    
Russ Fender (Commodore)
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MINUTES FROM THE 2001 ANNUAL CLASS MEETING - February, 3, 2001
Present: All current Officers, a total of nearly 30 people, including
owners of 11 boats from four states.
COMMODORE'S REPORT
The Class is now an official US Sailing member Class. Dues of $75 for
2001 membership have been paid. Class will now enjoy even greater
visibility on the US Sailing web site. Other benefits of membership
will be explored.
The Class had 47 regular and 5 associate memberships paid in 2000. In
1999 there were 37 and 4 respectively. In 1998 there were 50 and 8.
Although only 128 boats exist, the Class continues to expand its mailing
list and currently has accurate knowledge of nearly 90 boats. Chris
Sundberg spoke for the entire group when he expressed satisfaction that
although only 11 boats from the Midwest were represented at the meeting,
the consistent number of paid memberships indicates a widespread support
for the efforts made by the Class to serve its members on a national
basis. It was also noted that several memberships have recently been
received from owners who discovered the Class on the internet in the
past twelve months. It was agreed that the Class' efforts are proving
fruitful and that this should continue to result in steadily increasing
membership totals.
Annual income from dues continues to roughly equal the annual expenses
of the Class. The Class treasury continues to enjoy an ongoing balance
of approximately $1500 over and above the annual expenses. Annual
expenses are identified as follows: web-site server fees, domain name
registration, trophies and mailing expenses. In 2000, the Class
Treasury was transferred from a savings account to a checking account to
ease the process of paying expenses.
The Class web address domain name (www.s291.com) has recently been
renewed.
WEB SITE UPDATE AND DEMONSTRATION
Russ Fender provided a very helpful demonstration of the web site which
was projected on the wall for all to easily see. All basic features and
recent updates to the site were shown. The process of establishing a
"User Profile" was clearly outlined. Russ explained and demonstrated
the extremely useful features including the ability to receive automatic
email notification of posts to the bulletin board. This demonstration
was very well received.
RULES COMMITTEE REPORT
The proposed By Law changes regarding Officer titles and duties were
discussed at length. It was noted that the appointed positions in
Section 8 should report to a Governing Committee Officer. A brief
modification was agreed upon to address this issue. Chris Sundberg
moved for a vote, Don Rychlinksi seconded. The proposed By Law changes
were approved unanimously. The resulting changes can be found in the By
Laws currently posted on the web site.
A lengthy discussion of the Rules regarding the length of battens
allowed in #3 (jib) headsails followed. Loren Thompson moved that the
Rules be re-written to simply allow three battens (removing any limits
as to length). Don Rychlinski seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
The resulting changes can be found in the By Laws currently posted on
the web site.
A discussion of keel and hull fairing then took place with the focus
being on discrepancies recently found on several templates available for
the keel. After lengthy discussion, it was determined that no Rules
change was currently necessary. It was further agreed that the Rules
Committee would investigate the accuracy of the keel templates available
from CompuKeels. It was also agreed that if the original designers
(G&S) approve these templates, the Class should consider purchasing a
set of templates that would serve as the Rules standard and that could
be loaned to members. Progress on this matter will be reported as it
develops.
2001 RACING SCHEDULE
It was unanimously agreed that the 2001 Great Lakes and 2001 North
American Championship would be the same as in past years. Scores from
the Racine Yacht Club "Hook" race will also be allowed if four Class
members participate and finish the race. Mike Greenwald moved, Don
Rychlinski seconded. Unanimously passed.
Chris Sundberg then moved that the number of finishes scored for the
Great Lakes Championship be lowered from 70 percent of finished races to
a percentage that might further encourage participation. After much
discussion, a motion was made to lower the percentage to 65 percent.
The motion was seconded. The motion failed by a 6-5 vote. As a result,
the 2001 Great Lakes Championship will continue to be scored as before.
It was, however, agreed by all that the Rules Committee will research
and survey the membership regarding this issue throughout the 2001 race
season.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Nominations were solicited for the new Officer titles. The following
officers each received unanimous support in their new roles:
Commodore: Russ Fender
Past Commodore: Scott Corder
Secretary/Treasurer: Mike Greenwald
Rules Chairman: Chris Sundberg
Racing Chairman: Don Rychlinski
It should be noted that these members will serve a two year term in
these positions.
AWARDING OF 2000 CLASS TROPHIES
Trophies were presented to the top four finishers in the 2000 Great
Lakes One Design Championship as follows:
First place: KATO - Don Rychlinski, Milwaukee WI
Second place: SPECTRA ? Greg Young, Muskegon MI
Third place: STIMULATOR - Chris Sundberg, Kalamazoo MI
Fourth Place: ENTROPY ? Dick Daniels, Highland Park IL
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