Present were Executive Committee members Sarah Alger, Charley Cook, Jim Capron, Don Durant, Bruce Eissner, Fred Hagedorn, Tom Hubbell, Stephen Jeffries, Jim Muldoon, Joni Palmer, Dave Rosekrans, John Ross, and Mike Schoettle. Also present were Executive Director Nick Craw and, at the invitation of the president, guest Larry Ledgerwood. Greg Norwine and Steve Colgate were present as guests for item 2. 1. Approval of the Executive Committee Minutes. ·
Motion: a motion was
made, seconded and approved to accept the February 19, 2002 Executive
Committee minutes. ·
Motion: a motion was
made, seconded and approved to accept the 2001 AGM minutes. 2.
Cruising Proposal.
Greg Norwine and Steve Colgate presented a proposal to consider creation
of a Cruising Council. The purpose would be to provide representation to
cruising members of US SAILING. 3.
Treasurer’s Report. Stephen
Jeffries presented the financial statements as well as audited results
reflecting the adjustments recommended by US SAILING’s auditors. He
noted that a number of non-cash adjustments were made and are explained
in the Executive Director’s Report. 4. Executive Director’s Report. Nick Craw presented a plan for the balance of the fiscal year that was supported by the Executive Committee. He noted that the lease on US SAILING’s current office space ends in November 2003. Options for new office space are being explored. 5.
Financial Issues. 5.a.
Budget Committee. The ExCom suggested exploration of establishment of a Finance
Committee that would incorporate the budget committee and the audit
committee. 5.b.
Fiscal Year.
The AGM, the audit and the budget occur within a tight timeline.
A suggestion was made to change the fiscal year to a calendar year
schedule starting January 1, 2003. There are no tax consequences to such
a change. ·
Motion: a motion was
made, seconded and approved to convert to a calendar fiscal year and
that the president, treasurer, executive director and audit chair are
charged with implementation. 5.c.
Fiscal Policies. The Executive Committee
reviewed the financial policies as set forth in the regulations and
noted that a number of them are out of date. They will be updated in the
next several months working with the Bylaws committee. 6.
Sponsorships.
6.a.
Match Racing. A final contract has been submitted to a sponsor to host a match
racing series. 6.b.
Disney.
A corporate contribution has been received from Disney for $25,000:
$16,250 will go to the San Diego Yacht Club to support the event, $5,000
will support development of a youth championship web site, $3,750 will
support US SAILING overhead for the event. 7.
Boat Shows.
A number of requests have been received to return to having a
presence at boat shows. However, it was noted that no staff time or
budget is available to support this effort. 8.
Committee
Ratification. ·
A motion was made,
seconded, and approved to ratify the appointment of the proposed Judges
Committee (see Attachment A). ·
A motion was made,
seconded, and approved to ratify the appointment of James Appel to the
O’day Committee. ·
A motion was made,
seconded, and approved to ratify the appointment of John Winder to the
Offshore Committee. 9.
Organizational
Dues.
John Ross reported that CSA will be discussing simplification of
the organizational dues. 10. Herreshoff
Trophy Procedures.
John Ross suggested that the procedures for submitting Herreshoff
Trophy nominations be clarified. Sarah Alger will propose revised
wording for the solicitation of nominations. 11. Organization
Review Working Party. Mike
Schoettle reported on the efforts to date of the working party, which
consists of himself, Ted Everingham, and Bob Lane. Currently, the
working party is looking to ensure that all committees have
representation on the Executive Committee. 12. New
Business. 12.a.
New York City Event.
Jim Walsh is among those working on an event commemorating
September 11 in New York Harbor scheduled for September 14 and 15. It
will include a sail-by and a reception aboard the Intrepid Museum.
The Eagle will be participating. It is being led by the
Manhattan Yacht Club. They are interested in having US SAILING
participate. ·
Motion:
a motion was made, seconded, approved to participate in September
14 and 15 event in New York harbor. Dave Rosekrans will liaise with
James Walsh to determine US SAILING’s involvement. 12.b.
Sail Rater.
Bruce Eissner noted that the Sail Rater would be operative on the
web as of tomorrow. The site includes a survey. 12.c.
Hunter Marine. Don Durant announced that
Hunter Marine is running a sales campaign entitled “Knowledge is
power, cash is king.” As part of this campaign, they would like to
offer sailing lessons at US SAILING accredited sailing schools with the
purchase of each Hunter sailboat, and they would like to utilize our
name and logo. The Executive Committee supported this effort. 12.d.
Sperry Sponsorship. Fred Hagedorn announced
that Sperry has agreed to sponsor the US SAILING teams through 2005. 13.
Executive Session (Executive
Committee members only) Meeting
adjourned at 10:29 p.m. Respectfully
submitted, Sarah Alger Next
Executive Committee meeting - Sunday, March 17, 2002 at 7:00 am
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Attachment
A Judges CommitteeJ. Theodore Everingham, Chair Kirk
S. Brown, Chair, Umpires Subcommittee Deborah
Schoenherr, Secretary Regional Administrative Judges: Area A
John Dieselman Area B
Bruce A. Cook (new) Area C
Sandy Grosvenor (new) Area D
Burton Howell (new) Area E
J.E. “Mike Tapert (new) Area F
Martin Ottenheimer Area G
Tom Roberts Area H East
Joe James (new) Area H West
Joe Cochran Area J
Barry Ault Area K
L. Warrick Coppleson
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