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Is there an agenda for the AGM?
In the financial status report:
What is the status of the merchandise I delivered to Annapolis in 2002? There were class shirts, sweatshirts, t shirts, books, posters, and about 10,000 bumper stickers delivered to Annapolis and no mention of their sale or disposal has ever been made in any class publication. The cost to the class for these articles exceeded $6000 and the class selling price would have brought the class a similar amount. ( Bumper stickers are always given away free) Certainly someone must know where these items went and where the money went. The number is a tad large to be simply blown off. At the very least the loss should be recognized and officially written off.
If the stuff was ruined when some pipes broke...Then say so...And collect real money from whoever was responsible for storage.
Office:
Some policy questions are in order.
1. Are we as as employers satisfied with the current regatta posting methods?
Thought: The objest is to post as many regatta notices on our website as possible so as many sailors acn get to as many events as possible.
The website regatta posting Tools are wonderful ADDITIONS to our set of tools for information gathering and dispersal. However, many of our event hosts are not posting on our website.
The fact that the hosts can POST THEIR OWN information may save time for the office staff. ( When folks like me screw up their attemtps to self post, the office staff has to spend significant effort correcting our screw ups. And I thank them for doing their jobs so well when I did screw up my posting))
If time is saved by the self posting tools, That time SHOULD BE USED TO SEEK OUT NEW HOSTS AND GATHER THEIR EVENT INFORMATION.
For some reason we have fewer events posted on our website this year than we had at the turn of the century.
I believe it is primarily because we are trusting the website tools to do the information gathering work for us.
We have to GO AFTER information. Failure to post information about events is lost opportuinty to meet wnd play with fellow Laser sailors.
I believe our office staff should be directed to make contact with every 2007 host and to find out who is hosting the 2008 event.AND PLACE THAT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE!!!
Regatta Scheduling:
We should be scheduling our major events at least three years ahead of time. It is simple to get venues when you are the first to ask for those venues.
The very least worst possible level of scheduling must be
ANNOUNCE THE NEXT YEAR'S EVENT LOCATION AT THE TROPHY PRESENTATION!
The host for the 2008 North Americans should be present at the 2007 North Americans not only to learn what works and what fails but to INVITE te fleet to come back next year .
The tiny little J-22 association manages to accomplish this sort of scheduling. The 2006 hosts were at the 2005 event wearing t shirts publicizing the 2006 event. The 2007 hosts were at the 2006 event.
Why is the Laser Class Association the last major call to look for and secure sites for major events.
WE SHOULD BE AND MUST BE THE FIRST TO GRAB THE BEST VENUES!!!
Planning and scheduling for 2009 and 2010 should most certainly be added to the agenda for the meeting.
We should be paying someone to absolutely schedule our major events three years ahead. NO EXCUSES!!!
The target for advance shceduling ought to be five or even ten years.
Three is not a target. Three is an absolute minimum. Three is get the events scheduled three years ahead or we will find someone else to do the job.
I guess that is enough opinion for one post.
Wheeee