bring the Club or sport into disrepute. Appeal against refusal of Membership may be made to the Members.

Members shall also make the following annual payments:

• An annual dinghy park fee of such a sum as the Committee shall from time to time prescribe which shall entitle a Member to sail his or her own boat on the water controlled by the Club and a space in the Club's boat park.
• All Members shall pay their first entrance fee if applicable and annual subscription upon joining the Club and thereafter on the first day of April in each year. Members joining during the membership year will be charged pro-rata for the applicable months in their joining year.

Members duty to provide an up-to-date address

10

Every Member shall furnish the Honorary Secretary with an up-to-date address which shall be recorded in the Register of Members on the Clubs secure electronic database and any notice sent to such address shall be deemed to have been duly delivered.

Application for Membership

11

An application for Membership shall be in the form from time to time prescribed by the Committee and shall include the name and address of the applicant.

Admission of Members

12

Upon receipt of an application for membership, the Membership Secretary shall cause the application form to be placed before the meeting of the Committee at which such application for membership shall be considered. The election of all classes of members is vested in the Management Committee. The Membership Secretary shall inform each candidate in writing of the candidate's election or non-election. He or she shall furnish an elected candidate with a copy of the Rules and Byelaws of the club and make request for such payments as are necessary.

Payment of fees upon Admission

13

Upon admission, an applicant shall pay, within one calendar month, such Entrance and other fees as shall be requested. In default of such payment, the admission shall be void unless sufficient cause for delay be shown.

One years temporary absence of member

14

A Member who, for any reason, anticipates inability to use the Club or its facilities for the whole of any one year shall be excused payment of the annual subscription and other annual fees provided that notice in writing is given to the Membership Secretary before the last day of February in the previous membership year. A Member wishing to be re-instated during the year in question shall pay such portion of the annual subscription as the Committee shall require.

Retirement of a Member

15

A Member desirous of retiring from Membership shall give notice in writing to the Membership Secretary and remove all their property from the club no less than one month before the next subscription payment is due and shall not then be liable to pay further subscriptions. Upon re-application by a past Member the Committee may, at its discretion, waive the payment of any Entrance Fee.

A Member who retires in accordance with this Rule shall not be entitled to have any part of the annual Membership fee or any other fees refunded.

Arrears of

Subscription

16

The Committee may cancel, without notice being given, the Membership of any Member whose annual subscription and other annual fees are more than two months in arrears as these members shall have been deemed to have resigned. The Committee reserves the right, at its discretion, to re-instate such Member upon payment of arrears. No Member whose annual payments are in arrears may use the facilities of the club.

Under-taking by Members to comply with rules

17

Conduct of Members

Every Member, upon joining the Club and thereafter, is deemed to have notice of, and undertakes to comply with, the Club Rules and any Byelaws and Regulations of the Club.

Disciplinary Action against Members

18

Any breach of Rule 17 or any conduct which, in the opinion of the Committee, is either unworthy of a Member or otherwise injurious to the interests of the Club, shall render a Member liable to suspension for a specified period of time or expulsion by the Committee.

PROVIDED that, before suspending or expelling a member, the Committee shall call upon such Member for a written explanation of the Member's conduct and shall give the Member full opportunity of making explanation to the Committee, or of resigning.

A Resolution to apply any sanction shall be carried by a simple majority vote by those Members of the Committee present and voting on the Resolution.

Upon suspension/expulsion the Member/former

Member shall not be entitled to have any part of the annual Membership fee refunded and must return any Club or external bodys trophy or trophies held forthwith.

Upon expulsion of a Member, the Committee may dispose of the former Members boat and/or trailer in accordance with Rule 67.

Guests in the Club

19

Members shall enter the names of all guests in the Visitor's Book. Not more than three guests may be introduced in any one day and the same guest may not be introduced more than three times in any calendar year.

Damage to Club Property

20

A Member shall not knowingly remove, injure, destroy or damage any property of the Club and shall make restitution for the same if called upon to do so by the Committee or by the Honorary Secretary upon the instructions of the Committee.

Exhibiting of Notices

21

A Member shall not cause any communication in whatever form to be exhibited on Club notice boards or premises without permission of the Honorary Secretary.

Settlement of Accounts

22

A Member shall settle any indebtedness for refreshment or otherwise before leaving the Club premises, or in accordance with any Byelaw relating to the settlement of such indebtedness.

Suggestions

23

All suggestions shall be entered in the Suggestion Book and signed by the Member.

Complaints

24

Complaints of any nature relating to the management of the Club premises shall be addressed in writing to the Honorary Secretary. Under no circumstances shall a servant of the club be personally reprimanded by a Member.

Members of other RYA Clubs

25

A Member of any Club affiliated to the Royal Yachting Association (a list of which is published by the said Association) may be authorised to use the premises of the Club by any Member of the Committee of the Club. Such authorisation shall specify between which dates (not being more than fourteen days apart) the said person may so use the premises.

Competitors in Club Races

26

Any person who is a competitor or Crew Member in any race sponsored by or on behalf of the Club is entitled to the use of the Club premises within a period of 24 hours before and after the race in which they are competing.

Power to expel those admitted under rules 25 and 26 hereof

27

The Honorary Secretary or any other person who has received the authority of two Members of the Committee, may expel, temporarily or permanently, any person who has the right to the use of the Club premises only under Rules 25 and 26.

Limitation of Club Liability

Limitation of Club Liability

28

All references to the Club in this Rule shall mean each and every individual Member of the Club from time to time.

Members are bound by the following Rule which shall also be exhibited in a prominent place within the Club premises:

Members of the Club, their guests or visitors may use the Club premises, and any other facilities of the Club, entirely at their own risk and impliedly accept:

• The Club will not accept any liability for any damage to or loss of property belonging to Members, their guests or visitors.
• The Club will not accept any liability for personal injury arising out of the use of the Club premises, any other facilities of the Club either sustained by Members, their guests or visitors or caused by the said Members whether or not such damage or injury could have been attributed to or was occasioned by the neglect, default or negligence of any of them, the Officers, Committee, Trustees or Servants of the Club.

Members are responsible for any injury, damage or loss to the extent caused by their own actions or omissions.

SECTION 4 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Constitution of the Committee

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The Management Committee (herein referred to as 'the Committee') shall consist of the Officers ex officio, and not more than twelve Full, Honorary or Family Members (who have attained the age of eighteen years) elected at the Annual General Meeting each year to hold office until the termination of the next following Annual General Meeting.

Candidates for election to the Committee

30

Candidates for election to the Committee (not being Officers of the Club) shall be those Members of the retiring Committee eligible to offer themselves for re-election and such other Full, Honorary or Family Members whose nominations (duly proposed and seconded in writing by Full, Honorary or Family Members of the Club) with their consent shall have been received by the Secretary at least thirty-five days before the date of the Annual General Meeting in each year. Such nominations, together with the names of the Proposer and Seconder shall be posted to the Club premises at least fourteen days prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting.

Election of Committee by ballot

31

If the number of candidates for election is greater than the number of vacancies to be filled, then there shall be a ballot.

No contest for election

32

If the number of candidates for election is equal to or less than the number of vacancies to be filled then all candidates shall be deemed to be elected if two thirds of those present at the Annual General Meeting, and entitled to vote, vote in favour of such election.

In the event of the ballot failing to determine the Members of the Committee because of an equality of votes the candidate or candidates to be elected from those having an equal number of votes

shall be determined by lot.

Casual Vacancy

33

If, for any reason an outstanding or casual vacancy shall occur, the Committee may co-opt a Full, Honorary or Family Member to fill such a vacancy until the next following Annual General Meeting.

Retiring Commodore

34

A retiring Commodore can if required, or so desires to do so, serve as a Member of the Committee in the year immediately following their retirement and shall have no vote.

Committee Meetings

35

The Committee shall meet at least every two months making such arrangements as the conduct, place of assembly and holding of such meetings as it may wish. The Commodore or in their absence a Chairman elected by those present shall preside.

Voting at Committee

36

Voting (except in the case of a resolution relating to the expulsion of a Member) shall be by show of hands. In the case of equality of votes or a conflict of interest the Commodore, Vice Commodore or Chairman (as the case may be) shall have a second and casting vote.

Quorum

37

Five Members personally present shall form a quorum at a meeting of the Committee.

Powers of the Committee

Management of Club by Committee

38

The Committee shall manage the affairs of the Club according to the Rules and shall cause the funds of the Club to be applied solely to the purposes of the Club.

In particular, the Committee shall ensure that the property and funds of the Club will not be used for the direct or indirect private benefit of Members other than as reasonably allowed by the Rules and that all surplus income or profits are re-invested in the Club.

Byelaws and Regulations

39

The Committee shall make such Byelaws and Regulations as it shall from time to time think fit and shall cause the same to be exhibited in the club premises for fourteen days before the date of implementation.  Such Byelaws and Regulations shall remain in force until approved or set aside by a vote at a General Meeting of the club.

Appointment of sub-Committees

40

The Committee may appoint such sub-Committees as it may deem necessary and may delegate such of its powers as it may think fit upon such terms and conditions as shall be deemed expedient and/or required by the law. Such sub-Committees shall consist of such Members of the Committee or of the Club as the Committees may think fit. Officers of the Club shall be ex officio Members of all such sub-Committees.

Disclosure of interest to third parties

41

A Member of the Committee, of a sub-Committee or any officer of the Club, in transacting business for the Club, shall disclose to third parties that he is so acting.

Limitation of Committees authority

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The Committee, or any person or sub-Committee delegated by the Committee to act as agent for the Club or its Members, shall enter into contracts only as far as expressly authorised, or authorised by implication, by the Members. No one shall, without the express authority of the Membership in General Meeting, borrow money or incur debts on behalf of the Club or its Membership.

Members; indemnification of Committee

43

In pursuance of the authority vested in the Committee by Members of the Club, Members of the Committee shall be indemnified by the Members of the Club out of the assets of the Club from and against any liability, costs, expenses or payments whatsoever which may be properly incurred or made by them or any one of them in the exercise of their duties on behalf of the Club wherever the contract is of a duly authorised nature or could be assumed to be of a duly authorised nature and entered into on behalf of the Club.

Should the assets of the Club be insufficient to satisfy such liability, costs, expenses or payments the Committee shall be entitled to a personal indemnity from the individual Members of the Club.

The limit of any individual Member's indemnity in this respect shall be a sum equal to one year's subscription at the then current rate of that category of Membership unless the Committee has been authorised to exceed such limit by a General Meeting of the Club.

Contractual Liability

44

The Committee shall endeavour to ensure that the following clause is incorporated in every contract, lease, licence or other agreement entered into by the Committee and/or Trustees of the Club, as appropriate.

The liability of the Committee and/or Trustees for the performance of any contractual or other obligation undertaken by them on behalf of the Club shall be limited to the assets of the Club.

Nomination of Honorary Members by Committee

45

The Committee may nominate for election such Honorary Members as the Committee may think fit. The total of such Honorary Members shall not, however, at any time, exceed five per cent of the total number of Members.

The election of Honorary Members shall be reported to the Annual General Meeting each year.

Purchase and Supply of Excisable Goods

46

The purchase for the club of excisable goods and the supply of same upon club premises shall be exclusively and solely under the control of the Committee, or of a special sub-Committee appointed by the Committee.

Intoxicating liquor may only be sold for consumption on the club premises in accordance with the terms of any licence held for the club premises for the time being and to persons over the age of eighteen who are entitled to the use of the club premises.

SECTION 5 TRUSTEES

Number and Terms of Reference

47

There shall be three Trustees of the Club who shall be appointed from time to time as necessary by the Committee of the Club from among Full, Family or Honorary Members who are willing to be so appointed.

A Trustee shall hold office during their lifetime, or until they shall resign by notice in writing given to the Committee or until a resolution removing them from office shall be passed at a meeting of the Committee by a majority comprising two- thirds of the Members present and entitled to vote.

Property of Club vested in Trustees

48

All the property of the Club, including land and investments, shall be held by the Trustees for the time being, in their own names so far as it is necessary and practicable, on trust for the use and benefit of the Club. In the event of the death, resignation, or removal from office of a Trustee, the Committee shall nominate a new Trustee in their place and shall as soon as possible thereafter take all lawful and practicable steps to procure the vesting of all Club property into the names of the Trustees as constituted after such nomination. For the purpose of giving effect to any such nomination, the Honorary Secretary for the time being is hereby nominated as the person to appoint new Trustees of the Club within the meaning of Section 36 of the Trustee Act 1925 and he or she shall by Deed duly appoint the person or persons so nominated by the Committee.

Powers of Trustees

49

The Trustees shall in all respects act, in regard to any property of the Club held by them, in accordance with the directions of the Committee and shall have power to sell, lease, mortgage or pledge any Club property so held for the purpose of raising or borrowing money for the benefit of the Club in compliance with the Committee's directions (which shall be duly recorded in the Minutes of the proceedings of the Committee) but no purchaser, lessee or mortgagee shall be concerned to enquire whether any such direction has been given.

Indemnity of Trustees from Club

50

In pursuance of the authority vested in the Trustees by the Members of the Club, the Trustees shall be indemnified by the Members of the Club out of the assets of the Club from and against any liability, costs, expenses or payments whatsoever which may be properly incurred or made by them or any one of them in the exercise of their duties or relation to any property of the Club vested in them, or in relation to any legal proceedings, or which otherwise relate directly or indirectly to the performance of the functions of a Trustee of the Club.

SECTION 6 MEETINGS OF THE CLUB

Annual General Meeting

51

An Annual General Meeting of the Club shall be held each year on the last Sunday of February. The Honorary Secretary shall at least thirty-five days before the date of such meeting post or deliver to each Member notice hereof and of the business to be brought forward thereat.

Business at Annual General Meeting

52

No business, except the passing of the Accounts and the election of the Officers, Committee, Trustees and Reviewers and any business that the Committee may order to be inserted in the notice convening the meeting, shall be discussed at such meeting unless notice thereof be given in writing by a Member entitled to vote to the Honorary Secretary at least thirty-five days before the date of the Annual General Meeting.

Special General Meeting

53

The Committee may at any time, upon giving twenty-one days notice in writing, call a Special General Meeting of the Club for any special business, the nature of which shall be stated in the summons convening the meeting, and the discussion at such meeting shall be confined to the business stated in the notice sent to Members.

Special General Meeting upon request of Members

54

The Committee shall call a Special General Meeting upon a written request addressed to the Secretary by at least twelve Members. The SGM must be called within 21 days of a request. The Committee shall give twenty-one days notice in writing of any such Special General Meeting. The discussion at such meeting shall be confined to the business stated in the notice sent to Members.

Chairman at Meetings

55

At every meeting of the Club the Commodore or, in their absence, a Chairman elected by those present shall preside.

Quorum at Meetings

56

Thirty Members entitled to vote and personally present shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Club.

Entitlement to vote at Meetings

57

Only Full Members over the age of 18 holding Family and Individual memberships shall vote at any meeting of the Club. Other Members may attend but are not entitled to vote.

Voting at Meetings

58

Voting, except upon the election of Members of the Committee, shall be by show of hands. 

The Committee shall where a Member is unable to attend a meeting permit voting by proxy, electronic voting or via the Polling facility on Sailing Club Manager.  Members are required to advise the Honorary Secretary in writing seven days in advance of a meeting of their intention to take up this option.

Equality of Votes

59

In the case of an equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote, on any matter other than the election of Members of the Committee.

Voting on Rule Change

60

On any resolution properly put to a meeting of the Club relating to the creation, repeal or amendment of any Rule, Byelaw or Regulation of the Club such Rule, Byelaw or Regulation shall not be created, repealed or amended except by a majority vote of at least two-thirds of those present and entitled to vote.

SECTION 7 DISSOLUTION OF THE CLUB

Dissolution of the Club

61

If, upon the winding up or dissolution of the Club, there remains after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities any property whatsoever, the Trustees shall cause it to be held for, or distributed among, the members of the club in such a manner as the members shall determine at a General Meeting.

If applicable, property of the club shall be distributed in accordance with any stipulations made when accepting a grant or gift in respect of such property.

SECTION 8 MISCELLANEOUS

Opening of Club Premises

62

The Club premises shall be open to Members at such times as the Committee shall direct.  The Committee reserves the right to close the Club premises in exceptional circumstances and will advise members of the reasons for the closure (e.g. upon instruction from the Government or other regulatory bodies).

Affiliate Clubs

63

The Club Committee may admit and remove affiliate Clubs from time to time. An affiliate Club shall pay the Club such fees as the affiliate Club and the Committee agree. An affiliate Member is a Member of the affiliate Club. An affiliate Member shall have such use of the Club facilities as the Committee may from time to time and for such period decide except that such:

• affiliates shall have no voting rights in relation to the Club.
• affiliates will be subject to such terms that the Committee shall decide.

Abandoned Boats and/or Trailers

64

If, at any time, any fees payable to the Club by any Member or former Member (whether by way of arrears of subscription or facilities fees, dinghy park fees or otherwise) shall be three months or more in arrears and/or a boat and/or trailer the property of a Member or former Member remains upon the Club premises one month or more after the Club has given the Member or former Member notice to remove the vessel then the Member or former Member shall remove the boat and/or trailer from the Club immediately. If the Member or former Member fails to remove the boat and/or trailer, then the Committee may:

• Move the boat and/or trailer to any part of the Club premises without being liable for any loss or damage to the vessel howsoever caused.
• Give three months notice in writing by registered post to the Member or former Member at his last known address as shown in the Club Register and thereafter sell the boat and/or trailer and deduct any monies due to the Club from the net proceeds of sale before accounting for the balance (if any) to the Member or former Member.
• Alternatively, if the boat and/or trailer is unsaleable, after giving notice in writing as aforesaid, dispose of the boat and/or trailer in any manner the Committee may think fit and deem the cost of doing and any arrears as aforesaid to be a debt owing to the Club by the Member or former Member.
• The Club reserves the right to charge storage for the boat and/or trailer until such time as the owner collects the boat and/or trailer or until notice has been served under Rule (b) above.

Abandoned cont/

PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT:

Proper evidence is available to show that all reasonable steps have been taken to trace a Member or former Member and that, when and if the boat and/or trailer is sold, if the Club is unable to account to the Member or former Member for the balance of the proceeds of sale pursuant to Rule (b) above then the balance of the proceeds of sale shall be placed upon bank deposit account and retained against the eventuality of a claim by the owner (whether he be the said Member or former Member or otherwise) for a period of six years.

Lien

65

In addition to Rule 64 the Club shall, at all times, have a lien over Members' or former Members' boats and/or trailers parked on the Club's premises in respect of all monies due to the Club, whether in respect of arrears of facilities fees or subscriptions or otherwise and shall be entitled to retain possession of the boat and/or trailer until such time as all monies due to the Club have been paid in full.

Acknowledgement

by Members

66

The Members acknowledge that these Rules constitute a legally binding contract to regulate the relationship of the Members with each other and the Club.

1

Dinghy Park and Trailer Spaces

Dinghy Park and trailer spaces will be allocated upon the conditions that members will clear them of weeds before 1 March in each year and that boats will be securely tied down.  Members should follow the Dinghy Park Rules posted on the notice board and HCYC website.

Temporary and non-sailing social members are not entitled to a space in the dinghy park.

It is a requirement of membership that dinghies and trailers are insured.

2

Duties

It shall be a condition of membership that all members over the age of 18 years (barring social members) shall make themselves available to carry out a Club duty each year and to attend 1 maintenance day.  The Committee will mandate what form a duty might take depending upon a member's circumstances.  The Committee reserve the right to take punitive measures against those members not fulfilling their allocated (or previously arranged alternative) duty.

3

Safeguarding of Young Persons

Members who are parents or guardians of a person under 18 years of age are deemed to be responsible for the safety and actions of them whilst they are on club premises. 

No persons under the age of 18 should ever be on the Club premises unaccompanied by a responsible adult without first obtaining approval of the Committee.

4

Dogs

No dogs may be brought onto Club premises unless for medical support reasons sanctioned by the Committee.

5

Parking

Cars may only be parked in areas designated for such parking so as not to cause an obstruction to cars or to the approaches to the club premises.  Cars should not be brought onto the club premises unless for the reasons of loading/unloading dinghies and/or equipment.

6

Use of Premises

Use of the club facilities by members shall be governed by such Sailing Water Regulations as the Committee may from time to time prescribe.  A copy of such regulations shall be displayed permanently in the clubhouse.

7

Activities on the Water

Unless advised otherwise, activities on the water are primarily for the sailing of dinghies. 

Due care and attention shall be made by all sailors to the fishing activities carried out around the lake.