Updated 03/13/2007

US SAILING
MULTIHULL COMMITTEE
SPRING MEETING
Mobile, Alabama
Saturday, March 13, 2004

MINUTES
 

I.       Call to Order: The Meeting was called to Order.

II.      Introduction and Special Guests:

III.     Approval of Minutes: The minutes from March 2003 meeting were approved as written. The MHC wants to publicly thank Deb Schaefer for coming to all the meetings and taking minutes for the Multihull Council and Committee meetings.

IV.     Fast and Fun Update: Dan Mangus reports that, upon the recommendations of his doctor, Art Stevens can no longer take Fast and Fun on the road. Art Stevens drove the truck and personally oversaw all aspects of the program. There was not enough money to fund the program and the boats were getting old. The equipment, which included 45 life jackets, 18 Hobie Waves, a Hobie Dragoon, 6 Windgliders, 6 Kayaks, and a Hobie Skiff, were sold to other youth programs. Fast and Fun earned $25,000 from the sail of the trailer and boats. Art was reimbursed $3,000 for his expenses. That left $22,000 to be added to the Fast and Fun Kitty. Add to this, the $9,000 balance in the Fast and Fun Fund. This leaves a total of $32,000 to be used for future programs.

V.      2004 US SAILING Youth Multihull Championships: Chairman, Dan Mangus reports that the 2004 event will be held on Hobie 16s at the Sea Cliff Yacht Club, Long Island, NY June 25, 26,  27 with June 24^th as the arrival date. There will be a clinic and practice race on Friday. This club  also hosted the Little Americas Cup, so Dan is expecting a well run event. He expects 30 teams or 60 youths to participate. The first eligible team will go to Korea in the summer of 2005.

ISAF has picked the Hobie 16 as the Youth Multihull Championship boat for the next three years. The Hobie 16 held its own in the boat tests. The jury is out on what boat to support in the future. ISAF wants a boat which will cost about $8000 with a spinnaker. The manufacturers say that such a boat will cost about $10,000.              

VII.    Ban Inflatable Life Jackets at Youth Events: This is already a condition for the youth Multihull Championship Events. The Multihull Committee supports the ban of inflatable life jackets at Youth events.

VII.    Sailor Athlete Council Membership Drive: SAC Chairman, Dean Brenner is requesting that current members of US SAILING register today as athletes and that those sailors who are not members, join now and register as a sailor athlete and gain a greater voice. Dean will return to do a presentation at the Multihull Council Meeting later today.

VIII.   Review Multihull Council Membership: Chairman Dan Mangus is looking for people who want to take an active roll in this Committee.

IX.     Youth Multihull Championship Trophy: The Multihull Committee wants to recognize Past Chairman, Art Stevens, for his impact on the Youth Multihull Championship and for his work on Fast and Fun. The Committee drafted a Deed of Gift for a new trophy to be called the Arthur J. Stevens Trophy. This Trophy may be held for One Year at the Winning Team’s home yacht club or at the sponsoring yacht club.

X.      New Business: Dan Mangus gave a brief overview of the Restructuring process. The Multihull Council may lose its two votes. In the new structure, councils may not exist at all. CSA will get us representation in all areas.

XI.     Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 3:30pm and was followed immediately by the Multihull Council Meeting. The next meeting of the Multihull Committee will be held in conjunction with the Fall AGM at Portland, Oregon.

Respectfully Submitted,

Deborah K. Schaefer,
Secretary