"Michael" wrote in message
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(Mark James Boyd) wrote

Clubs and XC operations make it difficult to go XC by making all sorts
of rules that sound reasonable on paper but add up to making it very
difficult or impossible to get permission. Making the XC required

C'mon Michael, the club req's were to have a bronze badge and call on a
Thursday night to reserve the ship for a day on the weekend.

The club currently has a very active bronze badge program and an XC training
and mentoring program.

Things sometimes change for the better.