We sailed this morning with a limited number of volunteers, and also a limited number of participants. It was interesting to note that some of our more experienced volunteers were not available, so newer people needed to take on the roles of Boat Operations Manager and Pontoon Manager. Brian coped wonderfully in the Boat Operations role, and all boats came down to the pontoon perfectly rigged. John B was Pontoon Manager for the first half, then Kandy took over. Everything worked so well, I am hoping these three really enjoyed these roles, as they can expect to be called on again.
In the meantime, Joely became the Registrar and again, it was all good. We were quite dependant on new volunteers Ingrid, Celine, Carina and Ellie to work really hard while they were learning on the job, and again they were able to see the necessity of getting it all right, and enjoyed the experience. Pam was the Charlie’s Chariot driver and Corey the observer, sailors Col, Ivan, Denis, John B, Jack, did a fantastic job of getting the new volunteers out on the water, as well as our participants with a disability, Byron did a fabulous job helping on the pontoon, interspersed with a sailing lesson or two, John C stayed up on deck for most of the time helping with the gazebos and life-jackets before he took over the sailing from Ivan.Photo of Brian and Kerry in Dolly Wallis
Photo of Lynnie, Jason and Karen in Charlie’s ChariotOur participants this morning also had a wonderful time: Jason, Lynnie and helper Karen loved the ride in the Support Boat, Kerry relished her sail. Then Tim and Eluene brought their delightful group so we were able to take An, Photo of An checking out the hoistAlex, Sarah and Maddy for a long sail until lunch-time.
Peter and Shelley brought the family down. Juliette and Ben delighted in their new sailing skills, and also got a ride on Charlie’s Chariot when Peter and Shelley took over as Driver and Observer.
Photo of Juliette in Dolly Wallis
A great day and a worthwhile experience.
