Northbridge Sailing Club is run by volunteers.

While the club thrives on the every day participation of enthusiastic members there is a backbone of formal tasks to ensure sailing days run smoothly.

Club members (or their parents) are expected to participate in one of each duty during each season.   

Officer of the Day (OOD) and Assistant OOD

The OOD position is split into AM and PM shifts of about 5 hours each.   The OOD manages the club during the racing day and, among other things, will ensure club boats, radios and other equipment is made ready for use in the morning.   Boats are refuelled and racing marks laid during the day and all equipment is cleaned and stored at the end of the day.    As the role involved driving the larger club boats a NSW Boat Licence is required.

The AM OOD is expected to arrive at 8.30am and finish at about 1.00pm after laying the racing marks for the afternoon races.    The PM OOD and Assistant OOD arrive at 12.30pm to assist with laying the afternoon racing marks and then leave when all equipment is packed away at about 5.00pm.

A detailed list of OOD duties can be found here.

Canteen Duties

The Canteen runs from about 9.00am until about 4.30pm. It offers a reasonable breakfast and lunch to members as well as selling hot and cold drinks, a variety of bread rolls, pies and sausage rolls, pastries and confectionary.

The canteen is busiest in the mornings, particularly when the Sailing School is running during October, November and December, so the morning crew start at 8 am.

The afternoon volunteer starts at 12:30 and may find time for a good book or a chat with other members and occasional visitors later in the afternoon.

Morning Buyer: On the way to the club the Morning Buyer calls in at Northbridge Shopping Centre and picks up the two standing orders from Bakers Delight and Antico's and purchases some chickens. The Antico's order and chickens are re-imbursed from the canteen cash and the club is invoiced directly for the cost of the bread rolls. You will need to arrive at the Club by 8:30am to continue your canteen duty for the morning. You are expected to assist with the other canteen duties until relieved by the closer.

A detailed description of Canteen Duties can be found here.

  Last updated 8 December 2011