Yacht clubs are the “core institution” in recreational boating and need to take proactive steps to survive and prosper, sailing legend Gary Jobson told an audience at the Seattle Yacht Club yesterday.
Great article on why Yacht Clubs are important
September 6
Pacific Northwest Boating News: In Seattle, Jobson offers world’s yacht clubs strategies to survive and prosper | Three Sheets Northwest
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Loved Jobson’s observation on how to overcome resistance to change in yacht clubs…
“Every yacht club I’ve been to in the world has the same six guys sitting at the bar, and whatever the issue is, they’re against it,” Jobson said. “Here’s what you do – you walk right past them.”
It’s so true. It makes volunteering or holding any official position at a yacht club the job for a saint.
Jobson is so right-on about how to handle it too.