Crew relaxing after a hard day

If you have never volunteered to crew on the boats then why not give it a go this year? We do recognise that it is quite a big step for the uninitiated and so we are organising a familiarisation day on the weekend 2nd/3rd June, this is the ideal opportunity to find out a little about what crewing involves and will include a short trip out under steam. You don’t need to have any specific skills to come along, or even have boated before, we will give full training to you both on the initial day and more fully on your first trip. We aim to provide a mix of crew between experienced and trainees on all trips. Equally if you are not interested in spending anytime in the engine room then there is no need to go down. But if it is the steam side that you are interested in then on each trip the Captain and Driver will try to make sure that all who want to are able to spend some time in the “hole”. One thing we do insist on is that all drivers must be able to crew the boats from topside as it is vital that drivers understand what is going on outside and how the boats react.

We are producing a crewing manual this year for all volunteers and also operate a crew grading system so that volunteers can judge their progress, whether your dream is to Captain the boats or be appointed a driver (engineman/fireman)

If you would like to talk to one of the committee members about what crewing entails and how much fun it is then a number of nominated members of the committee are available to talk to you – David Powell (01799) 523855 and Simon Nuttall (01249 720978)

If you want to come along on the familiarisation day then please speak to David Powell.