The rest of 1991 and 1992 were used to organise the guild. The aim was to get the work going in such a way that the mission statement was fulfilled. The method was to channel the skills and interests of the people who joined the guild into working groups that would work on parts of the project. This decentralised approach proved to be a good fit for the members, as it gave them authority in the field they had chosen to work in.
A monthly guild meeting (1st Monday of each month) was chosen as the guiding, coordinating and unifying element, with a spokesperson for each group reporting to the meeting. Each of these reports generated a discussion with comments and suggestions.
The board also reported its activities and received help in the form of suggestions.
These meetings gave the members who attended an ongoing overview of the big picture and helped build a unifying mindset.
Typically, 30 members attended these meetings. Guild membership was on the rise, reaching 60 by the end of 1991 and 80 by the end of 1992. By 2001, we had 160 members.
In order to keep the more passive members informed about the guild and its life (and involve them in the active work), a membership folder was created with the following division:
- Organization
- Wood for boat
- Ship construction
- Building process
- Tools and equipment
- Weapons and equipment
- History of the find
- Testing
- Exhibition
- Changes
- Maintenance
- Articles
Sources and notes
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The member folder can be found here with all entries in print format (PDF).
Items 10 - 12 were added later when the need arose.