Bromsgrove Boaters Library

Club News, Useful Resources | January 22nd, 2012 | No comments yet

  One of the many benefits of joining Bromsgrove Boaters is the free use of our extensive library.  Members are entitled to one month’s free use of any library media which includes not only books but educational DVD’s Interactive CD ROM’s such as collision regs etc.  Amongst the extensive collection of books on offer are many pilot books including the Shell channel pilot, West Country cruising companion, Croatia Cruising Companion to name but a few.  In addition to the media listed below there are a large number of charts which are now catalogued

Click here to view Library content.
Click here to view catologue of Charts Available.

Due to the weight & volume of the library it is not always possible to have everything on display at our monthly meetings, so if you wish to reserve anything from the list below please either email librarian@bromsgroveboaters.co.uk or make a request in the comments area at the bottom of this article.  Please give one weeks notice where possible in case the item is already on loan.

Enormous thanks to member John Baker now living in Australia for his very generous donation of books and charts.

 

Club Organized Sailing, Insurance and the use of Non Coded Boats

Club News, Sailing Trips | November 14th, 2011 | 1 Comment

During the past couple of years many questions have been asked regarding the level of cover provided by the club’s liability insurance policy.  In an attempt to answer this and other insurance related questions members of Bromsgrove Boaters committee embarked upon a large piece of work which perhaps unsurprisingly raised more questions than it answered. 

This article is aimed to inform the reader of the many issues surrounding the use of non coded boats for club organized sailing activities so that you may better understand why as a club we are no longer able to arrange sailing on privately owned non coded boats. 

On Liability insurance held by Bromsgrove Boaters strictly I am prohibited within the terms of our policy to summarise or comment on cover provided. In spite of this I am prepared as a non professional to offer my opinion on certain areas of cover in an aim to satisfy questions asked from within the membership of Bromsgrove Boaters.  Any opinion offered below will be as a result of having read the relevant sections of our insurance policy as well as having asked specific questions to our insurance broker. 

It should be borne in mind that the officers of the club felt it necessary to guard against errors & omissions during club organized activities and that the annual cost per member for liability insurance represents approximately £2.00 per head.  It should be assumed therefore that any cover provided by the policy will only satisfy a minimum requirement.  Members are strongly advised to seek advice from an insurance expert and arrange for suitable insurance cover to satisfy their own insurance requirements.

 

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