i. Members must have spent or promise to spend a minimum of three consecutive nights at anchor in Pendrell Sound in the current, last, or next cruising season.
ii. Members shall, on a best-effort basis, attend the Annual General Meeting.
iii. The Annual General Meeting should take place on the August long weekend in Pendrell Sound.
iv. The venue of the AGM is not a well-kept secret.
v. An executive committee shall be made up of four officers: Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear Commodore Inter-Vessel Relations, the Honorary Sec. Tres., and the benefactors commonly referred to as the Politburo.
i. The Commodore shall preside over all of the Club’s affairs and largely do the bidding of the Politburo.
ii. He/she shall be required to spend a minimum of one hour on Club business during his/her term.
iii. He/she shall be the Chair of the Annual General Meeting and be responsible for selecting a time during the August long weekend to hold the meeting.
iv. The Commodore shall host the meeting, or do so in conjunction with the Vice Commodore and the Politburo.
v. The Commodore shall be responsible to ensure that the AGM takes no more than thirty minutes, preferably during the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
i. The Vice Commodore shall assist the Commodore and will preside over all of the Club’s affairs in the absence of the Commodore and, notwithstanding the instructions of the Commodore, do as directed by the Politburo.
ii. The Vice Commodore shall spend a minimum of two hours on Club business during his/her term (more if the Politburo so chooses).
iii. He/she will assist the Commodore in the commandeering of a suitable vessel to host the AGM.
iv. Most importantly, the Vice Commodore will ensure that a suitable quantity and quality of libations are provided for those members attending the AGM.
v. He/she will be the officer responsible for making new membership near impossible and will use any means possible to delay the new member application process during his/her term.
i. The primary duty of the Rear Commodore, Inter-Vessel Relations, is to ensure all members are acquainted with one another.
ii. He/she will do their best to convince members to volunteer their vessel and their liquor rations in an effort to further the interests of PSYC.
iii. He/she will be responsible to organize any activities tied to the PSYC AGM as the Commodore and Politburo may dictate.
iv. He/she will be responsible to deal with all those who attempt to crash the AGM.
i. The HST will be primarily responsible for ensuring the Commodore and Vice Commodore have the budget and financial resources to host the PSYC AGM.
ii. He will be the primary liaison with the Politburo and be the one who begs for and/or extracts their generous contributions in order to host the event annually.
iii. He will be responsible for all financial reporting—or the lack thereof.
i. The Politburo, a.k.a. the Benefactors, are a secret group of members hand-selected by the Honorary Sec. Tres. whose purpose is to guarantee the long-term sustainability of the PSYC and the annual AGM.
ii. The Politburo will be largely responsible for maintaining the exclusivity of the PSYC AGM and the quality and quantity of the attendees.
iii. The primary responsibility of the Politburo is to ensure we have a Commodore to host the AGM and to generously contribute to the funding of the PSYC AGM.
iv. Politburo members will be considered Special Members and, as such, will not be required to pay dues or adhere to the general rules of the PSYC
i. The Commodore and Vice Commodore will be appointed by the Politburo.
ii. In the event that they are unable to find willing victims, members of the Politburo will draw straws, and the shortest straw puller will be the next year’s Commodore. He will be free to choose another Politburo member as his Vice.
i. Any member or a member’s guest who infringes on a by-law or regulation, or is guilty of conduct unbecoming of a member, is liable to be suspended for a maximum of one year.
ii. Any member may levy a complaint against another member to one of the four executive officers.
iii. The complaint shall be made in writing and will be decided upon by one of the executive officers.
iv. No disciplinary action will be taken if the executive finds that the infringing member or guest was intoxicated during his/her act of indiscretion.
At the sole discretion of the Executive (actually only the Honorary Sec. Tres.), the by-laws and rules may be modified one time per year to best suit the Politburo. If the Executive (actually only the Honorary Sec. Tres.) decides to change the by-laws, he will be responsible for modifying the code of conduct and will largely keep these changes to himself.
PSYC Membership Fees: It’s a secret
Annual Dues: At the sole discretion of the Commodore, annual dues may be levied to a maximum of $500.00
Reciprocal Yacht Clubs: The Executive will attempt to secure reciprocal privileges—but don’t hold your breath!