Articles from March 2016
Thu
17 March 2016
BUSA is run by students, for students. Now is the time to give something back to your sport, have your say in how the Association is run, contribute to its running, help give leadership to student sailing and add value to your own CV. There are a variety of roles available, all requiring some leadership and organisational skills. Committee members need to be excellent communicators. Although these are voluntary roles, BUSA does refund travel expenses to meetings and events, when representing BUSA, so that you are not left out of pocket. All we ask for is your time, consideration and, most importantly, – ideas!
This year we have a range of positions available, including Area Coordinators (Scotland, Northern, Midlands, Western and South Central), Keelboat Officer, Men’s and Ladies’ Captains, Team Racing Coordinator, Honorary Member and Honorary Treasurer.
For more information on available roles and their different responsibilities, please see Committee Roles 2016-17. If you are interested, please complete the BUSA Committee 2016-17 – Membership Application Form and email this to BUSA@rya.org.uk by 4.00 pm on Thursday, 24 March.
Elections will take place at the AGM at Grafham Water SC (during the Team Racing Finals) on Tuesday, 29 March, 2016.
Wed
9 March 2016
BUSA is now inviting bids from Member Clubs to host the Finals of the 2017 Team Racing Championships.
The Finals of the BUCS-BUSA Team Racing Championships are the culmination of the annual university team racing competition held between the members of BUSA (British university sailing clubs – USCs). From a total entry of 75 to 85 teams, the Finals represents the best 28 teams of 6 sailors, having qualified through Leagues, Qualifiers and Playoffs, together with the top Irish university team. The event is sailed in Firefly dinghies over three days.
The BUSA Committee’s intention is that the Finals will be held over any consecutive three-day period from to 3 to 7 April 2017 (inclusive).
The Championship Finals is one of the premier team racing events in the UK and is the culmination of the university team racing season. The competition can be fierce and the difference between the top teams very slight, making for excellent racing and good spectating.
Aside for the prestige of hosting the event, most host clubs have benefited financially from being host. In recent years, there is always a full turnout, and a well-run and disciplined event with social functions on the side can return a surplus for the Host Club, allowing the part-funding of replacement flights of boats or other projects.
However, whilst there can be financial benefits, the main motivation for hosting a Finals should be to run a great event for the British team racing universities.
University Sailing Clubs in membership of BUSA are invited to submit proposals to host the Championship in 2017.
Please see the attached information in the Bidding Invitation + Guidance + Questionnaire, together with a Word version of the Questionnaire to facilitate completion and for inclusion with your proposal.
Any queries, or requests for further information, should be addressed to Jessica Beecher, BUSA Secretary, to whom proposals should be submitted no later than 5.00 pm on Wednesday, 20th April 2016.
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