New ATYC website
- Thread starter Ramage
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My She
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Thanks, Paul
apollo
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nothing in the library tho, will have to use the old site for a bit longer to keep up to date with what Sir Mike thinks of us
Ramage
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Library is working ok for me... maybe the librarian has been busy?
apollo
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Comes up ok but lots of "0 Files" - where in the old one there are loads
boatone
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Hey guys, give 'em a break. It is a new site and says it is a work in progress ! (mind you they are still claiming over 50 clubs and I can only count 43 
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No Regrets
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It's an improvement.
Now for the hierarchy...
Now for the hierarchy...
watson1959
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It's an improvement.
Now for the hierarchy...
That appears to have started: does Mr Shefras sign everything with his MBE or is that reserved for front pages only?
No Regrets
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He's irrelevant now, the ATYC is slowly dying. Whats more important is what the next committee decides to do.
It's a problem all up and down the Thames to a certain degree, as clubs are struggling to keep members and some have already disappeared. The old guard are failing to renew members and committees, and it needs to be reversed or we'll be left with very little in the way of organisation.
New boaters need to be encouraged, rather than dissuaded with old fashioned ways and cliquey closed door practises. I'm not deriding traditions, but modernisation is essential.
The new way of the world involves embracing peoples aspirations, needs and technology. Pomp is not one of them, Transparency and friendliness is.
It's a problem all up and down the Thames to a certain degree, as clubs are struggling to keep members and some have already disappeared. The old guard are failing to renew members and committees, and it needs to be reversed or we'll be left with very little in the way of organisation.
New boaters need to be encouraged, rather than dissuaded with old fashioned ways and cliquey closed door practises. I'm not deriding traditions, but modernisation is essential.
The new way of the world involves embracing peoples aspirations, needs and technology. Pomp is not one of them, Transparency and friendliness is.
Mirror Painter
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Uh-oh - I'm agreeing with No Regrets -
When I bought my boat on the river I looked in to club membership. Two things put me off immediately:
1. The top man was called Commodore - which seemed ridiculous.
2. There was a clear stipulation that members must attend a number of social events, or be in trouble - which made me think they were probably boring.
Perhaps I'm not the sort of member they were looking for though...
Edit to add - am an enthusiastic member of the TMBA though.
Brayman
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Uh-oh - I'm agreeing with No Regrets -
When I bought my boat on the river I looked in to club membership. Two things put me off immediately:
1. The top man was called Commodore - which seemed ridiculous.
2. There was a clear stipulation that members must attend a number of social events, or be in trouble - which made me think they were probably boring.
Perhaps I'm not the sort of member they were looking for though...
Edit to add - am an enthusiastic member of the TMBA though.
Methinks you possibly only looked at one club? Most clubs have no such stipulations about attendance and support - common sense rules in most cases.
Mirror Painter
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byron
RIP
Uh-oh - I'm agreeing with No Regrets -
When I bought my boat on the river I looked in to club membership. Two things put me off immediately:
1. The top man was called Commodore - which seemed ridiculous.
2. There was a clear stipulation that members must attend a number of social events, or be in trouble - which made me think they were probably boring.
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The title Commodore is entirely honorific as it is in the Royal Navy. It is a rank that doesn't exist. To use it in a marine context is exactly the same as a Golf Club Captain or a Committee Chairman. It's a nice gentle tradition.
Committed attendance is something only a very few clubs practice and it is usually attached as a condition to something extra a member is getting. i.e. a cheap club mooring.
I would be interested to know which club stipulated committed attendance for I can think of none that do so up your end of the river. In fact I can only think of maybe two on the entire river and I'm not entirely sure of those. Perhaps Mike T can advise us as he is a former Commodore of one.
No Regrets
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OK, just to clear a few things up...
The 'Tradition' side of things dictates that a Commodore will be the figurehead of a club. Meet most of them, and you'll find they are perfectly normal everyday people, and until they were elected commodore, usually either rank and file members of said club, or perhaps committee members. Either way, they get no pay or privileges.
There are a few clubs which demand attendance, but most do not, and the fact you're on the upper reaches does not mean you have to join a local club at all! Bray enjoys members who are miles away, and also Oxford ditch enjoy members who come from the other side of Bray. It matters not...
Blazers are rarely worn, but usually two or three times a year, and thats not an issue, as it's part of the tradition.
Most clubs are happy to accept any person or boat, as long as they are happy to join in, and fly the flag.
The 'Tradition' side of things dictates that a Commodore will be the figurehead of a club. Meet most of them, and you'll find they are perfectly normal everyday people, and until they were elected commodore, usually either rank and file members of said club, or perhaps committee members. Either way, they get no pay or privileges.
There are a few clubs which demand attendance, but most do not, and the fact you're on the upper reaches does not mean you have to join a local club at all! Bray enjoys members who are miles away, and also Oxford ditch enjoy members who come from the other side of Bray. It matters not...
Blazers are rarely worn, but usually two or three times a year, and thats not an issue, as it's part of the tradition.
Most clubs are happy to accept any person or boat, as long as they are happy to join in, and fly the flag.
Mirror Painter
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Byron
Perhaps you are right about the attendance rule - it may have been a condition of involvement in their annual crane out scheme. Anyway, I am sure they are all lovely people and I did not intend to be the catalyst to a discussion about which club it was / is.
Perhaps you are right about the attendance rule - it may have been a condition of involvement in their annual crane out scheme. Anyway, I am sure they are all lovely people and I did not intend to be the catalyst to a discussion about which club it was / is.
Mirror Painter
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BLAZER?! What the heck for?
Gumpy
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Wot even if you are a narrow boat owner?
No Regrets
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The clubs often do, although some members may not take too kindly, in the case of a 'Cruiser Club'
Best stick to NB clubs, who wouldn't exactly welcome tupperware...
Best stick to NB clubs, who wouldn't exactly welcome tupperware...
Gumpy
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The clubs often do, although some members may not take too kindly, in the case of a 'Cruiser Club'
Best stick to NB clubs, who wouldn't exactly welcome tupperware...
As well as TMBA I already belong to one other club and that doesn't care what boat you have, also the club doesn't do politics just social and boating.
No Regrets
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Good for you.
Being realistic though, you're just being awkward aren't you?
Being realistic though, you're just being awkward aren't you?
