“The branch that serves you from Poole to Mid Wales”

Please feel free to roam the South West Branch pages and find out what is available to all our members. South West events are open to all MOA members and you are welcome to bring guests and friends from other club and associations.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact any of our branch officers – click “Branch and Port Officers” in the box above, find who you want to talk to and you will receive a quick response

Who are we?

The South West Branch is one of the 6 Branches and 3 Chapters of the Moody Owners Association. For a more detailed description of the Branch and its objectives and services to members, please click on the “Who are we” menu under “More Info” on the menu items above.

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Moody Owners Association, South West Branch Captain

The current captain of the South West Branch, Neil Ewins, is to spend next year out of the country and may engage on a transatlantic crossing, so he will be unable to continue in the role for 2023.  This means that there is now a vacancy for the post and the branch needs a volunteer to take over the role.  Neil has been our Captain for three years (longer than the nominal 2 years in post) and as with his predecessors has maintained the legacy of the branch in being an active and welcoming group of Moody Owners.  Any new incumbent will, therefore, take over an established branch with enthusiastic members and support from the branch committee and other members.

The branch calendar typically includes 5 rallies, one winter boatless rally (ashore weekend break) and an AGM weekend.  The system of port officers who can advise and assist in setting up the rallies has remained somewhat dormant with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and will need reviving. The Captain will chair a committee of a Vice Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and liaise with the SW branch Webmaster and local port representatives. Therefore, the post is not terribly onerous, however, it does require the ability to plan ahead to make these rallies and events successful.

The branch captain is a key post, so it is vital that this is filled.  The important attribute for the incumbent is to be welcoming, able to manage meetings and promote the branch and its activities.

When considering the idea of becoming branch captain, you may wish to reflect on the parable of Everybody, Somebody and Nobody.

~There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.~

If you are interested in undertaking this post, please inform the Branch secretary as soon as possible at sw.secretary@moodyowners.org .  The new incumbent will be voted in at the next South Branch AGM to be held in Salisbury on the 4^th February 2023. You can find more details about the AGM by looking at the banner below or clicking here

Note * in table above indicates Port Officer