1. Call to Order and Introductions – Tom Hubbell

The US SAILING Inshore Committee met on Saturday 16-Mar-02 in the Antlers Adams Mark Hotel in Colorado Springs, CO. Chair Tom Hubbell presided and Secretary Clark Chapin was present also. Tom Hubbell called the meeting to order at 1:15 PM. The following members were present:

X	Chair Tom Hubbell	X	Clark Chapin		Kim Hapgood		James Schoonmaker
X	James Appel		Brad Dellenbaugh		Patty Lawrence		Mike Segerblom
X	Ted Beier	X	Hugh Elliot	X	Bill Munster		Dick Tillman
X	Jerelyn Biehl	X	Sue Epstein		Bill Ross		Larry White
X	John Burnham		Greg Fisher		Deb Schaefer	X	Lee Parks, Inshore Director

X: Present

2. October 2001 Minutes – Clark Chapin

The minutes of the October 2001 meeting were approved as posted on the Committee’s web page.

3. Reports of Officers and Staff
1. Chair – Tom Hubbell
1. US SAILING C.R.E.W. Agreement

John Burnham discussed the CREW agreement and how it has been used this weekend. John commented on how the selection of the CREW Award winner was somewhat overwhelming to see the esteem that so many of the staff and volunteers are held. More work needs to be done to grow the concept and make it pervasive. Bill Munster said that the ideas and concept would go well even at the individual fleet level.

2. US SAILING Issues
1. Strategic Objectives

This will guide us as to how we will spend money. The largest changes are in prioritizing representation of all sailors as foremost. Other significant changes are some of the rearrangements among the strategic objectives.

2. Newsletter

The focus group results pointed out the need for a newsletter to communicate to sailors. The Committee discussed the newsletter and what type of publication it might be.

The Committee passed the following resolution:

The Inshore Committee recommends to the Communication Committee that the newsletter be reconnected to Sailing World and Cruising World and be directed to the entire Sailing World and Cruising World distributions.

John Burnham abstained from voting.

2. Secretary/Web Liaison – Clark Chapin

Clark Chapin discussed his ideas for improving the web site, including a questionnaire to gather sailor’s experiences with the new starting system contained in Rule 26. See Attachment 1. His goal is to have the site be a "Website of the Month" sometime in the next year.

3. Inshore Director – Lee Parks

Lee reported on how changes to the office computer systems will help operations. In two years, the lease on the office in Portsmouth will expire and options are being explored. The new leadership in Portsmouth is having a positive effect on the office staff.

4. Issues
1. ISAF Issues

There were no particular issues raised.

2. Rules Issues
1. Protests by Race Committees

The Committee discussed whether judges or race officers should hail and/or fly a protest flag when they see rule violations. Fred Hagedorn believes that judges or race officers should only act in cases of kinetics. Hugh Elliot concurred. Other members thought that in at least some instances, it could be a useful activity. This would make another good topic for the website questionnaire.

2. Rule 26

The Committee discussed whether the old system should be included as a US SAILING Prescription. By straw vote, the vote was
Yes-1
No-8, and
It Depends-1.

3. Code of Ethics Video

A working party composed of John Ross, Jack Rudy, and Tom Hubbell has been charged with generating a code of ethics video to show the expectations of the sailing community regarding rules observance. Sponsorship has been procured for at least some of the cost. Tom Hubbell asked for written comments regarding which rules or aspects of the sport should be covered. A vision of the project is to use the highest level athletes as spokespeople for the video. Hugh Elliot asked whether "video" would included a DVD format as well. Jerelyn Biehl mentioned that an entire video for parents would be helpful. Ted Beier mentioned a skit about Corinthian sailing that a group of Carlyle junior sailors had prepared. Hugh Elliot suggested the case of Carl Van Dyne who, unseen by anyone else, touched a mark while leading a race at the 1968 Olympics and withdrew from the race.

4. Regatta Social/Training "Cookbook"

Tom Hubbell discussed the idea of including an educational component in almost every regatta so that everyone takes something worthwhile home, even if they didn’t win a trophy. The idea is to package various ideas together.

A second idea is aimed at teaching the neophyte sailors and crews at a regatta, but not with the people that they came to the regatta with. The program would take no longer than two hours and would be conducted by someone separate from the race committee. Stan Betts suggested that this might make a good addition to the Class Management Handbook. Joni Palmer suggested that the Training Committee would be interested as well.

Tom Hubbell mentioned, as references, the Junior Olympic organizational materials and the Coach TCA program materials.

5. Sailor-Athlete Registration Process – Louise Gleason

Louise discussed the Sailor-Athlete Advisory Council and the three categories of sailor-athletes. The biggest problems so far are people omitting information such as the size of the fleet or that their class is not a US SAILING member class association.

5. Other Issues

There were no other issues discussed.

6. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 PM. The next meeting of the Committee will be on Saturday October 19, 2002 at the Marina Beach Marriott in Marina del Rey, CA.

Secretary

Attachment 1 Draft Starting Survey