On Saturday, January 13th, we will be holding the Annual BRCC Membership Meeting before we paddle. We will meet at the Berkeley Yacht Club from 8:30-9:30 AM for our annual meeting.
At this annual meeting we will reflect back on all that happened in 2023 and what we have accomplished.

As part of the planning for the annual meeting, we would like to gather input & ideas from all of YOU. So please fill in our survey to help us move forward in a common direction:

Over the past year a Bylaws Subcommittee was formed and has worked hard to update the BRCC Bylaws based on some questions and requests from our membership. Please review the proposed new Bylaws before the upcoming meeting:

Next year brings new opportunities for supporting BRCC, the umbrella management organization for DragonMax, Rough Riders, Cal Dragons, and small vessel users.

Vice President Officer Position (Elected by membership)
In the absence of the President, or in the event of their inability or refusal to act, the Vice President shall perform all the duties of the President, and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions on, the President. In the case of a vacancy in the President position, the Vice President shall act as President until a successor is appointed by the board. The VP shall assist the President on projects as needed.

The Vice President shall serve as the community liaison with other entities, for example the Berkeley Marina, other City of Berkeley departments, Berkeley Yacht Club, etc.

The Vice-President shall ensure all board members are properly oriented on board policies, procedures and the bylaws. This in no way removes individual board members from their legal duties and obligations to know, understand, and abide by board policies, procedures and the bylaws.

Community Outreach Director to work with current Outreach Director Thea Daniels,
Director Position (appointed by full Board of Directors)

The Outreach Director shall be responsible for overseeing the public service and community outreach components of BRCC. These activities will include coordinating participation in City festival events (July 4, Berkeley Bay Festival), coordinating and scheduling paddling experiences for youth and community programs, and excursions donated to community non-profit groups for fundraising auctions.

The Outreach Director shall take a leadership role in developing and cultivating corporate support through team building activities and team development.

The Outreach Director shall maintain relations with the Berkeley Marina staff, Waterfront Commission, City recreation departments, for example as well as other agencies or non-profit entities that may be in a position to participate in outreach events, youth programs and youth or high school teams.

And we are also looking for someone interested in helping BRCC by taking on the:

Compliance and Safety Director Director Position (appointed by full Board of Directors), new for 2024

The person would work closely with Membership Director & Large and Small Fleet Directors and other board positions as well as team coaches as some tasks will overlap.

The Compliance and Safety Director shall be responsible for operational safety issues and for recommending standards for training, testing and certification of members. The Compliance and Safety Director shall develop and maintain documents related to this function, including instructional materials, tests and records of member certification levels.

These documents shall include:

• Written tests for steerspersons and related certifications
• List of BRCC certified steers people and their test records

The Compliance and Safety Director is also responsible for maintaining equipment directly related to operational safety, including but not limited to:

• All required onboard safety equipment
• Onboard storage containers for safety equipment
• Navigation lights, including battery spares and mounting hardware
• Storage for safety equipment in the dock lockers

The BRCC Board is the leadership team for BRCC, so being on the Board gives you an opportunity to steer BRCC into the future.

Please contact our Board President, Sandy Oliver, if you are interested in serving on the BRCC board:

Sign up to bring a morning snack to share and wear your paddling clothes if you want to join practice after – event on BAND

Thanks so much for ALL your support!