WORLD COUNCIL MEETING
October 5, 2006
World Council
Members Present:
Richard L.
Tillman (President), Richard L. Tillman for Jean Bergman (Past President),
Andres Santana (Vice President), Terry Beadle (Secretary), Patricia Manning
(Treasurer), Todd Edwards (Chief Measurer), Richard L. Tillman (ISAF
Representative), Paul-Jon Patin (Advisory Council Representative), Paul-Jon
Patin for Eduardo Cordero (Advisory Council Representative), Ned Jones for Chip
Johns (Builder Representative), Joel Furman (Membership Chairman), Bobby
Stanton for Karen Stanton (US VI), Clinton Edwards (USA), Malcolm Smith
(Bermuda), Alex Roose (Curacao), Alex Roose for Greta Dekker-Bruning (Holland),
Guillermo Cappelleti for Raul Rachitoff (Peru), Sebastian Mera for Raul Aguayo
(Dominican Republic), Oliver Rene-Corail for Dr. Henry Pied (Martinique),
Donnie Martinborough (Bahamas), Sipke Stapert
(Bonaire), Stephen Smeulders for Richard W. van der Wal (Aruba), Carlos
Abisambra for Monica de Escallon (Colombia), Paul-Jon Patin for Eduardo Cordero
(Venezuela), Oskar Johansson for Dr. Richard lament (Canada), Andres Santana
for Robert Rogers (Guatemala), Joaquin Pacheco (Uruguay).
Roll Call:
President
Tillman called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Roll call was taken and it was determined
that a quorum was present. Each
recognized NSCA was entitled to one vote.
The
Minutes of
the Previous Meeting:
The minutes of
the last meeting were approved as published in the Windward Leg.
Presidents Report:
President Tillman summarized the key points in his report (see attached
Presidents report).
Vice Presidents Report:
Vice President Santana summarized the key points in his report (see
attached Vice Presidents report).
Treasurer’s Report:
Treasurer
Manning distributed and reviewed the Treasurers report (see attached Treasurers
report). The 2006 report contained
finances through the end of August.
Some discussion
took place concerning the costs of the Directory and ways to reduce it. The Directory cost the Class $6,500 whereas
the previous Directory cost the Class $5,600.
Some restrictions may be necessary to control the cost of the Directory.
Treasurer
Manning also mentioned that the cost of the website is not shared by ISCA. A motion was passed to have ISCA pay 25% of
the website cost.
There was also
considerable discussion about the need for a new website with added
functionality. Clinton Edwards is
preparing a bid to be given to ISCA President.
A motion was
passed to have the Treasurer’s report accepted.
Advisory Council Report:
Chairman Patin
presented the items discussed in the Advisory Council meeting (see attached
minutes of the Advisory Council).
A motion was
passed to have the word “rope” deleted from the last sentence of Rule
3.7.1. This change should have been made
when the rope bridle was eliminated.
A lengthy
discussion on digital compasses took place.
No action was taken.
Chairman Patin
also mentioned the problem of bending masts and the action being taken by
Vanguard and Stephen Smeulders. Vanguard
will supply 10 modified masts to the local Curacao dealer for testing at the
2007 South Americans in
The recent
improvements made to the Worlds Guidelines manual were also discussed.
He also
mentioned a concern over citizenship and the need to add it to the Worlds Entry
Form.
There is also
some concern over membership at Worlds qualifying regattas.
Chairman Patin
also mentioned that
He also
emphasized the importance of how we market the Class.
Membership Committee Report:
Chairperson
Furman provided a membership report (see attached Membership report). The
International Sunfish Class is presently endowed with a total of nineteen (19)
Recognized National Class Associations for which dues have been received for
2006, to wit; Aruba (21 Members), Bahamas (32), Bermuda (20), Bonaire (20),
Canada (20), Colombia (35), Curacao (33), Dominican Republic (20), Ecuador
(20), Guatemala (22), Holland (21), Martinique (28), New Zealand (5), Peru
(20), Puerto Rico (20), US (1507), US Virgin Islands (20), Uruguay (5) and
Venezuela (20) totaling 1889 Recognized Members. Non-Recognized NSCA's include Antigua (5)(2004),
ISAF Committee Report:
President
Tillman has not been able to find someone to fill the ISAF Representative
position so he took it upon himself to be the ISAF Representative. Some discussion took place about the duties
of the position. This position needs to
be filled.
Election of World Council Officers:
The following slate of Officers were elected:
Andres
Santana President
Paul-Jon
Patin Vice President
Terry
Beadle Secretary
Patricia
Manning Treasurer
Todd
Edwards Measurer
There was some
discussion about Paul-Jon Patin wearing two hats, that of Vice President and
also Chairman of the Advisory Council.
President Tillman polled the group and the group indicated no problem
with this.
Clinton Edwards (USA), Alex Roose (AHO, HOL) and
Stephen Smeulders (ARU), expressed strong reservations about 1 person holding
multiple senior officer positions. Subsequent to the election, these three
asked for the resignation of the newly elected V.P., Paul-Jon Patin, from his
Advisory Council chair position. The Advisory Council chair expressed a
willingness to step down. Dick Tillman conducted an informal poll of the
council. The majority felt he did not need to resign, so he chose not to
resign.
Old Business:
Annual Dues – The financial condition of ISCA was
discussed and no action was taken on this item.
Requirement
for all NSCA’s to have an email address - The requirement of all NSCA’s to have a current email
address was stressed again. This is
becoming increasingly important as we grow.
Please email the Class Office of any changes in your email addresses
and/or your mailing addresses.
Guidelines
Manual for World Championships
– The current draft will be updated with all the comments received and sent to
all World Council members for their review and comments. Several suggestions were made and discussed.
A motion was
made and passed to adopt the Worlds Guidelines manual. Some discussion took place and it was decided
that the manual should be updated following each World Championship.
New Business:
Venues for the 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 World Championships – President
Tillman asked for Worlds hosts. The
tentative venues are as follows:
2007 – Buffalo Canoe
2008 –
2009 –
2010 –
Honorary
Lifetime Memberships –
Cindy Clifton was nominated for a lifetime membership because of her dedication
to the Class. The nomination was voted
on and accepted.
Return of
Deposit & Entry Fees for Cancelled Participants – Secretary Beadle asked the council how
to handle the return of fees to cancelled Worlds participants. A discussion took place. A motion was passed to return the boat
charter fee, less a 10% service fee, and to return the entry fee to the six
competitors that notified the Class Office early enough so that it was able to
find a replacement competitor. The two
competitors that did not show up and did not inform the Class Office will not
receive a return of their boat charter fee nor their entry fee.
Appoint NSCA Area Representatives - Secretary Beadle asked the group to
consider appointing Area Representatives for the various portions of the
country in order to better communications with the various NSCA’s. Some discussion took place, but no action was
taken. The Council needs suggestions
from the NSCA’s on how to improve the communications.
Reconsider
Constitution Rule 7.5.1.1 – May 1 Date - A motion was made, discussed and amended to add a penalty
fee of 10% for each month that the membership fee is not paid. The amended motion passed. The following sentence will be added at the
end of Article 7.5.1.1: “Membership dues paid after May 1 will incur a late fee
of 10% per month.”.
European and
South American Representative Positions - President Tillman asked the council for volunteers to act as
the European and South American Representatives. No volunteers came forth.
Define
Masters Age Categories -
A group was appointed by President Tillman to define the various Masters age categories and title them for standardization
purposes. The group defined the
following:
40-49 Apprentice
50-59 Master
60-69 Grand
Master
70-79 Great
Grand Master
80-Up Senior
Master
A motion was
made and passed to accept these age categories and titles. They will be added to the Class Notice as
published in the annual Regatta Schedule.
Review the
Vision,
President
Tillman also suggested that an Executive Committee be formed to meet monthly by
phone or email to make decisions that are important to the Class. Meeting annually slows down the progress of
the Class.
“Sunfish
Masts” - This item was
handled by the Advisory Council as reported by Chairperson Patin. Some additional discussion did take place and
mainly echoed that report. For
additional information see the 2006 Advisory Council Report.
Content of
Publications - This item
refers to the language and content of our various publications. Secretary Beadle received some comments from
members about the caption under a picture depicting some class members “…enjoy
legal adult substances in
Insurance - Vic Manning investigated securing
insurance for the Class and its officers.
Manning gave a very comprehensive presentation on his results. In summary he said that it is very expensive
($6,000 to $10,000) and requires our Class to meet a long list of requirements
before an insurance company will even quote us a price. He asked the council members to look into
adding additional liability coverage to their existing insurance policy. Other options were also discussed.
Pan Ams –
Class Membership - Rick
Rich Jeffries wrote: The
only requirement we have is that the sailor must be eligible to represent his
country in the Olympics as judged by their National Olympic Class. Requiring
class membership to be eligible to race is up to the National and International
Class Associations. If it is in your class
rules, then each nation must enforce their rules. We do not want to have to
police these rules at the Games.
Adjournment:
The meeting was
adjourned at 10:25 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Terry A. Beadle
ISCA Secretary