09/29/07 |
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| II. | Introduction and Special Guests | |
| Art Stevens | Chairman, MHC, Regional Training Coord., King Harbor Yacht Club | |
| Bill Doelger |
Vice Chairman, MHC, Alter Cup Comte., Safety-at-Sea Comte., General Services Comte., Area A Rep, New England Multihull Assn. | |
| Darline Hobock | Chair, Portsmouth Comte., Website Liaison, Windycrest Sailing Club | |
| Deborah K. Schaefer |
Secretary, Inshore Comte., Alter Cup Comte., Division Ten Hobie Class Assoc., Lake Erie Multihulls/PIBYC | |
| Jamie
Diamond |
Portsmouth Comte, US SAILING Judge/PRO, Ohio Catamaran Racing Assoc, Alum Creek Sailing Assoc | |
| Jim Frederick |
Area E Rep., PHRF Comte., Farrier Class Assoc., Lake Erie Multihulls/ PIBYC | |
| Steve Leo | Chair, Alter Cup Comte., Hobie Fleet #3 | |
| Gordon Isco |
Nominating Comte., Past Chair-MHC, Tampa Bay Cat Sailors, Gulfport Yacht Club | |
| Kathleen Tracy | Women’s Rep., NAHCA Women’s Rep | |
| Paul Ulibarri | Area H Rep, NAHCA Race Director | |
| Rich Brew | Training Comte., Rudder Club | |
| Bill Jolley | Sponsor, Choctawhatchee Multihull Assoc. | |
| Mike Grandfield | US Tornado Assoc., Vineyard Haven YC | |
| John Lovell | Olympian - Tornado, Southern Yacht Club | |
| Doug Camp | Area F Nominee, US Tornado Assoc. | |
| Roger Brown | Nominee Area J, NAHCA | |
| James Appel | Chair, Youth Championships Comte. | |
| Fred Hagedorn | Youth Development Working Party | |
| Tami Shelton | Coast Catamaran Club / Ocean Springs YC | |
| Betsy Beddow | Area F Director | |
| Janet Baxter | Budget Comte., Chicago Yacht Club | |
| Lee Parks | Staff Liaison | |
| Nel Roberts | Membership Director | |
| Ruth Creighton | Chair, Regional Training Coordinator, USSF | |
| Betsy Altman | Training Comte. | |
| Participating on line via the interactive Chat Room and simultaneous audio cast: | ||
| Mary Wells | Catamaran Sailor Magazine | |
| Thom Merrill | Cat sailor | |
| III. | Chairman's Remarks
Art Stevens explained that the purpose of the newly formed
Multihull Committee will be to administer any funds, which we may have in our budget. A
committee can have a budget. A council cannot. A council has a constituency and
representation on the Board of Directors. A committee does not. This committee would
administer the Fast and Fun Youth Program, for instance. |
| IV. | Budget Review and
Discussion The Multihull Council has participated with US SAILING
for 14 years, never having a real budget to work with. It is understood that without a
budget it is impossible to service the very people we are expected to represent. In a
report that Art wrote for the Board of Directors, A Case Study For Multihulls, Art
examines the financial commitment the Multihull community gives to US SAILING. Using
financial documentation and past history, Art was able to show why Multihulls should be
allowed to participate in the budget process currently under consideration for the year
2001. Art anticipates that a full $42,000 will go into the general fund
for renewals in 2001. Darline Hobock has already identified 1200 multihull members through
the Golden Anchor Program which translates to $32,000 per year. There are 28 Member Multihull Fleets that contribute
$5,600 per year for the privilege of purchasing insurance. Adult acquisitions (new
members) would account for $6,250. Income could be
gained through organizational memberships, President’s Club, public support
(donations) and grants. Additional Funds could be gained through merchandise,
publications, advertising on the trailer. Total contributions made to US SAILING general fund because of Multihull
participation are projected to be $60,124. The Multihull Committee oversees two restricted accounts: Fast and Fun and the Hoyt-Jolley Fund. These dollars are spent with the permission of the Board of Directors, who expect that the money will be spent according to our mission. Moneys that are not designated to a specific fund go into the General Fund not to be seen again. Donations can be spent with the permission of the board. Although we have no money in our budget at this time, we do have an expense of $9,600 listed on the US SAILING budget as G/A transfer… the cost of doing business. A. Fast and Fun Originally, Bill Jolley committed $25,000 to this fund for the year 2000. Mr. Jolley committed to an additional $15,000 for 2001. This, plus the $3,000 rollover, gives us a budget of $18,000 to work with. We will have less money and many more requests. It costs $1.50 per mile to move the trailer. The trailer worth $3,800 is a gift by an anonymous donor The donor put up $2,800 and pays the cost of license and insurance. Fast and Fun put up the other $1,000. B. Hoyt-Jolley Restricted Account Currently there is $62,800 in this fund. This account is only to be used for the Alter Cup event to defray costs. The intent was that only the interest from this account be used. There was some discussion as to whether the principal could/should ever be used in small amounts. It seems that there was sufficient interest earned to meet Steve Leo’s request for $4,500. His request was approved and will go before the Board of Directors. His request was approved and will go before the Board of Directors. |
| V. | Qualifier to the
ISAF World Youth Championships James Appel,
Chairman of the Youth Championships Committee reports that there will be a multihull
discipline at the ISAF World Youth Championships to be held in Crozon-Morgat, France, July
2-12, 2001. The team leaves for France June 30, which only gives us 8 months to qualify a
team. A competition to qualify a team to the Worlds should have no less than five boats.
The youths shall be under the age of 19 in the year 2001. Youths who qualify to this event will be part of the Junior Olympic Team and will have direct access to Brian Doyle, the Youth Development Coach, Youth Team Leader, Tornado Sailor and Dinghy Coach. USSF contributes $10,000 for the team to go. It will cost each athlete $2,000 to participate. The Multihull Committee proposes that the Qualifying event be held in conjunction with the Hobie Midwinters East Championship Regatta in Hartwell, Georgia April 13-15, 2001. This is a professionally run event to be held on 3 days during Easter break. This will be an Open event on Hobie 16s. Youths can bring their own boats or charter. Committee Members have committed to the following responsibilities: NOR and SIs: Paul Ulibarri, NAHCA Race Director, will be running the races and will work with Nigel Pitt, race chair for this event, to develop the NOR and Sailing Instructions by Nov. 9. Boats: Steve Leo will be talking to Doug Skidmore about providing Hobie 16’s for the event. Coaching: Michael Grandfield will talk to Brian Doyle about this event or he will find a reasonable stand-in such as Wally Myers, Dave Sweeney, Hobie Alter, Jr. or Jeff Alter. Publicity: Kathleen Tracy will help to publicize this event in the NAHCA News, deadline is Nov 10. In addition, Kathleen will develop flyer for the NOR and another to seek Funding or Donations to support the Juniors who may qualify to the ISAF Worlds. Michael Grandfield will get information in the Tornado newsletters. Catamaran Sailor and Web Site: We look to Rick White and Mary Wells to publicize this event. Nacras and Prindles: We need someone to disseminate this information to these organizations. Activities: Tammy Pitt set up the kid’s activities at the last Midwinters. Time should be structured. E-mails Addresses: Deborah Schaefer will get out copies of the minutes delineating responsibilities, including e-mail addresses, to the various members of the committee ASAP. |
| VI. | USA Junior Olympic National Sailing Championship Art Stevens would like for our juniors to have a clear path to the Olympic level sailing. US SAILING has existing right now an event that our children should race in and become part of the US SAILING Junior Sailing Team. It's called the Junior Olympic National Sailing Championship. Our juniors should have an equal opportunity to participate in the JO National events. The next JO National Championship is to be held in Annapolis, MD, June 21-27. This would be an excellent experience for our ISAF Youth Championship Qualifiers, in preparation for the event in France. We would propose that a class of Hobie 16s be added to this event. This was presented as an action item to the Board of Directors. We await a response from the race organizers. |
VII. |
Membership Nel Roberts,
Director of Membership, talked about the many problems she has encountered with their
computerized membership program. For instance, the computer would say it's printing
membership cards when it wasn't. Members weren't getting their magazine subscriptions due
to disk processing errors. The only way the staff at US SAILING knows the system isn't
working is through member complaints. Due to the budget crunch, there is no money
available for new acquisitions. According to marketing research, the best salesman is a
satisfied member, which makes it doubly important that US SAILING gets its house in order. |
| VIII. | Training and the Youth Initiative It is imperative that Multihull Sailing be mainstreamed and
integrated into the Junior Olympic Festivals held regionally all over the country. Lee
Parks will see that information about Fast and Fun will be added to the Junior Olympic
Festival Manual. There was some discussion as to whether Fast and Fun should be moved over to the Training Committee. It was the consensus of the Multihull Committee Working Party that no other Working body in US SAILING has the vested interest in making this program work, as does this Committee. So for the time being, it should stay where it is. |
Respectfully submitted, Deborah K. Schaefer, Secretary |