Ahoy sailors,<div><br></div><div>Apologies for the bombardment of emails this week, but as you can probably imagine the AGM is a pretty important event. I would encourage you all to attend and have your say in next year's committee. Plus there will be beer* along with snacks provided by the club.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If you would like to take an active role in the club, then do consider becoming a committee member - this is the easiest way to help the club develop, grow, and become the club that you, the members, want it to be. We have a wide variety of roles with varying degrees of commitment. I've included a list of the duties of each role below. If you are interested then please send me an email if you have any questions. No experience is necessary. Even if you've only been a member for a few weeks, still come along and volunteer for a position!</div>
<div><br></div><div>And remember <b>ANUSC AGM: WEDNESDAY 13th MARCH 2013, 5:30pm @ ANUSC Clubhouse, Yarralumla.</b></div><div><br></div><div>Thank-you</div><div>Nick Scroxton</div><div>ANUSC Commodore</div><div><br></div>
<div><br></div><div><b>----Exec Positions</b></div><div><div><b>Commodore, </b>The Big Cheese, President of the Club, responsible for the overall running of the club</div><div><b>Captain of Boats, </b>Vice-President - responsible for the club when the president is absent - responsible for maintaining the fleet</div>
<div><b>Secretary,</b> In charge of memberships, taking minutes at committee meetings and generally doing stuff that needs doing</div><div><b>Treasurer,</b> In charge of the money, the club accounts etc etc. Making sure we don't spend too much, or too little!</div>
<div><b>----Committee positions</b></div><div><b>Vice Captain of </b><b>Boats, </b>This position is run as an apprentice type position. If you are interested in learning some boat maintenance then this can be a really fun position - main duty is to help out the Captain of boats maintain the fleet, but you get to learn lots of cool stuff</div>
<div><b>Assistant Secretary, </b>Helps the secretary in times of high workload - eg. O-week, Bush Week, and Club Audits.</div><div><b>Windsurfing officer, </b>in charge of the club's windsurfs, making sure they are well maintained and working properly. </div>
<div><b>Race Secretary,</b> in charge of organising teams for local and regional races, needs to have a good head for dates!</div><div><b>Social Secretary,</b> in charge of making sure that we party occasionally.</div><div>
<b>Club House Officer, </b>in charge of the club-house and our non-boating facilities</div><div><b>Assistant Club House Officer,</b></div><div><b>Power Boat Officer,</b> in charge of the club's powerboat, its maintenance and training of members who want to get a powerboat license.</div>
<div><b>Training Officer,</b> Organises the club's Beginner's courses (2 per year) and ideally an intermediate course if there is time/demand. You don't have to be a sailing coach to take on this role. You can work in this role as purely an administrative function and pass the actual training on - this one is possibly the most important role outside of the exec, but it is also probably the most rewarding too.</div>
<div><b>Assistant Training officer, </b>Training Officer's bitch, - helps organise things, getting volunteers down to the club etc.</div><div><b>Publicity Officer,</b> in charge of promoting the club - mainly this involves tending to the webpage and facebook group.</div>
<div><b>Kayak Officer,</b> in charge of the club's kayaks but also, more importantly the kayak space rentals!</div><div><b>----Additional Positions</b></div><div>Once all the above positions have been filled we are able to elect any general club member to any specific club responsibility that they may choose to take on for the following year. This also enables that person to come to committee meetings and have a say in the way the club runs. In the past we have elected: additional <b>Vice Captain of Boats</b>, <b>Sharpie Officer</b> etc etc. Other potential positions include a <b>Student Race Officer</b> or <b>Team Racing Officer </b>or an<b> Assistant to any of the above positions</b>. We can also elect <b>General Members</b> for those who don't want to commit to a specific task or when all other positions have been filled.</div>
</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>* You'll have to bring your own.</div>