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2008 AGM

As you may or may not know "things" are changing at Bewl, so MOB took the step of setting up a sub committee in 2007 to investigate and report back to the main committee on options and opportunities.

The result of this sub committee work was a document/presentation entitled "Mariners of Bewl the Next 5 Years" shown to the committee in November 2007.

The main recommendation was that MOB should negotiate and join Bewl Valley Sailing Club (BVSC) in 2008, this was accepted by the committee and the Chair, Mike, was given a mandate to negotiate on MOB's behalf.

The result is the following that was presented to members attending the AGM

Details of the proposal for membership to BVSC:

To create an additional supernumerary category to incorporate The Mariners of Bewl

The Mariners of Bewl are a registered Charity offering sailing facilities to disabled sailors at Bewl. These sailors are assisted by suitably qualified volunteers many of whom are full members of BVSC.

The group has sailed at Bewl under an agreement with Southern Water and has stored their boats at the top of the oppy slipway.

The Club has been approached by MOB and wish to join BVSC as a group. Preliminary discussions have taken place between their representative, The Commodore and Club Manager.

The proposed conditions of membership are:

• A new category of Supemunerary Membership is created (Mariners of Bewl)
• There must be a minimum of 6 full BVSC members associated with the group.
• All other members will be required to pay a membership fee as agreed by Main Committee of £25 per annum.
• The membership application form must be countersigned by a member of the MOB committee and returned by the end of February.
• The Charity will be permitted to register a maximum of 5 craft with specifically designed or adapted for use by disabled sailors. In addition they will be permitted to register 1 additional day boat type craft.
• All craft will be registered with the Club and an appropriate craft registration fee will be payable.
• MOB would have all the benefits of BVSC membes, i.e. social, racing, midweek sailing, gate pass stickers, etc.
• MOB would have improved communications - our website would be linked directly into BVSC.
• Monthly reports available to all members of BVSC and the wider community through the Beaver publication and the on-line issue.

Please read the above carefully, it impacts on all MOB Members and their future.

Please note the following:

MOB membership will now consist of 2 items:-

1:  you should complete a BVSC/MOB application form and send it with payment of £25 to:

Membership Secretary
Mariners of Bewl
Bewl Valley Sailing Club
Bewl Water
Lamberhurst
Kent TN3 8JH

Forms are available for download here or from Lee Davies (07759 443768) or email info@mariners-of-bewl.org.uk - leave your name and address.

2:  you should complete a MOB application form and send it with payment of £20 to:

Membership Secretary
Mariners of Bewl
Bewl Valley Sailing Club
Bewl Water
Lamberhurst
Kent TN3 8JH

Forms are available for download here or from Lee Davies (07759 443768) or email info@mariners-of-bewl.org.uk - leave your name and address.

some of the questions/answers from the evening:-

• MOB/BVSC members will not be required to do "Duty Roster" duties, however they may volunteer to do so.
• MOB/BVSC will be covered by BVSC public liability insurance
• MOB/BVSC will enjoy affiliation to the RYA and thus also Sailability
• MOB/BVSC members will receive the Beaver Magazine monthly, this should become MOB's best means of communicating with it's members and supporters
• MOB/BVSC should activly strive to place a member on the main BVSC committee
• MOB/BVSC boats will be registered through the "MOB Chair" for the cost of £5 per annum, changes to the MOB fleet are not restircted by this agreement
• MOB/BVSC Safety boat cover will continue but the boat will be provided by BVSC, MOB must provide a program to BVSC before the start of the season
• MOB/BVSC will continue to use it's own SI's - they can attend as a guest (signed in) but should be encouraged to join BVSC
• Boat insurance remains MOB's responsibility
• MOB/BVSC members will be issued with BVSC Car passes - these provide unlimited access to Bewl for free
• Groups are still able to meet with MOB, as part of our advised program as guests
• MOB now has a permanent address - BVSC which can be used for all communiction by post, BVSC will also do mail shots for us on MOB business.

Other Items from the AGM

Sailing before 1st May is only permitted if you wearing a wetsuite or a dry suite due to the water temperature

Boat work will begin at the Turkey sheds in March - Barry will advise

Nancy Oldfield TRust holiday, end of May beginning June - if you want to go or to get more info contact Barry

New Patron

Many thanks to Lee for finding, contacting and getting Hilary to agree to be our Patron. Thanks and welcome Hilary.

MOB crowd and Lee met with Hilary Lister (Hilary's website) whilst at the Nancy Oldfield Trust - see our pics page

Hilary and Lee

A short article written by one of the Duchenne members about the MOB/DFSG sailing day held in September.

BEWL WATER 2007

This year our trip to Bewl Water in Kent took place almost at the end of September. The weather was warm and the sun came out adding to the pleasant temperature by the water's edge. This was my first visit to this outstanding venue for outdoor activity. Bewl is in the heart of Kent, an area of exceptional beauty and offers sailing, boat ride, canoeing, picnic, cycling, nature walks, adventure playground and rock climbing.

I arrived late to fined Stephen hard at work marshalling children on and off the boats with great efficiency, ensuring that each child had the right safety gear on. Stephen also ensured that mums and dads had a go too. Nine families enjoyed different rides

Children enjoyed sailing the Triad. The seating within the Triad provides good support allowing those willing to transfer from their wheelchairs to enjoy sailing in the company of an experienced adult.

Children of different ages were having fun by the water edge, some enjoyed getting wet and others were trying to skip stones over the water surface. For me it was just nice to see them having fun.

The Mariners of Bewl members were magnificent in helping the children and even mums and dads getting on and off the different aquatic vessels ensuring their safety and comfort. They were very accommodating, I even got to pilot the big ship, boat really.

This was a great day out which was made possible by those who organised it especially Stephen with his hard work throughout the day. The families who turned out and made the day enjoyable without whom all the hard work would have been wasted. The children for just being the children and for whom the day meant a lot. But I just would like to thank Mariners of Bewl for their continuing support and making all of us feel very welcome - without their help and kind offer this marvellous day out would not have been possible.

This was a truly enjoyable family day out; can't wait for Bewl Water 2008 see you there.

Omar Ismail .

MOB COMMITTEE 2010

Jennie Humm

HON PRES

Mike Nelson

CHAIR

Vacant

VICE CHAIR

Mark Cromey

TREASURER

Malcolm Barth

SECRETARY

Lee Davies

MEMBERSHIP SEC

Margaret Morrison

SAILING MEMBER

Mick Mitchell

SAILING MEMBER

Roy Apps

SAILING MEMBER

John Dennis

SAILING MEMBER

MOB DIARY DATES 2010

(in addition to normal Saturday sailing) Dates are subject to change and should be confirmed with a committee member

19th June

All Day Sail

17th July

All Day Sail

07th August

MoB Collection - Beales Tonbridge

14th August

All Day Sail

25th September

MoB Regatta - More Fun on the Water (All Welcome)

Unless otherwise stated, all contents of this News page are the personal opinion of the Editor and not in anyway official MOB statements.