Roles of Directors

Please note: Current incumbents for these posts may be found in the Flag Officers segment of Contact Us section on this website.

Commodore:

Manager of the Board. First liaison point for outside parties on strategic issues.

Finance Director: Responsible for all finance matters, including taxation, banking treasury management and budget co-ordination.

Key tasks 2021: As Commodore, produce a strategic plan for consideration by the Board.

As Finance Director, to ensure the Club achieves its key target of boosting reserves up to £100,000. Co-ordinate the preparation of a 2021/22 Budget for the Club.

Vice-Commodore:

Secretary to the Board, and lead Director on Legal and Human Resources Issues.

Responsible (with Director: Entertainments and Hospitality) for the management of all resources necessary to fulfil the Club's varied social programme, including lead contact for the Chef.

Responsible for the preparation and management of staff rotas.

Key tasks for 2021: To regularise the Club's position as an employer, consistent with current statutory requirements.

Director: Facilities

Membership: responsible for management of the SCM database for Membership and compound storage.

Technical facilities management, including security/fire as well as public utilities, technical operational management of the Club's existing IT systems, including Wi-Fi.

Lead Director for Health & Safety.

Key task for 2021: To halt the decline in the Club membership numbers.

Director: Entertainments & Hospitality

Responsible (assisted by Vice Commodore), for the Club's social programme, including close liaison with the Sailing Director to ensure all sailing events are appropriately serviced.

Director: Sailing

Assisted by the Sailing Team, to be responsible for all on the water activities, including the management of the Club's fleet of dinghies and RIBs.

Organisation of Club dinghy and yacht racing, as well as other class open-meetings and championships; and the co-ordination and development of induction training programmes.

Last updated 17:00 on 4 January 2022