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2006
Annual Meeting
Mini Class Annual Meeting 11-04-06
Introductions (see
attached excel files for attendance)
Goals of Meeting:
v Organize the class
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Determine rules for
class
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How to liaison with
the French Classe Mini
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Work on building
the class in the US (helping people here qualify for the MT)
v Selling the class in NA
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Creating awareness
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Promoting events
Rules for Class Mini USA
Minis racing in the US will:
1.
1st
Adhere to local race rules
2.
Adhere to Guide
Mini rules, or have been grandfathered in by receiving an official classe
mini race number prior to 1995.
3.
Be measured as a
Mini under the 2006 Guide Mini rules
a.
Mini Class US may provide
a certified measurer before major events
b.
Owner is responsible for
having yacht properly measured and providing documents to prove that boat
meets rule
c.
Minis must meet the 2006
Guide mini stability rules in order to race in the Bermuda 1-2, regardless
of whether or not they have been grandfathered into the current classe mini
rules.
Action Items:
We will adopt the Mini class rules (from France)
for North America – 2 caveats – a) we can add to but not take away from the
rules, and b) racing instructions may supersede Mini rules.
On Measuring Boats
ACTION ITEMS:
MCUS will appoint a measurer.
Adopt the Classe Mini regulations and use a form
similar to theirs.
Measure before events
MEMBERSHIP
ACTION ITEMS:
All members will have the right to vote on
representatives to the executive body. The Executive body will make rules decisions. In order to qualify for election to
the executive body, a person must have a boat or hull #, or have previously
owned one. There will be 5
governing body members elected by the membership: President, Vice
President, Treasurer, Liaison, and Secretary. The Governing body is elected at the annual meeting, the
1st weekend in November. The Governing Body may appoint others
to fulfill responsibilities for the Class.
Member ship dues will be $50/ year.
By unanimous vote of the members present at the
November 4, 2006 meeting the following people were elected to serve on the
2006-07 Mini Class Executive Board:
President:
Jan Brandt
Vice President: Jesse Rowse
Treasurer: Katie
Ambach
Liaison: Fred
Bousier
Secretary: Wendy
Larsen
PROMOTING THE CLASS
MCUS will:
1. Promote the Mini class through the
college sailing circuits
2. Have an open house at
the Bermuda 1-2 promoting the Mini’s
3. Appoint Joe Cooper
our new PR person
4. Appoint Sam Ausmus
Web Master
5. Hold prologue races
before big events
ACTION ITEMS:
Have an open house before the Bermuda 1-2 promoting
the Mini’s
Appoint Joe Cooper our new PR person
Appoint Sam Ausmus Webmaster
LIASON WITH CLASSE MINI
- MCUS Appoints Fred Boursier as the Liaison
for international development.
- Fred will
- Work as a liaison between US Mini owners
and the Classe Mini to increase understanding between both parties,
and to assist MCUS members in achieving their goals of participating
in Classe Mini races; specifically the Transat 650.
- Work with the Classe Mini and MCUS to
create qualifying races for the Transat 650 in the US.
BERMUDA 1-2 Event information
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
- Mini class credibility
- The minis ability to participate in the
2007 Bermuda 1-2 stems from years of discussion between US mini
owners and longtime 1-2 participants (notably Drew Wood and Jan
Brandt) and the governing committee of the 1-2 race.
- Minis will participate in the 2007 Bermuda
1-2 as an Exhibition class.
- As an Exhibition class we will not be
eligible for trophies provided by the Bermuda 1-2 race committee, and
will not be officially scored by the race committee.
i.
MCUS may provide
trophies for Minis in the 1-2
- As an Exhibition class we will race as a
one design class.
i.
Based on the number
of participants the MCUS reserves the right to further discuss whether to
split the Mini fleet into Series and Proto classes for scoring purposes
(MCUS scoring only!)
2. Safety
a.
Minis will meet 2006 Guide Mini regulations (or be grandfathered in by
having received an official number prior to 1995)
b.
Minis will adhere
to all safety and equipment rules in the Bermuda 1-2 NOR.
OPTIONS:
1.
Plan and train
together before the race
2.
Set up our own
communications systems
3.
“Scrutinizer”
checks all Mini’s the day before the 1-2 inspections to assure that there
are no faults found
4.
Plan an event in
Bermuda promoting the Mini’s (Tuesday?)
5.
Joe Cooper and Jay
Sharkey will find mooring for the minis prior to the 1-2
ACTION ITEMS:
Minis will take special care to perfectly adhere
to the rules defined in the Bermuda 1-2 Notice of Race.
Photo’s thanks to Dave Christensen.
 
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