The new bridge year is upon us and this raises the matter of the 2020/2021 membership fee and CBAI affiliation fees. The CBAI have instructed that all clubs must pay €10 affiliation fee per member, to be paid by 30th Nov., otherwise a charge of €12.50 per member will be imposed. You cannot play in a virtual club on Bridge Base Online unless this CBAI fee is paid.
Ratoath Committee has decided that the normal club membership fee will not apply for the 2020/2021 season. The club will cover the €1 fee payable to the North Eastern Region for each club member that affiliates.
The CBAI affiliation fee must be paid by all players wishing to play in Ratoath's virtual games. Summerhill BC members, see below.
You can pay the €10 directly into the club’s Credit Union Account by electronic transfer (NB you must put your name and the club's account no 14085 as a reference), and use the following details:
IBAN CODE: IE27 ULSB 9850 2110 0711 47
BIC CODE: ULSBIE2D
You must also send an email to the club email ratoathbridgeclub@gmail.com informing the club that you have made the electronic transfer.
The 30th Oct. is our cut-off date for paying this affiliation fee. You will no longer be able to play in the virtual club competitions if the fee is not paid by this date.
Please note, the club is open to NEW players, who, if they pay the €10 affiliation fee to the Ratoath club, can play in the weekly virtual competition. However they do not become full members of the club.
Summerhill have joined Ratoath en bloc, and as they have no virtual game of their own, the CBAI require them to affiliate through Summerhill Bridge Club only. Summerhill members do not need to pay the €10 fee to Ratoath B. C.
We ask everyone to understand that these are very unusual times and your committee may need to introduce further changes over time.
Stay safe
The Committee
To be able to play, you must complete these four steps,
1. Create a BBO account, see this document - RBC How to create a BBO account.doc
2. Buy BBO dollars, it will cost 3 dollars to play, after some initial free trial games
See this document - RBC How to buy BBO dollars.doc
3. Send your name, contact number and BBO username to the club secretary (Eileen Gray 0872261393).
4. Register to play, on the night of the game, see this document - RBC How to register for a game.doc
You should familiarise yourself with the BBO features, perhaps play some bridge solitaire games or ask your partner to join a casual table with you.
Youtube contains many videos on using/playing on BBO.
For Example, see this, Introduction to BBO Bridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MldFbBdea90
Any problems, please contact the Club Secretary Eileen Gray 0872261393
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