Club Officers and Governance Structure
The Committee is chaired by the Commodore and attended by the Officers, and by the Committeee Members. The Committee Members are elected to the Committee at the Annual General Meeting (or co-opted) and each member takes resonsibility for a club section or other area of the workings of the Club. The Flag Officers elect the 2022 Year Book. Clwb Hwylio Pwllheli Sailing Club The Club, Governance and Volunteers next incoming ‘Rear Commodore’ from amongst the serving Committee Members. This election is ratified by the Committee.
Collectively, and under the leadership of the Commodore, the Committee sets the strategic direction of the Club.
The Commodore serves, in that role for two years, and every two years the Flag Officers progress from ‘Rear’ to ‘Vice’ to ‘Commodore’. By the end of the term the Commodore will have been a Flag Officer for six years and will again return after two years ‘rest’ to be the Club President. The President’s role is to support the Commodore and Flag Officers.
All Flag Officers, Officers and Committee Members give their time freely without renumeration.
This large volunteer base enables the club to limit expenditure and consequently keep membership fees as low as possible.
Although we are all volunteers we aim to attend to any request quickly and efficiently but please remember that we are all volunteers!
This Governance structure ensures that the Commodore has a complete understanding of the workings of the club and the requirements of our members, and provides for a continuity of business.
To contact the Commodore and Flag Officers
To contact us regarding membership qestions please direct your e-mail to the relavant officer - see below:
Membership Secretary from October 2024 is Gerallt Williams.
Please contact Gerallt on all Membership questions -
Honorary Secretary from October 2024 is Mark Thompson
Contact Mark -
Please refer membership enquiries to the Membership Secretary.
All enquiries for Pontoons, camping and other facility related questions to PlasHeli.org
Communications Officer from April 2022 is Stephen Tudor
Contact Stephen for all communications - change of email, username and passwords - e-newsletters etc.
In Addition to the Flag Officers the 2022/24 Management Committee comprises of the following:
Flag Officers | |
Commodore - Mark Thompson | |
Vice Commodore - Lyndsay Harrold | |
Rear Commodore - Victoria Cox | |
Supporting Officers | |
Hon. Treasurer - Philip Horwood | |
Hon Secretary - Mark Thompson | |
Membership Secretary - Gerallt Williams | |
Communications Officer - Stephen Tudor | |
Ex-Officio Members | |
Eifion Owen (Commodore 2016 - 2018) | Bob Sambrook (Commodore 2006 - 2008) |
Commodore 2020 - 2022 - Gerallt Williams | Jane Butterworth (Commodore 2018 - 2020) |
Committee Members | |
Gwyndaf Hughes (Commodore 1996 - 1998) | |
Stephen L Williams | Robert Smith |
Mike Thorpe | |
Clwb Hwylio Pwllheli Sailing Club
Hafan
Pwllheli
Gwynedd
LL53 5YT
A Company Limited by Guarantee registered in Wales
Number 673674. Registered business address: Hafan, Glan Y Don, Pwllheli, Gwynedd LL53 5YT
Please note: the office telephone is not manned - please send enquiries by e-mail only or telephone the mobile number for the Hon Sec if urgent!
Also note: the bar and catering staff will not be able to assist you with Club or Plas Heli matters.
You can contact the Commodore or an Officer of the Club by e-mail -
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