1.
Roll Call. Executive
Committee members Sarah Alger, Charley Cook, Bruce Eissner, Louise van
Voorhis Gleason, Fred Hagedorn, Stephen Jeffries, Linda Kessler, Dave
Rosekrans, John Ross, Mike Schoettle, Pat Seidenspinner, Larry White
were present. Also present were Interim Executive Director William
Placke and, at the invitation of the president, Budget Chair Donna Hobbs
and board member Roger Brown. 2.
Approval of Minutes.
3.
ISAF Rules Submission. 4.
President’s Remarks.
Dave Rosekrans and Bruce Eissner noted that they have been receiving
very positive comments regarding Offshore and Americap. Regarding the
Herreshoff Award, Sarah Alger was asked to review the process for
nominating individuals. 5. Budget Update. Donna Hobbs and Bill Placke reported that an updated budget report is nearly complete. Bill Placke said that his goal is to have a realistic, rigorous budget in place in time for the FY2002 budget planning. He noted that on a percentage of gross revenue, the percentage of net revenue is currently positive. 6.
Treasurer’s Report.
Both Income and Expenses are slightly below budget. 7.
Interim Executive Director’s Report.
Bill Placke noted some recent positive developments: multi-year
memberships are coming in and being set aside for future years, the
credit line has been reduced to zero, and the cash balance for June is
positive. He also reported
that some exciting possibilities are developing in Offshore. He reported
that he is working with the staff to put in place a cash-flow statement
that accurately reflects receipts and payables and reports the cash
balance and explains variances from budget. He also noted that US
SAILING’s current accounting system is highly antiquated, making the
reconciling of month-to-month actuals with the budget difficult and
highly time-consuming. 7.a.
Membership
Report. Bill Placke reported
that renewals are eroding. Adult memberships are both below plan and
below last year, and programs need to be developed and put in place to
attempt to offset this. 7.b.
Work
Plan. He reported that a
work plan has been drafted, and he is proud of the staff’s efforts on
this document. He feels the plan is aggressive but achievable. Dave
Rosekrans applauded the efforts of Bill and the staff on the creation of
the Work Plan. Bill Placke asked for the support of the Executive
Committee and other volunteers in enabling the staff to focus on
implementing the work plan by deferring new projects and ideas for the
short term. 8.
Bylaws Changes.
For Ted Everingham, Fred Hagedorn reported on proposed changes to
the bylaws to bring them up-to-date with current language and with the
sailor-athlete and USOC bylaw requirements. The recommended bylaw
changes will be mailed to the board and committee chairmen for their
review 30 days prior to the AGM in October. ·
Motion:
a motion was seconded and approved to authorize the bylaws
committee to change yacht to boat and yachting to racing throughout the
bylaws. ·
Motion: a motion was
seconded and approved to proceed with the proposed bylaw changes with
the understanding that a specific sailor-athlete definition will not be
in the bylaws. 9.
Olympic Committee.
Fred Hagedorn reported that the US had a very successful regatta
with the Ynglings. In
August, he and Jonathan Harley will be in Athens observing the Saronikos
Gulf regatta and exploring transportation and housing issues for the
next Olympics. Bob Merrick has volunteered to help resurrect Sailing
Medalist, which will become an electronic newsletter for athletes
campaigning for world events. Two RFPs, one seeking an individual to do
fundraising for the Olympic Sailing Committee and another for a
fundraising consultant to do a feasibility study of fundraising
potential for US SAILING overall, will be completed and released
shortly. The Olympic fundraising effort will be funded solely out of
Olympic Committee funds. The ExCom approved moving forward. As members
of the fundraising task force, Fred Hagedorn and John Ross expressed
their appreciation of the ExCom’s support. 10. Sailor-Athlete
Advisory Board. 10.a.
Approval
to Create an On-line Voting Process.
Louise Gleason said that the Sailor-Athlete Advisory Board would like to
purchase and implement software to enable on-line voting. Fred Hagedorn
noted that $12,000 was previously moved out of the Olympic budget to
support the S-AAB and the regional Junior Olympic Program this year.
He requested that this voting system be developed so that it can
be implemented by other committees as well with little additional
expense. It is expected
that such a system will help streamline staff efforts. ·
Motion:
A motion was seconded and approved to explore and propose an
electronic balloting system for the election of members of the
Sailor-Athlete Advisory Board 10.b.
The
Revised Definition of Athlete.
The S-AAB seeks to better define what is an athlete in sailing so
that everyone can easily define their level. The new definition (see
Attachment B) divides athletes into three levels: A, B, and C. Some of
the key resulting changes are that paralympic athletes are included in
the highest (A) level, and top offshore events will be level B. She
noted that the USOC currently does not include paralympic athletes in
their bylaws. A motion to approve the definition was seconded, and will
be voted on via e-mail in order to give the ExCom an opportunity to
review the definition. Note:
On August 7, 2001, the motion to accept the Sailor-Athlete Advisory
Board’s definition, as described in Attachment B, was passed through
an e-mail vote. 11. Website
proposal.
Mike Schoettle noted that there is an increasing need for a
password system on the web site so that a greater degree of
confidentiality is possible for members. ·
Motion: a motion was
seconded and approved to explore, implement
a password system for the web site. 12. ISAF-ORC
Submissions. Bruce Eissner asked to
defer this item to the next meeting. 13. Unfinished Business 13.a.
NGB
Web site Collaborative.
Mike Schoettle reported that after considerable analysis, there
appears to be more downside than upside from joining the website
collaborative at this point. He reported that he has talked with several
of the organizers of the collaborative. They would welcome interest from
US SAILING at a later date. ·
Motion:
seconded, approved to decline the opportunity at this time. 13.b.
ISAF
Visit to the US. Charley
Cook reported that to date the ExCom will have viable proposals from
Boston, Newport, and San Diego to discuss during the next meeting. 14. New Business 14.a. Race Administration. Pat Seidenspinner noted that the Race Administration committees are working on a proposal to implement printing on demand, rather than stocking inventory, of US SAILING texts. 14.b.
Committee
list. ·
Motion: a motion was
seconded and approved to accept the revised Committee list sent July 27,
2001. ·
Motion:
a motion was seconded and approved to remove the MORC committee
from the committee list. Before going into Executive Session, Dave Rosekrans asked Roger Brown for any comments. He noted that the recent Regional Junior Olympics event in Georgia was the largest ever, with 350 boats and 400 contestants. The assistance of US SAILING staff Director Lee Parks was highly appreciated. 15.
Executive Session.
(Executive Committee members and Executive Director only) Article 14
and RRS 69 Issues. Adjourn Respectfully submitted, Sarah J. Alger |
ATTACHMENT AReporting Committee - Racing Rules Submission XXX-01 RACING
RULES OF SAILING A proposal from the United States Sailing
Association dated 30 July 2001
Current Position 18 ROUNDING AND PASSING
MARKS AND OBSTRUCTIONS 18.2 Giving Room; Keeping Clear (d) When rule 18 applies between two boats and the right-of-way boat is changing course to round or pass a mark, rule 16 does not apply between her and the other boat. Proposal 18 ROUNDING AND PASSING
MARKS AND OBSTRUCTIONS 18.2 Giving Room; Keeping Clear (d) When rule 18 applies between two boats and the right-of-way boat is changing course to round or pass a mark, rule 16 does not apply between her and the other boat. This rule does not apply before the starting signal. ReasonsAt least one pre-start scenario has been identified where it appears clearly undesirable for rule 16 to be made inapplicable. L and W close-hauled are approaching the committee boat that is at the right-hand end of the starting line and will pass just to windward of it. L, when far enough along to be able to bear off around the mark, does so, very sharply, so that she hits W. If this were to happen at a windward mark, for example, the result would be what we intended; W is supposed to be prepared for such a possibility and avoid it. Before a race has started, however, when a boat's intended course is often not predictable, the game is better with rule 16's protections in effect. =============================================================== Reporting Committee – Racing Rules Submission XXX-01 RACING RULES OF SAILING
A proposal from the United States Sailing Association dated 30 July 2001 Current Position22 INTERFERING WITH ANOTHER BOAT22.2 A boat shall not deliberately interfere with a boat making penalty turns to delay her.
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ATTACHMENT
B Definition
of Athlete Note:
The purpose of designating Sailor-Athlete representatives is to increase
the most active American sailors’ participation in the governing body
of the sport and to meet the requirements of the United States Olympic
Committee as outlined in the USOC bylaws, in conformance with the Ted
Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act. (A)
At the time of election or appointment an individual must meet the
following criteria to be considered an athlete representative or
“Sailor-Athlete”: The individual must be a member of US SAILING. A
Level Athlete (i)
Represented the United States at the World Championships of an Olympic,
Pan American or Paralympic class within the previous ten years and
finished in the top half. (ii)
Represented the United States at an Olympic, Pan American or Paralympic
Games in the last ten years. B
Level Athlete (i)
Represented the United States at an ISAF sanctioned World Championship
within the previous ten years and finished in the top half. (ii)
Placed in the top one third of a National or North American Sailing
Championship recognized by ISAF or US SAILING within the last ten years.
(iii)
Represented the United States within the last ten years by sailing and
placing in the top half of an elite international event such as the
Louis Vuitton Cup, Kenwood Cup, Volvo Ocean Race, Admirals Cup, Newport
to Bermuda Race, Transpac Race or competed in the America's Cup. C
Level Athlete (i)
Participated in any of the events named above within the last ten years.
(Olympics, Pan-Am Games, Paralympic Games, ISAF sanctioned world
championship in any class, National or North American Championship,
Americas Cup, Louis Vuitton Cup, Kenwood Cup, Volvo Ocean Race, Admirals
Cup, Newport to Bermuda Race, Transpac Race) (B)
Age restricted events shall not be used to qualify an individual as a
Sailor-Athlete. Eligibility
for Board and Committee Membership as Athletes 1.
The membership of the athlete advisory board shall be composed of 50% or
more A level athletes. The remainder shall be comprised of B level
athletes. 2.
Likewise the athlete representatives to the Board of Directors and the
Executive Committee of US SAILING shall be composed of 50% or more A
level athletes. The remainder shall be comprised of B level athletes for
each committee or board. The same shall apply for all designated
committees. 3.
It is recommended that the athlete representatives to all other
committees be composed of 50% athlete representation from either A
and/or B Level and the remainder from C Level. 4. Disputes regarding Sailor-Athlete status for an individual in terms of this definition will be decided by a vote of the S-AAB. |