Key priorities
The following are the priority areas for the Board to deliver on for 2016/17:
- Member engagement & growth
- Strategic programmes
- Flagship events
- Infrastructure & asset management
- Club/WOSC operations improvement
- Maintain an ‘Even Keel’
- Risk Management
- Health & Safety
- Youth development
Member engagement & growth
- Establish a membership working group/committee to focus on growing our membership
- Develop a specific member engagement initiative to strengthen the connection of the membership with the club, this will include:
- Through the club social programme, initiate working bees, buy/sell/swap days, and other activities that engender a sense of club community and are a way for new members and graduates to get involved;
- Actively promoting the wardroom as the “front room” for members;
- Implement a mentoring programme for new members and skippers to access for advice and assistance;
- Increase use of club Website and Facebook page to communicate with members and for them to communicate to the club, however we know some still need more traditional channels; and
- Increase our promotion of key events to members as a way of increasing participation and awareness.
- Update information from members including roles, employers, skills & experience, etc. and populate the membership database
- Assess member satisfaction by way of an annual survey
- Provide coaching and training opportunities for members to develop their skills
Strategic programmes
- Further development & delivery of the Schools Water Safety Programme by WOSC (underway)
- Review existing programmes and assess opportunities for delivery of new programmes via WOSC (underway)
- Develop Corporate Market offering (new 2016/17)
- Review Constitution over two phases (new 2016/17 phase 1, 2017/18 phase 2)
Flagship events
- Social Programme to target at least two significant social events
- Sailing Programme to deliver at least two significant sailing events including Port Nich Regatta and one other
Infrastructure & Asset Management
- Infrastructure Management & Maintenance Committee to maintain core assets:
- Club house building (tenancy, wardroom, boardroom, etc.)
- Wellington Ocean Sports Centre buildings
- Training boats and dock
- Caniwi Capital Te Ruru
- Start Box
- Earthquake strengthening
- Ensure monthly contribution to specific R&M funds
Club/WOSC operations improvement
- Implement ongoing process and systems improvements
- Improve course delivery models, e.g. electronic course material
- Improve the link between club/WOSC activity and club promotion, e.g. timely website updates linked to sailing and WOSC events
Maintain an ‘Even Keel’
- Continue the Club Finance Committee as required
- Maintain a zero debt policy
- Performance measures:
- Maintain an annual surplus;
- Membership +10% pa
- WOSC course participation +10% pa
- Membership satisfaction +10% pa
Risk Management
- Undertake regular risk review
- Ensure activities comply with regulatory requirements and good practice:
- WOSC safety programmes;
- racing risk management;
- health & safety.
Health & Safety
- Establish Health & Safety Committee to provide oversight of club health & safety policy and plans, including
- Club (tenancy, wardroom, boardroom, etc.)
- Wellington Ocean Sports Centre
- Racing including Caniwi Capital Te Ruru and Start Box
Youth Development
- Continue to work with the Port Nicholson Yachting Trust to foster youth sailing in the greater wellington region and RPNYC, this will include:
- Continued support of the existing youth scheme match racing programme;
- Develop a youth sailing programme for kids with no previous sailing experience;
- Create the opportunity for a Saturday sailing programme for youth scheme participants;
- Encourage youth scheme to participate in more club sailing and social events and vice versa;
- Youth scheme co-ordinator to be a member of the RPNYC Sailing Committee.