Spring 2010 - Inland Lake Yachting Association

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Board of Directors meets at Winter Inland
Minutes
February 14, 2010
Lodge at Geneva Ridge
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Commodore Prange called the meeting
to order at 8:34 a.m. The following officers
were present: Commodore Prange, Vice
Commodore Trester, Secretary/Treasurer
Friend, and Past Commodore C. Porter.
The following Directors at Large were
present: L. Barkow, Driscoll, Mann,
Osmundson, and Schmidt. Andert, Cox,
Norton, and Strothman were absent. The
following Fleet Representative Directors
were present: Haines, F. Barkow, Bersie-
Chabalowski, Neuman, Spencer, Barr,
and Woldum. Solum, Gill, and Ward were
absent. At Large Rules members D. Porter
and Woldum were present. Fred Weber
attended for the M-16 fleet. Measurer
D. Schmidt and Executive Secretary
Smith were present. Hodgson attended as
consultant to the Executive Committee.
Guests included Richard Beers later joined
by Delavan X parents and Phil Petersen.
Prange recapped the goals of the ILYA
and the vehicles through which those
goals are achievable—through regattas,
youth development, cooperation, and
collaboration—and summarized successes
in 2009. In 2010 the Youth Championships
should field as many as 50 420s and 50
Lasers. The Foundation should be able to
help many, especially youth, once funded.
The minutes of the October 17, 2009
Board of Directors meeting were approved
(Driscoll/F. Barkow).
The actions of the Executive
Committee, which included the following,
were approved (Mann/Driscoll):
• Winter Inland dates, location,
schedule
• Winter Inland awards
• Youth Championship date at Calhoun,
Aug. 21-22
Nominating Committee Chair C.
Porter reported that directors Driscoll and
Friend were reelected by the delegates.
The delegates also elected Chris Andert
(Minnetonka) and Ed Cox (White Bear)
to their first terms on the Board. The
Nominating Committee slate of Prange as
Commodore, Trester as Vice Commodore,
Friend as Secretary, and S. Schmidt as
Treasurer for 2010 was then approved (C.
Porter/Barr).
Prange presented committee
assignments for approval as follows: S.
Schmidt to chair the Finance Committee
and be added to the Executive Committee
in place of Lamphere; Norton to chair the
Rules Committee in place of Lamphere;
Joe Skotarzak to join the Publications
Committee; Mann to chair the National
Championship Events Committee; Augie
Barkow, Margaret Hollister, Gordy
Bowers, Kevin Jewett, Bill Groskopf,
Tim Krech, and William Hudson to
be added to the Youth Development
Committee under Chairman Woldum;
Andert to replace Trester as chair of the
Promotion Committee; Strothman to
replace E. Wyman on and Driscoll added
to the Promotion Committee; L. Barkow
and Haines to co-chair the Winter Inland
and Special Events Committee (Spencer/
Haines). A list of committee duties above
and beyond those outlined in the ILYA Bylaws,
was distributed.
Prange asked the gallery for questions
and or comments. There were none.
Prange turned the meeting over to
D. Porter who presided over the Rules
Committee in Norton’s absence. ILYA
fleets reported as follows:
Class A (Haines) maintains a 20+
fleet and is looking for buyers for used
boats. RC Guidelines will be clarified
regarding sailing in high winds. Class A
SIs will no longer provide for assistance
without penalty. The fleet has no interest
in team or match racing.
Class E (Friend) reports the national
class has revised specifications for the
length of the bowsprit and the girth of
spinnakers. ILYA is asked to measure
sprits at the 2010 championship regatta.
Correction is done with a properly placed
knot. Two spinnakers can now be used in
any race. The fleet desires a target race
time of 60 minutes ± 10 for all races. The
maximum number of races in a day is set
at three. The fleet does not allow outside
help without penalty and has no interest in
match or team racing. The fleet continues
to allow crew changes during a series or
event.
Class C (F. Barkow) reported that the
fleet does not allow outside help without
penalty at ILYA sanctioned events, but
that spring and fall events may allow for
it based on conditions. The fleet has no
interest in match or team racing.
Class I-20 (Bersie-Chabalowski)
reports that the class may experiment
with team racing as an unofficial part of
a regatta. The fleet does not allow outside
help without penalty. The fleet desires to
weigh boats in 2010, possibly at the ILYA
Championship in Neenah. The class is
seeking used boats to refurbish and lend to
juniors. Bersie-Chabalowski will recruit
see Board, page 28