The CNOB is looking for a new course and a real club life

About thirty people met on a Tuesday evening at the town hall for the assembly of the Omaha Beach Nautical Club, chaired by Thierry Vieujot, in the presence of Mayor Jean-Marie Oxeant. Michel Benoit proposed to form an active management team and to rectify finances. Created in 1965, the club had experienced prosperous years before declining about ten years later. A recovery had been attempted in 1982, but the lack of volunteers and the exhaustion of goodwill still complicated management.

President for fourteen years, Thierry Vieujot proposed his resignation. The difficulties concerned the recruitment of quality instructors, a dangerous launch on a hold that had become impractical, the isolation of the premises and the theft or degradation it favored, insufficient attendance at the sailing school, the absence of real club life and the lack of storage and maintenance of boats. The two security Zodiacs had recently been sabotaged, causing a significant loss. The purchase of a tractor had been mentioned for the launch and the organization of regattas could, according to the participants, relaunch the animation.

A think tank, open to all interested parties, was to examine these issues as early as Friday. The CNOB owned 25 sailboats, most of which were in good condition despite some maintenance gaps. Twenty-one contributions had been recorded for the season. Summer activities had a deficit of 9,369 F; however, the club maintained a positive balance of 15,900 F, to be allocated primarily to buildings and safety equipment.

A new office was to be set up after the group's work. Michel Benoit also planned to open in July and August for vacationers, then in June and September for schoolchildren.

Reconstructed or uncertain passages:
- The spellings Benoit and Oxeant are those of this cut.

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