Here is this year's official Hoofer Sailing Club photo! NOTE: If it doesn't include you, that's because you're not in the club. The real club, of course, consists exclusively of instructors (and a few B.O.C. members and ex-instructors, not pictured). After all, we control the boats, we give out ratings and take them away, we can sail whatever boats we like, we get all sorts of perks including free annual memberships, we have private weekly parties to which 90% of HSC "members" are not invited (but which are paid for by them), etc.
That 90%--the other 9 out of 10 Hoofer Sailing Club "members" like you--are really just paying customers. But hey, that doesn't mean you won't be admitted to the club eventually. Do what it takes and you've got a chance! Here are some suggestions that might help you crack the real membership:
1) Buy beer for current instructors as often as you can.
2) Keep joining Hoofers every year as a paying member.
3) Come to lots of meetings (you're not allowed at instructor meetings, though).
4) Say funny stuff at socials.
5) Be good looking.
That's about all there is to it! Sailing skills are NOT required. (In fact, sailing expertise can be counterproductive--you don't want to show up your current instructor, e.g. on a lesson, because s/he may not be a very good sailor.)
They are all very good looking. Handsome males and beautiful females.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, beauty in the eye of the beholder.
ReplyDeleteThe blog neglected to mention, for those who aren't quite as good looking as we'd like, it is possible to get in the door by doing favors too, e.g. fix some boats as a volunteer during the off-season. That won't hurt your chances of getting hired the following spring.
No guarantees, though!
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ReplyDelete(Above comment was removed as it included a personal name of someone who is not a state employee.)
ReplyDeleteI saw that poster too, I thought it was a listing of all the instructors. It makes it easier for the students to find their instructors.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it's possible, but logistically difficult, to make a poster of every paid member of the club.
I was once an instructor. I'm a little disappointed. I thought I was hired on the basis of many years sailing and teaching experience. Not my looks. Oh well.