Upnor - Upnor Reach, in the tidal river Medway, here are our moorings and our all-tide landing (without which we cannot get on the water)
- and progressively more assets - Clubhouse (toilets, showers, bar, kitchen, function room, workroom, office, car parking, storage, workshop), dinghy park, scrubbing posts, equipment, beach, workboats
Sailing - what we do
includes - boating (being on a boat), serious racing, fun racing, not racing at all (if it just seems too daft to be trying to get it over with as soon as possible), other waterborne activities (raft racing, fishing, etc), cruising (long distance, faraway, continental, coastal, local), cruising in company, singlehanding, living aboard, daysailing, social anchoring and mooring, learning
Club - the Club is us, the members - we are the Club
how we work and play together...
a balance between paying for everything and doing everything ourselves, the feelings of inclusion, gathering together, helping each other, sharing, the enjoyment of our company, caring, organized meetings, learning
'The Club is for the encouragement of amateur sailing' - (Rule 2)
encouragement - giving courage, confidence or hope to... urging, advising... stimulating by help, reward etc... promoting or assisting...
amateur - a pastime rather than a profession... fond of...
sailing - travelling on water, by means of sails... navigating... gliding smoothly... succeeding easily...
member - a part of... someone who belongs...
no member should ever be denied the full support, benefit and facility of the Club
no member should ever be denied membership because of hardship
no member should ever expect to gain a financial benefit from the Club
no member should ever expect to gain any personal benefit or advantage from the Club
all members share in all the benefit and facility of the Club
all members share in all the responsibility of the Club
we can not compel any one of us
the only sanction the Club has is the partial or complete removal of this membership
we are us, us is we
Of course, some of our members are also members of other clubs, on the Medway, and elsewhere...
mooring - a bit of sea-bed to attach a vessel to... the groundwork, risers, buoys and lines...
preferably - safe, secure, accessible and convenient...
volunteer - one who says - " I'll do that ", and does that, wholeheartedly, (handsomely... )
freedom - the very last thing...
care - first... (1)
The Club is NOT in the business of promoting sailing to those who do not already (wish to) participate (individual members may do this however).
We
are friendly towards other clubs and their members, and expect
to be well received by them.
For those who want it...
Here is a page about the Rules
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some of our sailing waters - Medway - Swale - Thames Estuary - East Coast Rivers - Kent Coast - Going Foreign
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