ILCA-NA Executive Committee
Meeting Minutes
February 9, 2010
Chairman Tracy Usher called the meeting to order at 8:00 pm.* Also in attendance were Clay Johnson, Lauralee Symes, Brent Richards of LaserPerformance, Jerelyn Biehl and Sherri Campbell. Tommy Wharton and Eric Faust were unable to make the call.
1.*The minutes from January 12, 2010 were approved.
2.* Action Items
a.*Masters Bumper sticker: suggest waiting for another month.
b.*Reconfiguration of District 6 and 22: Lauralee spoke with Andy Hunt who commented that his region would be small, but Lauralee believes that the reconfiguration should go through.* 3 Seattle names were given as possible District Secretaries. Lauralee will follow up with Mike Gilbert about a change for D22.
c.*Media site: Tracy will follow-up.
d.*Promotional poster: delay in access to the high res photo may be until April before distribution.* Cost was discussed as well as distribution. It was concluded that 250 posters should be created once a final version has been created for production. LP will provide a list of dealers and the rest to District Secretaries.
e.*Membership drive proposal finalization: Modification of user database has been discussed with Regatta Network to include dropdown option. Sherri will discuss with the embroidery contact> Cost for hats was $9.75 each with a fleet or District Sec. shipment. Tracy and Lauralee will work on finalizing a draft with an intended review by the ExCom by Feb 17.* A phone conference will be scheduled during the week with the DS, after MWE to roll out the proposal.
f.*2011 Grand Prix prize details: 1st place is a sail; rudder for 2nd, package for 3rd with new blocks and centerboard stop. Ironman category to be added.* Brent will look into additional prizes for the Ironman winners.
g.*4.7 loaner rig program possibility: Brent will outline a program between 12 and 24 rigs in correlation with fleets and dealers by next month.
3.*Office Report
a.*The Laser Sailor: March 15 is the next deadline.
b.*Finances: nothing major to discuss.* Brent added that LP is about to finalize the contract with ILCA-NA for 2010.* Clay and Sherri suggested moving the PayPal money to a CD or preferred savings account for a better rate, or a mixture.* A motion was made by Clay Johnson that the Executive Secretary is authorized to open a savings and/or CD at Union Bank to place funds into a situation that will produce better income revenue. Seconded by Lauralee Symes. Motion approved.
c.*Membership: membership numbers are a bit down.* There should be some more registrations with MWE.
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4.*Regattas
a.*2010 Worlds berth status: Entries information is out and rankings were due mid-January.* NA requested late ranking dates for Sr. Standard and Women’s Radials. All other events applicants have been ranked.* There are 8 North American sailors entered for the upcoming 4.7 Worlds which will be held in Thailand in late March – early April.
b.*2011 preliminary schedule: no updates.
5.*AOB – Laralee commented on the website – finding the membership link is confusing. Tracy will try to make it more clear.
Next call set for March 9th.
Meeting adjourned at 9:15 pm
Click here to view the full story on Laser.org.
Meeting Minutes
February 9, 2010
Chairman Tracy Usher called the meeting to order at 8:00 pm.* Also in attendance were Clay Johnson, Lauralee Symes, Brent Richards of LaserPerformance, Jerelyn Biehl and Sherri Campbell. Tommy Wharton and Eric Faust were unable to make the call.
1.*The minutes from January 12, 2010 were approved.
2.* Action Items
a.*Masters Bumper sticker: suggest waiting for another month.
b.*Reconfiguration of District 6 and 22: Lauralee spoke with Andy Hunt who commented that his region would be small, but Lauralee believes that the reconfiguration should go through.* 3 Seattle names were given as possible District Secretaries. Lauralee will follow up with Mike Gilbert about a change for D22.
c.*Media site: Tracy will follow-up.
d.*Promotional poster: delay in access to the high res photo may be until April before distribution.* Cost was discussed as well as distribution. It was concluded that 250 posters should be created once a final version has been created for production. LP will provide a list of dealers and the rest to District Secretaries.
e.*Membership drive proposal finalization: Modification of user database has been discussed with Regatta Network to include dropdown option. Sherri will discuss with the embroidery contact> Cost for hats was $9.75 each with a fleet or District Sec. shipment. Tracy and Lauralee will work on finalizing a draft with an intended review by the ExCom by Feb 17.* A phone conference will be scheduled during the week with the DS, after MWE to roll out the proposal.
f.*2011 Grand Prix prize details: 1st place is a sail; rudder for 2nd, package for 3rd with new blocks and centerboard stop. Ironman category to be added.* Brent will look into additional prizes for the Ironman winners.
g.*4.7 loaner rig program possibility: Brent will outline a program between 12 and 24 rigs in correlation with fleets and dealers by next month.
3.*Office Report
a.*The Laser Sailor: March 15 is the next deadline.
b.*Finances: nothing major to discuss.* Brent added that LP is about to finalize the contract with ILCA-NA for 2010.* Clay and Sherri suggested moving the PayPal money to a CD or preferred savings account for a better rate, or a mixture.* A motion was made by Clay Johnson that the Executive Secretary is authorized to open a savings and/or CD at Union Bank to place funds into a situation that will produce better income revenue. Seconded by Lauralee Symes. Motion approved.
c.*Membership: membership numbers are a bit down.* There should be some more registrations with MWE.
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4.*Regattas
a.*2010 Worlds berth status: Entries information is out and rankings were due mid-January.* NA requested late ranking dates for Sr. Standard and Women’s Radials. All other events applicants have been ranked.* There are 8 North American sailors entered for the upcoming 4.7 Worlds which will be held in Thailand in late March – early April.
b.*2011 preliminary schedule: no updates.
5.*AOB – Laralee commented on the website – finding the membership link is confusing. Tracy will try to make it more clear.
Next call set for March 9th.
Meeting adjourned at 9:15 pm
Click here to view the full story on Laser.org.