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US SAILING
MULTIHULL COUNCIL MEETING
SPRING
MEETING
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 14, 2003
Minutes
I. Call To Order:
The
Meeting was called to Order at 9:40am.
II. Introduction
and Special Guests:
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Art Stevens |
Chairman, |
King Harbor Yacht Club |
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Regional Training
Coordinator |
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Dan Mangus |
Vice Chairman |
North American Hobie
Association |
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Director of Marketing,
Hobie Cat |
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Darline Hobock |
Portsmouth Comte. Chair |
Windycrest Sailing Club |
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Website Liaison |
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Deborah K. Schaefer |
Secretary, |
Lake Erie Multihulls,
PIBYC |
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Inshore Committee |
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Jamie Diamond |
Alter Chairman |
Alum Creek Sailing
Assoc., |
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Leatherlips
Yacht Club |
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Roger Jackson |
US Windsurfing |
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James B. Frederick |
PHRF |
Lake Erie Multihulls,
PIBYC |
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Eric Kennedy |
Area E Representative |
Catamaran Racing Assoc.
of MI |
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John Williams |
Area D Representative |
Key Team, Pensacola
Yacht Club |
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Larry Hale |
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Director, George Mahr
Sea Base, |
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Bay Scout Troop 22, |
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Venture Scout Crew 22 |
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Ellen Faller |
US Windsurfing |
Sailing Center |
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Rich Jeffries |
ISAF Delegation,
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Augusta Sailing Club |
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Olympic Committee, |
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Sportsmanship Comte. |
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Dennis Mintus |
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Inter-Lake Yachting
Association |
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Steve Shepstone |
Umpire Sub-Comte. |
Noroton
Yacht Club, |
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Intl. Catamaran
Challenge Trophy |
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Jak
Wilberscheid |
US SAILING |
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III. Approval of the
Minutes:
Minutes were approved as written.
IV. Correspondence:
There has
been some correspondence by e-mail. Bill Doelger accepted the
appointment to chair the Nominating Committee.
V. Budget Review and
Discussion:
Chairman Art Stevens reports that we have not had a budget
since 1984 or 1985. Art passed around the questionnaire from the Budget
Committee. Art sees this as an opportunity for Multihull Council/Committee
to participate in the budgeting process. We will need to supply information
for the Alter Cup Comte., Multihull Youth Championship and Fast and
Fun.
VI. Reports:
A. Alter
Cup:
The 2003 US Multihull Championship for the Alter Cup will be held April 5-11
at the Clearwater Community Sailing Center and co-hosted by the Clearwater
Yacht Club, FL. The Factory has supplied 10 Bimari Javelin II type
catamarans for this competition.
B. Fast
and Fun:
Art Stevens reports that Disabled Sports USA in Long Beach, CA will host
Fast and Fun on June 23-27, 2003. DSUSA has 200 chapters around the United
States.
This event will include
seminars to introduce children to the new sports: sailing windsurfing,
kayaking, water skiing, rock climbing and out rigger canoes. Fast and Fun
will have the beach in the middle with the support of the Harbor Patrol and
EMTS. The chairman of the event has access to 3 dinghies and will be
bringing them along.
Art reports that the Sail
Sand Point Fast and Fun Program in Seattle, WA was so successful that they
want to do it again. And they have adopted the Hobie Waves as a training
boat for a one week Sail Training Camp to be followed by the Fast and Fun
Program on the following weekend.
C. Golden
Anchor:
Darline Hobock reports that she has had 85-90 renewals through the Golden
anchor program. Darline utilized post cards this year and had better
response to her mailings this time.
D. Portsmouth
Numbers:
Darline reported new Tables will be available for all the boats in
one month. Race Organizers are not always forthcoming with race results and
she often has to search them out on the web, which is very tedious.
E. Web
Page:
Darline shared that some web pages are static, but our web page is open.
She has many links to other sailing events and sailing organizations.
F. PHRF:
Jim Frederick reports that PHRF for multihulls is running well all over the
US. On the Great Lakes, we have 3 different Multihull PHRF organizations:
Lake Michigan PHRF, Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie Multihulls. The three PHRF
groups will be forming a consortium to rate boats for the Chicago Mackinac
and Port Huron Mackinac Races.
G. Inshore:
No report.
H. Women’s
Sailing:
Art reports that we need a replacement for Kathleen Tracy. Dan Mangus will
help look for a Women’s Rep. The US Sailing Women’s Comte. would like to
have a Multihull Member on their committee.
I. Offshore:
Bill Doelger will need to report any important activity to the secretary at
the conclusion of that meeting.
J. Safety-at-Sea:
Bill
Doelger also sits on that committee.
K. Training:
Art
Stevens reports that we can have a Level I Training Program anywhere in the
US. Level I Instructors can train on either boat: monohull or multihull.
VII.
VII. Unfinished Business:
A. Terms
of Reference:
The Terms of Reference were already submitted.
VIII.
VIII.
New Business: John Williams will chair a sub-committee to review
our US SAILING Area
structure.
It has been brought to the attention of the Multihull Council that the
demographics
of sailing is
changing. Many of our constituents are sailing in warmer climates, so we are
finding some
Areas with less representation. It is the task of the committee to initiate
a review
of the
viability of each Area. They are expected to offer a report to the MHC at
the next AGM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Deborah K. Schaefer,
Secretary
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