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New club rules and regulations have been issued as of February 2024.

Please can all members make sure that you have read and understood them BEFORE entering the Port.

Thank you

SABBC Committee

Reminder

A reminder for all members that their membership passes will be available for collection on Tuesday 9th January 2024 at St Austell Brewery Visitor Center after the 7.30 meeting.

Please remember your pass will not ge issued until you have completed the Health and Safety refresher this will follow the club meeting.

Look forward to seeing you all there.

Can I inform you that the opportunity to renew your boat club membership for 2024 has now passed. The last opportunity to do this was last Saturday at the Pilots Office.

We have given members several dates for membership renewals to be handed in at either the meeting that was held at St Austell Brewery on 10th October along with two further dates at the Harbour Pilots Office (4th & 18th November). Notification of these meetings had been posted on the Website, Facebook and in the Booking in shed on the Harbour.

If you have not already submitted your forms then your Current membership will run until 31st December 2023 after which time you will no longer be a member of this club. This means you will no longer be able to launch and recover at Par Harbour after that date.

May I remind you that it is your responsibility to renew.

As a final act of good faith the Executive Committee have agreed that if you download a form, enclose photo and payment and post to 15A Southpark Road, PL24 2PU we will accept and produce your membership. You have until Saturday 9th December to complete

This is the last year this will happen. Next year the renewal dates must be adhered to.

We will be at the Pilots Office on Saturday 18th November from 10am to 11am to receive Membership Renewal Forms for 2024. There will not be any further opportunities to hand in your Renewal Forms so please submit them on that date. Forms can be downloaded beforehand from the Website and fees can be paid by Bank Transfer (quoting your membership number), cash or cheque.

Any member who has not renewed by December 31st 2023 will lose their right to membership and have to reapply, with no guarantee of being accepted.

Following further clarification from Imerys, and their kind offer to use their weighbridge, The Executive Committee has concluded the following actions for boat club members:

If you think the combined weight of your vehicle, boat and trailer is over 3.0 tonnes, please carry out the following procedure.

• On your next visit to the harbour (with your boat), go over the weighbridge and note the combined weight of your vehicle, boat and trailer. You will observe your gross weight on the display screen through the weighbridge window, This gross weight should then be written in our signing in register, either under your name or within the “Department/Address” column.
• When using the weighbridge, please give priority to Imerys or other commercial vehicles wishing to use it and obey any instruction given by Imerys Personnel.
• Reflective waistcoats should be worn when at this location.
• If your gross weight is over 3.5 tonnes, you should not go over the weak bridge, but gain access to and from the slipway via the access road to the north of the sluice pond.
• If your gross weight is under 3.5 tonnes, you should proceed over the weak bridge and access the slip in the normal way.
• This Procedure is only required on one occasion unless your gross weight increases/decreases.
• Please notify the committee through the FB page of any difficulties or concerns you may have.

Thank you for your cooperation on this matter - The Executive.

Please note that application for NEW members will not be accepted in 2024 as we have reached the maximum membership numbers.

Please keep an eye on the website for details of 2025 applications nearer the time.

Several members have asked for our monthly meetings to be reinstated. As a result of this we have arranged 3 dates to be held at the St Austell Brewery Visitor Centre. We hope to see as many of you there as possible.

Tuesday October 10^th 2023 7.30pm – Meeting and to give out membership forms for 2024 or receive completed forms downloaded from the website with Photo and payment please

Tuesday January 9^th 2024 7.30pm – Meeting

Tuesday April 9^th 2024 7.30pm – AGM

We will also be at the Pilots Office to hand membership forms out or receive completed forms with Photo and payment please.

10 – 11am 4^th November & 18^th November

In addition to the above dates, Membership forms will be available to download from the website from 1^st September onwards. Payments will now be accepted by Bank Transfer (stating name and membership number in the reference box please. Our account details are on the membership forms) or by cash/cheque

In the event of a Fuel/Oil spillage please use the spillage kit provided. There are two sacks of Safety Tread Absorbent Granules under the desk in the Signing In shed. These are to be placed on the spillage to absorb the leakage. There is a dustpan and brush along with a hand shovel in the SPILLAGE KIT BIN. This is to be used to clean up the spillage waste which should then be placed in the SPILLAGE WASTE BIN. Don’t forget to log this incident in the Incident Book (which is in the Signing In Shed) and report spillage to a member of the committee.

If there is a discharge into the water, please let Clay Control know on their EMERGENCY ONLY NUMBER: 01726 828999 as this type of incident is reportable and specialist booms are required to absorb the film from the surface of the water.

Please note that the hose outside the Pilots Office was removed last year due to the Hose Pipe Ban imposed by South West Water. The tap has also been locked-off to prevent further use.

Thank you for your understanding in this matter and we look forward to reinstating this facility when the Ban has been lifted and we can legally use Hose pipes again.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the barge, presently situated in front of the slipway, will remain in this position for a further 4 to 6 weeks.
Please take extra care when manoeuvrings past the barge and allow a little more time when launching or retrieving.

Rob Hancock,
Secretary.