StAUCC Committee Minutes
Minutes
11th April 2017
5:15pm- The Rule
Former Triumphs
Ceilidh
Good
Died off after ceilidh dancing finished
Wwsr caused people to go home earlier
WWSR
INCREDIBLE
Use Ian Vosser again
Use for preseason out west, rivers and 4*
Polo in the Sea
Last week very good
Annie taught drills from Singapore
Not many people yesterday (4 people)
Next one on a Wednesday so people from sea session will be there anyway
Next one week before P in the Loch?
Canoe Trip
Very good
Have another at some point?
Do something more wave trains next time- paddling was a bit boring
Upcoming Dates
Sinners
Ready to go
Only 2 tickets left?
Nesk River Race (16th April)
No deadline for entries
Sent everyone going necessarily links and copy Betty in with any emails
Au Blue booked
Sam meeting Cardiff so might not have his car
Jamie maybe organise a practice with Sam on the Saturday?
Post Aqua Ball Stanley Trip
Got a list of signups (9 people)
Book two cars (space for 12?)
Lot of playboats going
Aqua Ball
Only £560 in debt
Sold 65/80 dinner tickets
Sold 15/70 dance tickets
Promise auction
3 or 4 people down?
Jamie as auctioneer
P in the Loch
Entries close in 3 days
Enter teams in whatever
May enter women and mens team or by ability
Fun venture for canoe club
Finance Update
£2703.85 in bank
Claims coming in
Approx. £1000 coming in from club debt
Approx. £400 to go out for charities
Standing Items
Blog posts
Deadline by middle weekend of revision week
Send list to Chloe P of what people are supposed to be writing
Drivers
AU isn’t keep until the new academic year?
WE NEED DRIVERS FOR PRESEASON!
Email Elaine again- no further forward than last time
Alps
6 people paid deposits
People said want to go but haven’t paid deposits
Campsites and tolls- Andrew
Ferries- Rory
Dre will not be taking an AU car to the continent unless it is fully insured (incl. breakdown cover)!
Looking at taking white or blue as least likely to breakdown
Club Photo
Tilt is up
Less than 10 at the minute
Deadline on tilt is this Sunday?
Agenda
Password changes
Be inventive
Chloe J and P to discuss new password
Look at changing domain name for new website
Sports Scotland club first development tool (get a small group to do it)
Show strengths and weaknesses of group
Ben, Chloe J, Betty?
Movie night on Thursday
Melville LCR
Jamie to put poll up with 3-4 movie options
One off sea session open to non-members while the weather is good
Publicise as a give-it-a-go- Sarah
BBQ afterwards- Nick, Alycia
Next Wednesday
Andrew to do safety/ swim forms
If not your turn on rota, please come if you can anyway!
Nesk trip during revision
Rory and Sarah organising
First week of revision- Thursday then finish in Pub
Guys night in
Turned into an everybody night in
Poker and Movies
Paddy is hosting
28th April
May Dip
Paddy and Annie having breakfast after May Dip
End of Bonfire
No pallets as off yet
Couldn’t get any from Pizza Express
Buy bonfire wood from people (from Albany bonfire people)
1.5 bonfires worth of wood
£50/ bag
Everybody on a pallet hunt!!!!
Summer Trip
Nick- Messaged two canoe clubs (Perth and Stirling) and a man called Dave
Apparently, Dave is a big thing…
Stirling has an email just for canoes!
Get details of canoe people off Alasdair
Carys’ school has canoes and trailer- email them to ask about borrowing
Are drivers happy to drive with trailers? Check
Preseason
Ben to organise
Nothing done yet
Start booking coaches- Ian, Lyle, James Fleming
AOB
Alycia- BASE last session on 5th
Get interest for next year
Advertise better
Sarah- get committee bios for website
Rory- everyone writing receipts put name and trips on them (also send a picture as well as physically copy via email/ messenger)
Next meeting:25th April 5:15pm The Rule