Inshore Committee Past Meeting Minutes (4/12/2004)
The Inshore Committee met at the Adams Mark Hotel in Mobile, AL on Friday March 12, 2004. Chair Patty Lawrence presided and Secretary Clark Chapin was present. The following members were also present:
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Patty Lawrence, Chair |
Jerelyn Biehl |
*Peter Goldman |
Ding Schoonmaker |
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Clark Chapin, Secretary |
Carolyn Boersma |
Tom Hubbell |
Nat Siddall |
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*James Appel |
*Mitch Brindley |
Joni Palmer |
Bill Stump |
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Carol Barrow |
* John Burnham |
*Karen Reisch |
Larry White |
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Ted Beier |
*Susan Epstein |
Deb Schaefer |
Lee Parks, Staff |
* denotes absent
Others present included Stan Betts and Bill Dolger.
1 Call to Order and Introductions – Patty Lawrence
Patty Lawrence called the meeting to order at 11:15AM CST. The members and observers present identified themselves.
2 October 2003 Minutes -
- Clark Chapin
The minutes from October 2003 were approved as posted on the web site.
3 Reports of Officers and Staff
3.1 Chair – Patty Lawrence
Patty had no specific report.
3.2 Secretary/Web Liaison -- Clark Chapin
Clark reported on the state of the web page and the plans for future development
3.3 Inshore Director -- Lee Parks
Lee Parks reported on activities at the headquarters in Portsmouth.
4 Event Visibility Program/Sanctioning
Lee reported on a new proposal to create "sanctioned" events (such as class championships) that exchange the logo and label "US SAILING Sanctioned" to events in return for use of Certified Judges and Race Officers, visibility for US SAILING, and promotion. See Attachment 1. The Committee discussed the proposal at some length with the following major comments:
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US SAILING Membership Requirement. Several members felt that this would be a severe drawback to several organizing authorities. Persons who, for whatever reason, have an aversion to US SAILING would not participate in the event. This would have the unintended effect of reducing participation.·
Power Line Hazards. Clay Mock pointed out that a sanctioned event should also signify a lack of power line hazards. Judges and Race Officers should be on the lookout for hazards and not hesitate to act to protect the competitors and other participants5 US SAILING Structure – Tom Hubbell
Tom Hubbell introduced the issue of US SAILING structure without a specific proposal. The two concepts sought after are efficiency and nimbleness. Jerelyn Biehl noted that in general smaller is better. Tom noted that the USOC has reorganized from a 122 member Board to a 12 member Board that is ability-based rather than constituency-based. Larry White noted that the USOC model includes members who are outside of the amateur sports world, but have experience in important areas.
Tom noted the concept of decoupling committee chairmanship with Board Membership, such as a commercial corporation where . The Committee was generally in favor of a smaller Board and the combination of the ODCC and the Inshore Committee. The following resolution was approved:
The Inshore Committee is in favor of restructuring toward making the Board of Directors smaller, more efficient, and more nimble including, in principle, the combination of the Inshore Committee and the One-Design Class Council.
6 Inshore Symposium – Joni Palmer
Joni Palmer initiated discussions on a training symposium for one-design classes modeled after the National Sail Training Symposiums. Topics would include class rules and measurement, scantling control, scoring, race management, class administration, fleet building, getting more adults active, junior programs, local promotion of sailing, marketing, and other topics. Joni suggested starting on a weekend and perhaps rotating the topics and locations around the country in successive years.
Joni recommended conducting the symposium in the end of October or November. Joni suggested as an initial location Mystic Seaport, CT.
7 Other New Business
7.1 United States Sailing Foundation – Hortensia Hacker
Hortensia encouraged everyone to contribute to the fundraising effort and asked for the members to think about how to integrate the USSF with a sanctioned event so that the event could become a charitable contribution for sponsors.
8 Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 12:19PM. The next meeting of the Inshore Committee will be on Saturday October, 2004 in Portland, OR.
Clark Chapin
Secretary
US SAILING Sanctioning Package
One-Design Class Championships
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Race Management |
Right to use:
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Official Designation |
Right to use the following designation in the Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions, all event promotional, marketing, and communication materials:
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Use of Logos |
Right to use the US SAILING Sanctioned logo in the Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions, all event promotional and communication materials |
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Membership |
All US Skippers must be current members of US SAILING. |
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Website |
US SAILING will:
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Promotion |
Event Organizing Authorities will:
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Special Promotions |
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Insurance |
US SAILING will provide insurance benefits (based on event needs):
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