Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

      February 19, 2008

Members in attendance: Ty Kretser, Kjell Dahlen, Katie Konstanty, Don
Duley, Dee Surber, J.P. Turgeon, Ed Trombley

Absent: Brian Dowling

Notes taken by Dee Surber

Agenda:

1. Meeting called to order

2.Treasurer Report:
        Don Duley will get in contact with Gwen-Q for past 2 years reports
on current status of bills, and budget.  Motion by Kjell Dahlen to select
Citizen’s Bank as depository for club funds and appoint Don Duley and Brian White as signatures, seconded by  Ty Kretser.  Motion approved.  Don will also be checking with bank on possible line of credit/loan
information for club

3.Race Committe Report:
        Kjell Dahlen submitted preliminary draft of 2008 racing schedule.
Ty will assist him in assigning O.D.’s.  Suggestion was made for possibly moving some Sunday races to Saturdays.  PHRF skippers will be
asked to check with crew members for input.  Deadline for next
month before race schedule is finalized. Contact Brian White
regarding Sunday soling series.
          Ty to edit racebook with aid of Kjell.  Brian White published
book last year, and will ask if he may do so again this year.
Brian has stated he’ll update the VSC website again this year.  Brian will also update VSC forms.
          Proposal by Kjell to change wind rating categories to match
LCYC/Malletts’ Bays.  Kjell will investigate the rating categories and calculations used by the other clubs and compare to our methods.  More discussion at future meeting.
    J.P. has suggested adding two extra races during race week in hopes of
attracting boaters from North and South areas of Lake Champlain.  He’s
agreed to organize these since Kjell is in charge of Mayor’s Cup.  The LCRW would be comprised of one race of Friday evening, two races on Saturday, and two races on Sunday.

4.Member-at-large Report:
          J.P. Turgeon has contacted Bombardier’s Evinrude affiliate
regarding discounts on Committee boats’ engines.  Will update
at next meeting.
          J.P. also informs members the Omnium committee wishes to have
their regatta at the Plattsburgh Marina.  Dates and details
will be brought forward at future meetings.

J.P. suggested a fundraiser dinner event that would be open to the public.  He thinks a substantial amount of money and interest in sailing could be generated.  He will talk with Amy Kretser about dinner events of this type that she has previously planned and executed for her company.  A combined event with CBCBC was favorably discussed. 

5.Rear Commodore Report:
          Special thanks to Kjell Dahlen for hosting the midwinter
fiesta, which had a great turnout.  Reminder to Real Escape skipper to organize Spring Banquet.

6.Current Business:
          Appointment of committee chairs-Protest committee needed for
this season.  Dave Bashaw and Ed Trombley will continue as Committee Boat stewards.  Discussion on person in charge of postponing/cancelling races due to foul weather,
no wind.  Decision to have Soling and PHRF Fleet Captains make those calls.  Fleet captains should also remind O.D.’s of scheduled days prior to the next race and give OD’s any needed training to run the race.  J.P. has agreed to be PHRF fleet captain with alternates Don Duley or Kjell Dahlen if unavailable.  Brian White is currently the Soling Fleet Captain.


7.New Business:
          Discussion on having seminars pre-race season on fundamentals of sailing, crew work and boat handling, and sailing tactics.  Ty suggested a series of 3 seminars.  The first would be aimed at new sailors and cover sailing fundamentals.  The second would be about boat handling, crew work, and the physical aspects of crew work.  The third would be about tactics, strategy and trim.  Will have sign-ups and seminar locales in future emails.
Updated emails needed on members and crew.


8.Next meeting will be held at Eye Care, March11th at 5:30 p.m.

9.Meeting adjourned.