Notes from US SAILING AGM – October 18, 2002, Marina del Rey, CA

SAAC Meeting

In attendance Council members (new & old): Betsy Altman, Dean Brenner, Courtenay Dey, Mike Gebhardt, Louise Gleason, Hal Haenel, Scott Ikle, Ned Jones, Mark Reynolds, Cory Sertl. Observers: Janet Baxter, Susan Daly, Linda Epstein, Chip Johns, Lee Parks, Jim Richardson, Nelson Stephenson.

1. The Chairman welcomed all of the new attendees and newly elected members of the Council.

2. Election Results were read as well as statistics given on the first electronic election held at US SAILING. In total 53 Ballots were cast for 31 nominees. 12 Council Members were elected.

4-Year terms will be held by the following athletes to be reelected in 2006

Mike Gebhardt

Louise Gleason

Hal Haenel

Bob Merrick

Mark Reynolds

Cory Sertl

2-Year terms will be held by the following athletes to be reelected in 2004

Betsy Altman

Dean Brenner

Susannah Carr

Roger Cleworth

Geoff Ewenson

Ned Jones

5. Interested parties were directed to the SAAC web page to review minutes and meeting notes from the last year. The completion of the election procedure was the most significant accomplishment of the last year.

6.SAAC Bylaws are being written. Louise will distribute a copy of the current draft via e-mail to all the council members prior to the next meeting/conference call.

7. Representation within US SAILING was discussed. In view of the successful round table discussions at the AGM it was suggested that the SAAC sponsor round table discussions at the Miami OCR and Key West Race week 2003 to facilitate athlete feedback and educate racing sailors about the SAAC. A discussion about the use of a sailor questionnaire/ survey was discussed and may be developed after the initial round table discussions this winter.

8. The current ISAF submissions were discussed in brief. Nelson Stephenson presented the ODCC resolution to support the autonomy of one-design classes within ISAF. The SAAC voted to support this resolution. Louise Gleason will speak in support of the resolution at the appropriate Board of Directors meeting.

9. The SAAC was presented with the US SAILING Bylaw changes and slate of nominees to be voted at the AGM. After discussion the Council was in favor of all the proposed changes and the slate of nominees. SAAC delegates to the AGM were chosen from the athletes on the old and new Council as well as other athletes present in California. All SAAC delegates were all registered sailor-athletes.

Respectfully submitted,