BSC Committee 2026
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The Committee undertakes the management of the Club on behalf of the members, and reports annually to the membership at the Annual General Meeting. The AGM is normally held at the end of the calendar year and includes the process of electing committee members.
The Committee is responsible for the Club’s constitution, finances, and general good standing with stakeholders including the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and the Brighton and Hove Council.
The Committee meets once a month (currently second Monday at 7:30 at the Club) and most roles have 3-4 hours a month of activity in addition to the monthly meetings, depending on the season.
Current Committee members welcome approaches from any member who would like to get involved in the Committee or its work.
Officers of the Club
Responsible for governance of the Club
Commodore - Guy Joseph
The Commodore is the chief official of the club and has responsibility for driving the vision, values and behaviour of the club. The Commodore leads the management committee including chairing meetings, defining committee roles and supporting committee members to achieve the Club’s aims and ensure the overall position is sound. The Commodore leads on external relations including with The RYA, our affiliate clubs, the Brighton and Hove Seafront Office, and by representing the club at public events and club events, and is a flag officer of the Club.
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Vice Commodore - David Notman Watt
The Vice Commodore supports the Commodore in undertaking their role including Chairing the Committee and representing the club at events when the Commodore is unavailable. In addition to supporting the Commodore in their leadership of the Club and the Committee, the Vice Commodore has responsibility for overseeing all aspects of safety ashore and for maintaining the Club safety policies and annual safety review. The Vice Commodore is the Club’s contact for the RYA and is a flag officer of the Club.
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Rear Commodore - Mark Davis
The Rear Commodore supports the Commodore and Vice Commodore in undertaking their role including Chairing the Committee and representing the club at events when the Commodore and Vice Commodore are unavailable. The Rear Commodore is a flag officer of the Club.
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Secretary - Lara Perry
The Secretary supports the Commodore in the management of the Club. The Secretary is responsible for organising the agenda and minutes of Committee minutes, and for liaising with the Brighton and Hove Council regarding our leases. The Secretary liaises with the Club’s external partners, such as insurers to maintain insurance cover, and where necessary organises legal advice and manages club disciplinary actions.
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Treasurer - Ali Briggs
The Treasurer manages the income and expenditure of the Club, including payments in from all sources and processing requests for spending. As well as managing the practical elements of maintaining bank accounts, preparing and presenting annual accounts for auditors, and monitoring tax matters, the Treasurer supports the Committee with strategic financial advice to support new and established activities, Club maintenance, and Club affiliations.
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Membership Secretary - Caterina Reed Montoya and Chris Reed
The membership Secretary manages correspondence and applications from prospective new members. The Membership Secretary supports new and existing members to access the Club facilities. The Membership Secretary maintains the member database including the annual update of the member boat and kayak information in liaison with the Beachmaster, and ensures that the information for organising rotas on Dutyman is up to date. The Membership Secretary maintains Club contact information and ensures that these include only members in good standing. The Membership Secretary provides the annual report on membership to the RYA, and maintains the MemberMojo system including updating membership fees.
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Non-Officer Committee Roles
Responsible for leading on Club activities
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Sailing Secretary - James Turner
The Sailing Secretary oversees and coordinates the organised sailing activities of the Club including creating and posting the race schedule and the annual special events (Hobie Nationals, Sailaway, Bognor Raid). The Sailing Secretary also maintains the record of race results and organises trophies and awards. The Sailing Secretary ensures that information relating to sailing is updated on the Club website. OOD training is coordinated by the Sailing Secretary. The Sailing Secretary updates Dutyman with allocated duties and liaises with the Pool Boat Manager and the Learn to Sail Coordinator to manage sailing sessions using the Pool Boats. The Sailing Secretary liaises with the Membership Secretary to ensure that new club members are offered appropriate sailing opportunities.
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IT Secretary - Ewen Cluley
The IT Secretary oversees the Club’s use of information technology including maintaining the website domain registration, updating the website with documents and events as provided by the Committee, and maintaining email accounts and lists relating to the @brightonsc domain. The IT Secretary supports the Committee in the selection, development and maintenance of IT systems for Membership, Communications, Online Payments, Pool Boat bookings, and Club bookings.
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Bar Manager - Angus Malcolm
The bar manager oversees the operation of the bar including ordering stock, pricing stock, and managing relationships with services and other suppliers. The Bar Manager organizes the Keyholder register, and is responsible for coordinating the bar training and producing the bar guide. The Bar Manager manages the bar roster and relevant updates to Dutyman.
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Safety Officer - Bram Nicaise
The safety officer undertakes and documents an annual safety review, assessing the safety of member and supporter activities, BSC Buildings and Equipment. The Safety Officer will undertake additional safety scrutiny as required by new regulations or a request from the Committee, and makes recommendations to the BSC Committee on safety.
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Training Secretary - Vacant Role
The Club Training and Development Manager liaises with the Membership Secretary, Sailing Secretary and Vice Commodore to ensure that the Club runs and keeps appropriate records of an annual programme of training for members, including new member induction, the coordination of the Learn to Sail Programme, and safety training for Club duties including general beach safety, Rescue boat helming, launching and crewing.
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Bosun- Vacant Role
Oversees the servicing and maintenance of the club, the safety hut and the safety boats including servicing engines and maintaining fuel stocks, with the help of a Bosun team. Organizes a maintenance weekend each spring with a list of tasks allocated to members ideally in advance to ensure club facilities remain in good condition. Acts as the named contact for Utilities companies and contact for trades such as electrical maintenance. Allocates lockers to deserving and established members.
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Pool Boat Manager - Ed Hinds
The Pool Boat Manager oversees the development, use and maintenance of the Pool Boat fleet, ensuring that it meets the needs of club members and, with the Bosun, that the facilities for using and storing the fleet are fit for purpose. The Pool Boat Manager also oversees the safe use of the boats by assisting members to use the boats including assessing user competency, sailing conditions, and supporting members to rig, launch, land and store the boats. The Pool Boat Manager oversees the system for booking and charging for pool boat use.
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Further voluntary roles
These may be undertaken by members of the Club who may or may not be members of the committee