Monday, October 24th @ 17:30 PDT
Officers and Attendees:
President – Reeve Dunne
Vice President – Blaine Pedlow
Treasurer – Jeff Nelson
National Measurer – Russell Miller
Information Officer – Dave Kirkpatrick
Secretary – Chris Pittack
There were 33 participants that joined the Zoom meeting including the officers.
Reeve Dunne (Class President) opened the meeting with a brief summary of the year.
- The class continues to show strength as COVID wanes globally
- 30 boats at North Americans in Clearwater, FL including 2 international teams
- Goal for 2023 North Americans is to +1 the international attendance to 3 boats
- 21 US boats at Worlds in Cork, IRE (5 of top 10 were US)
- Shoutout to 18 year old Morgan Pinckney & Garrett Brown who finished 6th at Worlds
- 12 boats at West River (ECC’s)
- 26 boats at Santa Cruz (PCC’s) during which the debriefs were rated 5 out of 5 stars
- Howard Hamlin’s trailer was a huge success getting West Coast boats to the East Coast
- Executive Committee:
- Reeve Duane will sit another 2 years – maintain continuity thru 2023 West Coast Worlds
- Jeff Nelson will sit another 2 years as Treasurer
- Dave Kirkpatrick is stepping down (more below) as Information Officer
Jeff Nelson (Treasurer) provided an update on the class’ financial standing.
- The class’ financial standing remained strong in 2022
- Revenue rebounded from the prior year as sailors returned to their 5o5’s
- Class revenue continues to be 100% generated by member dues and donations
- Class collected some $7,200 in dues in 2022, up from $4,500 in 2021 but still short of a recent high of $8,600 in 2019.
- Reminder to class to please pay dues even though you are not attending a national events
- Annual Dues Auto Renew (via Clubspot)
- Planned switch to auto-renew in January went relatively smoothly
- Minor “opportunities” were quickly resolved (thank you Brendan)
- Announcement of auto renewal process may not have been sent as planned
- Executive Committee to follow-up on auto-renewal
- Financial Review 2022:
- Beginning Cash Balance: $23,273
- Dues/Donations: $ 7,155
- Expenses: $ 6,825
- Ending Cash Balance: $23,603
- Proposed Budget 2023:
- Beginning Cash Balance: $23,600
- Dues/Donations: $ 6,000
- Expenses: $ 7,400
- Ending Cash Balance: $22,600
- PDF with details on 2022 Actuals and 2023 Budget sent to executive committee
Blaine Pedlow (Vice President) provided an update on executive committee meetings and the class’ annual awards
Awards
- Dennis Surtees Award: Reeve presented the award to Eric Anderson for his tireless work as the class travel coordinator during a extremely difficult period (covid & the global supply chain meltdown). Eric was instrumental in getting West Coast teams to the Clearwater for NA’s as well as getting US Teams to Worlds in Cork.
- Dave Cahn Award: Blaine presented the award to Ethan Bixby for his long term dedication to the fleet and his selfless efforts/work on behave of the class. In particular Ethan has been the driver of 5o5 racing in Clearwater, FL (mid-winters, training sessions and NA’s).
Update
- Class growth has been driven by increased participation at the the local level. (Bellingham, WA)
- Class growth is also driven by teams traveling (ECC’s, PCC’s and NA’s)
- Reminded the class that participation in PCC’s, ECC’s and/or NA’s requires class membership dues be up to date. Also reminded folks that this is written into the class constitution.
Russell Miller (Measurer) provided an update
- No new hulls measured in 2022
- Several replacement certificates were issued along with a few corrector updates
- Rule clarification from International Class – centerboard inserts
- Rule originally poorly written but spirit of rule is clear
- Centerboard trunk should ONLY contain a centerboard and a gybe-stopper
- Update to follow after International AGM – expect a new rule that legislates clarification
- Expect new rule to be put to a class vote
- Expect a busy 2023 leading up to SF Worlds – Thompson Boat Works building out 3 hulls
- Measurer to publish a series of articles in 2023 to prepare sailors for Worlds measurement
- Request from Measurer to Fleet
- Prepare / organized early for Worlds = smoother Worlds experience
- Reach out to Measurer EARLY with issues or questions
- Remember – measurers at Worlds are volunteers; treat with respect and be patient
Dave Kirkpatrick (Information Officer) will step down and requested additional resources
- Constant Content Creation (C3) is of paramount importance (timely & relevant)
- C3 is extremely timing consuming – especially during lead-up to NA’s and/or Worlds
- Recommended splitting his role into two separate roles (content & technology)
- Exec. Comm approved use of marketing budget to acquire content
- Member Paul Kueffner volunteered to help with content and information creation
- Request for Regional Coordinators to feed content to central content coordinator
- Recommendations were made to reach out to Ashley Love and Jordan Spencer
- Recommendation to reach out to Caroline Rochford as well
2023 and 2024 North American Championships: Mike Holt provided update on Santa Cruz
- 2023 NA’s in Santa Cruz, CA (October)
- World Championships will in Santa Cruz in 2023
- Pre-Worlds will be considered as NA’s
- Sail numbers must match hull number for both events
- IF sail number is different than hull number boat must file an application with the Race Committee
- @ Risk – 1989 earthquake damaged the Collage Memorial Bridge
- Event permit @ risk – city will not issue regatta permit until timing of repair in known
- St. Francis YC is the back up location
- SFYC only has availability 10 days earlier than SCYC
- Most likely dates Sept 23rd thru Oct 1st
- City Front race course – not Berkley Circle
- SFYC has new dinghy launch ramp – no launching from Crissy Field
- 2024 NA’s in Long Beach, CA (ABYC)
- Kevin Taugher running point – more to come
- Late spring regatta – currently slated for May 16th thru 19th
- 2025 NA’s proposals due at AGM in Santa Cruz NA’s 2023
Regional Reports:
New Business:
- Anyone interested in the new 5o5 Book (Simply the Best) e-mail: dougal@davidhenshallmedia.co.
uk or orders@davidhenshallmedia.co. uk
End of Meeting