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Fleet meeting minutes November 2008
Minutes for the November 15, 2008 Open Catamaran Meeting
Joe Leonard called the meeting to order at 6:30 at the home of Shirley Allen with 15 members present.
Treasures report was given by Brock. We currently have $6,300 in the treasury. We spent $622 more than we took in this year. It was moved, seconded and passed to accept the budget.
Secretary Shirley recaps the approved motions of last year regarding: donations to junior sailing, scoring of the 3rd race and rules regarding who can vote on motions.
Joe suggests the fleet readdress the 3rd race later in the winter if CSA decided to continue with the option of a 3rd race.
US Sailing/Hobie Class updates. There was discussion on whether the Alter Cup should be sailed with spinnakers. Gail Steimsa is the Division 10 rep for NAHCA (North American Hobie Class Association). It was moved, seconded and passed to have Sue Dudek be our contact person to the Division 10 rep.
Muddy Waters regatta - There was discussion of the various dates available for the Muddy. The choices were Labor Day, (Strawberry Regatta date is no longer Labor Day weekend) or the first weekend of October, possibly with the E-Scows. A poll determined most would rather have the first weekend of October, but we are waiting for Ted Beier to settle on a date first. As yet we don’t have a Muddy Chair. Mike Hill will be asked.
Election of officers had the following results:
Fleet Captain – Karen Pauls
Co-captain – Shirley Allen
Secretary – Sue Dudek
Treasurer – Brock Tuffli
Fleet Scribe – Holly Conklin (pending her agreement)
Fleet awards had the following nominations: Sportsmanship – Bob M, Dave L. Contribution – Kitsy and Shirley. Heavy Hull is the fleet captain’s choice. Other nominations may be made via email and the voting will happen at the Christmas party.
Because Mary and Joe Bartman did an outstanding job this year, it was moved, seconded and passed to give them a $50 gift certificate to West Marine.
There was a discussion on scoring boat versus skipper to accommodate sailors who had more than one boat. Also, how this kind of scoring could be passed on to the scorekeeper. This will be continued at a later meeting. Some ideas were to have a sign-in sheet for the cats so the scorer will know who raced and what race it was.
The issues brought up at the General Meeting were discussed. Jean Bordes will be Vice-Commodore. Due to the many repairs needed at CSA and the state withdrawing all funding, we are facing either a dues increase or a much larger commitment from members to contribute more work hours. Currently, only @45% of the members participate with work hours.
As a general reminder, driving vehicles on the grass area of the cat field is not allowed, and rigging of boats in the traffic lane is discouraged. New signage was discussed as well as a new bulletin board. No action was taken.
It was moved, seconded and passed to adjourn the meeting at 7:50.
Respectively submitted,
Shirley Allen
Fleet meeting minutes March 2008
Minutes from the March 29th, 2008 Open Cat Fleet Meeting
Jo Joe Leonard called the meeting to order at the home of Mike Hill with 15 members present.
Th The minutes from 2/08 were read and motion passed to accept them.
Tr Treasurer’s report is $7,117 plus about $100 more dollars in dues.
Old Business
Th The junior sailing donation proposal from last meeting was changed in the following ways:
Initial seed money is $1500
Strike the line “one event per year per person” This was not in the original proposal, but added.
Fle Fleet captain or co-captain making the decision to approve funds can not do so for their own child.
M Motion passed to accept the proposal with the above changes.
Update on CSA Sunday racing program. The race course will have 2 weather marks, and gate on the leeward end. It would be very beneficial to have a GPS on the committee boat to set the course. If the wind is at least 8 knots, RC will set a third race. Paul Hanson is preparing a chart for race committee to assist in setting distances for the extended weather mark and the gates. After a lot of discussion it was decided to:
1. Ask CSA to buy a GPS for RC, to be used on mark set boat to accurately measure distances.
2. The first sailing weekend the High Perf will sail 2 laps on the inside course, while the Low Perf will sail 2 laps on the outside course (note: longer distance for outside course). After the first weekend, we will reevaluate the courses.
3. We will count all races sailed for trophies, even if 3 are sailed.
4. We will post the type of course to be sailed on the cat field.
Motion passed to accept the preceding plan
Muddy Water Committees
Chair - Latham
Breakfast – Sue D.
RC – Felicia
Trophies – Denny Taylor
Beer & soda – Dave Bryant
T’s – Karen
Lunch – Holly & Shirley
Registration – Pat
Mall Promotion was canceled due to cost.
New Business
Race Committee Dates and Crew - Race Pros are underlined.
June 8 – Sue D., Patrick, Pat, Bill Phelps
July 13 – Mike, Kitsy, Josh, Karen, Al
August 17 – Dave L., Josh, Russ, Bill Phelps (?)
September 28 – Glenn, Shirley, Mary, Bill Phelps (?)
CSA work day items for cat field: paint tie downs, re-seed, sand (which is in the budget), trim tree bottoms, replace bulletin board (Denny will make one this year, but ask CSA for a permanent one next year)
Mentor Program for new sailors:
New sailors: Claire (Pat and Sue), Christian & Larry Lahee (Denny), Jeff on a Getaway (Russ), Adrian (Mike)
Leukemia Cup - The Cabin Fleet as again asked the Cats to pay half $150 for the breakfast and to provide workers. Motion passed to pay $150 for half the breakfast only. The Cabin’s as yet do not have a chair for that committee. Once there is a chair, we will provide volunteers.
Adult Sail Camp follow up - Dave L. expressed a concern that after Adult Camp the sailors have no where to go for additional sailing. CSA plans to have 3-4 days in which we invite them back and get them out on boats. Karen and Russ offered to help and all of CSA are encouraged to help.
Adjourned - Motion passed to adjourn at 6:30
Fleet meeting minutes February 2008
Minutes from the February 23, 2008 Open Cat Fleet Meeting
Joe Leonard called the meeting at the home of Tom Paoli with 18 members were present.
The minutes from 11/07 were read and amended in regard as to who is able to vote in fleet elections. Minutes were accepted as amended.
CSA Open Catamaran Fleet Membership and Voting
Membership:
Fleet membership is restricted to CSA
members and immediate family members in good standing and is restricted
to one membership per individual. Fleet membership is established by the
payment of fleet dues to the fleet treasurer on an annual basis. Current
fleet dues are $15.00 and are due by the 1st of January each year. It is
recommended that dues be paid before the end of the previous year so
that if a topic is discussed and requires a vote via email early in the
year there are no conflicts associated with non-payment of dues and
associated fleet membership.
Voting:
For all non-racing topics requiring a
vote, all individuals holding a current fleet membership shall be
afforded one vote, assuming they are present when the vote is taken or
responsive within a reasonable period of time in the case of votes taken
by email.
For all race-related topics requiring a vote, one fleet membership vote per CSA authorized catamaran shall be allowed. However, no fleet member shall be allowed to vote twice, regardless of the number of catamarans they have current at CSA. For purpose of clarification, this means that for example if a family has two current authorized catamarans registered with CSA, but has decided to only purchase fleet membership for one family member, then they will only be allowed one vote. However, should that same family decide to purchase a second fleet membership, then with two boats and two memberships, they would naturally be allowed two votes, regardless of which of the two members the catamarans are registered with.
It should be noted that fleet administration would make reasonable efforts to ensure email lists are current and accurate. However, it is each individual’s responsibility to ensure their email address and other contact information is correct and up to date in both the CSA membership directory and the fleet email list. The fleet cannot be held responsible for missed votes because of incorrect contact information email filters, or other unforeseen issues with regard to email communications.
In the event of any conflicts or questions regarding these directions, please refer to fleet leadership.
Treasurer’s report netted a total of $7,117 in the treasury with dues collected from 17 members.
Brock Tuffli was awarded the “Triple Smashed “ boat award at the CSA banquet by the commodore. That trophy was presented to Brock at this meeting.
Junior Sailing Donations committee presented their proposal. After much discussion, it was sent back to committee with a few requested changes. It will be presented at the next meeting and voted on at that time.
A Burr Oak was planted next to our willow tree by CSA. It was decided that is not the tree we would prefer due to its large acorns and Karen will move it to another location. Mike is still researching trees and leaning toward the swamp oak.
There was discussion on the Learn to Sail Day and it was tabled at this time. No one expressed an interest in chairing it.
Update on Sunday race program. Karen represented the cat fleet at the fleet captain’s meeting. No race days are being taken away at this time. RC can choose to run 3 races on any given Sunday, with the last two being back to back. No jibe mark will be on the course. There will be a short and long windward and leeward mark. RC can choose to have a gate or finish downwind. The morning race will continue to start at 11:30. We currently have 4 race dates, instead of 5 like last year. The trained CSA pros are Glenn, Joe Leonard, Mike, Sue, Joe Lapp and Latham.
Muddy Waters may draw many A-cats driving through our area on their way to a regatta in California from the East Coast. Latham is the regatta chair and the date is September 20-21. Joe Leonard will work with Latham to make any changes or additions to include the A-cats.
Board of Directors has an opening, but we did not have anyone interested in running.
Membership in CSA is down. Jan Wilson states that CSA is losing membership each year. There was a long discussion on a spec boat. The problem is in whom is willing to cover the insurance. Jan will refer new CSA members to the Cat Fleet Captain. The fleet captain will match up an appropriate fleet member to act as a mentor. CSA is discussing a membership drive at a shopping mall on 4-18-08 to 4-20-08, which would consist of rigging a boat from each fleet and having membership man it. Dave Leimbach offered his H 18, Dave Bryant and Pat offered to help set up and take down. Many people offered to help man the booth.
A Fund-raiser suggestion by Dave Bryant is to auction off a Hobie ride.
Motion passed to purchase a one of the commemorative CSA bricks for $100 in honor of Rich Dudek.
April 12 is the Spring work party. Call Mike with any grounds items.
Brock will call Denny T. to check the fleet tool box.
The next meeting will be at Mike Hill’s house on 3-29-08.
Meeting adjourned at 5:00
Respectfully,
Shirley Allen
Secretary