Ahoy BCA members!
When was the last time you checked your BCA member profile, either online or as published in the 2016 BCA Member Directory? Be honest, was it this year, last year or never? Perhaps you’d forgotten you have one? Perhaps your partner doesn’t know s/he has one?
Regardless of the answer, please take a few minutes today to review and update yours as necessary. When you review your member profile, ask yourself the following question: Is the info correct regarding my:
- Name
- Mailing address
- Phone number(s)
- Email address
- Ham and/or VHF licence
- Spouse/partner, if applicable
- Boat name and type
- Marina or Currently Cruising
- Yacht club membership, if applicable
After you’ve updated that information, take a look at the photo beside your name. Does it resemble the person looking back at you in the mirror or was it perhaps one from a few years ago when your had more hair or when your hair colour was different, or when you didn’t look as great as you do now? If there is no resemblance whatsoever and all you see is a grayed-out, computer-generated head-shot with the statement “Photo Not Available”, maybe it is time to add one (hint, hint!).
Click on “Manage Profile”, then click on “Edit Bio”
Not sure how to make those updates? Follow these easy steps:
- Go to www.bluewatercruising.org [1] and log in.
- Click on ‘Manage Profile’ in the right rail. If your membership has lapsed and you are the “primary member”, you will see a prompt to renew. Once that’s taken care of…
- Click on ‘Edit Bio’. Update your information and save changes (bottom of page).
- If you are the “primary member”, click on ‘Sub-accounts’. Is your partner/spouse linked to you? Is your boat linked to you? If they aren’t, follow the prompts to create a sub-account or email admin@bluewatercruising.org [2] and ask Liz to link you to your partner and/or boat.
- Please make sure your names are spelled correctly and capitalized appropriately, e.g., Cathy Smith-Brown, not cathy Smith-brown.
- One final request, when checking or updating your address, please use the following street abbreviations:
- Ave., Blvd., Cir., Cres., Ct., Dr., Hts., Ln., Pkwy., Pl., Rd., St., Ter., Way
- For directions: N., S., E., W., N.W., N.E., S.W., S.E.
The dedicated volunteers who are producing the 2017 Member Directory are working to very tight deadlines and need your help if this year’s directory is going to be as accurate and up-to-date as possible; needless to say, we are not interested in “alternative facts”.
Please note: the deadline for updates is Monday, February 28, 2017.
Thanks very much for your cooperation!