Brian Grubb retiring CSSA Treasurer Brian Grubb served for over 15 years as Treasurer of CSSA Brian Grubb was, for a good many years, Treasurer of Portsmouth Offshore Group, in which capacity he was responsible for maintaining the financial records of a substantial and growing club, doing a fine job. After he retired, he took on the task of CSSA Treasurer. This not only necessitated managing the CSSA’s own bank accounts, but also ensuring the correct proportions of loans from the CSSA or the CSSC to our clubs were being paid or repaid, as appropriate. Brian was not satisfied just with the arithmetical accuracy of the accounts before him, he also looked into whether they represented the best way of meeting the respective financial needs of the parties concerned, suggesting and implementing improvements where possible. More recently, over the last five years, Brian has represented the CSSA in the ultimately successful role as its representative, selecting and instructing solicitors on behalf of the CSSA in its endeavours to secure the substantial so of money – over £300,000 – bequeathed to the CSSA by Maurice Gates, one of our former members. 4
It was not a matter of just waiting for action to take place; information about the CSSA had to be provided via his solicitor to the other parties involved, explaining how the CSSA functioned and could fully meet the terms of the will in respect of its offshore yacht operations, and still legitimately benefit the Association’s wider activities. Brian’s diligence in handling this lengthy case – taking five years – required a great deal of time and made a significant, perhaps vital, contribution to its success. PJ Chapman
