We were slightly down in numbers this year in that there were only four Shadow owners at the meeting, representing a third of the boat. We met, as usual, in the Great Barr Hotel in north Birmingham. The day started with a session for all the owners together - there were 11 boats, out of 101 in the scheme - where the OwnerShips staff introduced themselves and talked about admin issues; various repainting options; new designs of boats; and made a plea for material for the owners' magazine, OwnerSnips.
Then we split into our individual boat meetings. After much discussion we decided to keep Shadow at Tattenhall Marina on the Shropshire Union for next year. We agreed on the intermediate paint job: bottom blacking; repainting the entire superstructure; and repainting the signwriting on the bow. The full painting option is a down-to-bare-metal job which takes four weeks in the summer.
passing Hurleston Reservoir on the Shroppie
We also agreed to make the boat "no smoking" (not that anyone does on board anyway) and, possibly controversially, "pet-free". I have to e-mail the other owners about this last decision: if anyone is unhappy we can revert.
2 comments:
Ah, good to see how it all works!And also that you all came to an amicable agreement about things. I'm still curious though. What happens if you book a week, but can't manage it due to unforeseen circumstances. Do you then lose that week forever?
VallyP, weeks cancelled at short notice are offered to the other owners. It's sometimes possible to get a week "out of season" which might make up for the "lost" week, but there are no guarantees. Obviously you can't suddenly disrupt another owner's plans just because you can't take the week you booked originally. The booking chart for the year has to be completed by the owners' meeting, so, in our case, we know the weeks booked for 2010.
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