Membership Report:

Not unexpectantly membership for the year has been somewhat down on previous years due principally to the plague being in town. This produced many effects. Not only a great reduction in new members but also a slowing down of members renewing as many people renew when they start sailing each season. Once sailing eventually started in the June membership uptake was still slow as all sailing was conducted with reduced crew of only six persons being onboard due to social distancing. Many members did not sail at all throughout the season.

In normal years it would be expected that the total membership would be in the region of 130 to 140 members but alas this was not the case and members were down to just 104 at the end of the year. A quick breakdown of numbers is as follows:

Honorary Members 1

Life Members 22

Renewing members 52

New members 29

Total membership 104 As of 8th March 2021.

Finally, if you are unsure if are unsure about your membership status, please contact me to confirm your present status. The Happy Return needs a constant amount of maintenance wither it is laid up in the wet dock or sailing in the Scillies, so please keep the memberships coming in. All members are important both in support, sailing and helping.

Mark Mitchell

Membership Secretary