Your Mum Isn’t Coming to Clean Up

As flagged in last week's newsletter and at the briefing on Saturday, we are implementing a mid-season rack reshuffle.  We asked people to assist after sailing on Saturday to ensure all boats were in the right place.

However, only 9 of the 18 boats that needed to be moved were in fact moved.  We had occasion to watch the whole thing on CCTV as we helped one member locate gear that was misplaced.

What we saw was that the people who sailed that day (and a few helpers with them) made sure their boats were in the right spot, but no one helped to ensure all the other boats were in the right spot.  

Two of the boats that were displaced in the reshuffle, and whose new spots were occupied by other boats that also needed to be moved, were just wheeled outside and then later left on the floor.  People evidently felt it was not their problem and left it for others to sort out.

So that raises the question -- which others do you think should sort it out?  

We are a volunteer club -- there are no others.  For the club to function, we need EVERY member to act like an owner.  If you see something in the wrong place, it is YOUR individual responsibility as a member to fix it.

If something is missing, tell someone or offer to replace it.  If something is in the wrong place, move it.  If something is broken, tell someone or offer to fix it.  If something could be done better, tell someone or volunteer to do it.

The volunteers who have designated management roles already have too much on their plates.  We need every member to take responsibility for our club.

We will try again with the rack reshuffle after racing this coming week.  Could we please ask people to take charge collectively and get this done properly?  

We propose the following -- no boats back in the shed until the boats already in the shed are in the right spots.