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Minutes of the Rickmansworth Sailing Club EGM
th
held Sunday 8 September 2019 in the Clubhouse

Present: Martin Smethers (Commodore and Chair), Jonathan Carter (Vice Commodore),
John Thomson (Rear Commodore and Hon Treasurer), Paul Johnson (Hon. Sec), Sue Davies (Hon.
Membership Sec), Committee Members: Steve Forrester, Paul Hills and Ian Turffrey and 11 others as
per the attendance sheet.

Apologies: Caroline Smethers, John Ashton, Wendy Barnes, Liam Dowling, Dominika and Jerome
Giet, Chris Milner, Phil Rees, Alan Richards and Neal Underwood.

The Commodore welcomed everyone to the AGM and opened the meeting. There was only one
substantive item on the agenda: To receive and consider the rule changes to the current rules of RSC
as circulated to all members before the meeting and reproduced in the attached Appendix A.

Each amendment to the rules March 2017 as amended November 2017 was taken in turn:
1. Membership:

1.1. Existing Rule 4.0 – proposed change and deletion agreed.
1.2. Existing Rule 4.4 – proposed change agreed.
2. Extended Temporary Absence of a Member:

2.1. Existing Rule 6.1 – proposed change agreed.
3. Management of the Club:

3.1. Existing Rule 12.1 – proposed change agreed.
4. General Meetings:
4.1. In the proposed rule 14.5.1 the words “or land” were underlined, the underline has no
significance and should not be there, it has been removed.

4.2. As explained in the preamble, the purpose of introducing the two groups of members,
one with with over 20 years continuous membership and the other with less than 20
years continuous membership, is to make it more difficult for a group of members to take
control of the Club by packing it with their chosen members.
4.3. New Rule 14.5 – proposed new rule agreed.
4.4. Existing Rules 14.2.2, 14.2.5 and 24 – proposed addition agreed.

4.5. Existing Rule 14.3 – proposed reinstatement of rule 14.3 and renumbering agreed.
5. Limitation of Club Liability:

5.1. Existing Rule 19.1 – proposed deletion and replacement agreed.
6. Alteration to Rules:

6.1. New Rule 25.2 – proposed new rule and renumbering agreed.
6.2. Any changes to the Rules will be recorded in committee minutes circulated to members.

The Commodore thanked all for attending.
The meeting concluded at 15:20

Paul Johnson – Honorary Secretary