Class Association

SNE District

Agenda – 2010 Annual Meeting

1. Museum Tour, Welcome & Introductions - Bill Kneller & Mark Rotsky

2. Treasurer’s Report - John Howell

3. Class Membership Discussion - Bill Kneller

4. Report from J/30 Governors Meeting held 1 Oct 2009 - Bill Kneller

5. Narragansett Bay 2010 J/30 One Design & PHRF opportunities - Charlie Stoddard

6. Discussion on 2010 J/30 North American Championship - Bill Kneller

7. Elections (District Governor, Fleet Measurer, Secretary, Treasurer) - Bill Kneller

8. Questions and Open Discussion

9. Raffle & Prizes (Courtesy of Hall Spars and West Marine) - Kathy Rotsky

10. Adjourn & Socialize

Bill Kneller & Mark Rotsky

Class Association

SNE District

Treasurer’s Report

• $1,775.09 - Starting Balance Jan 1, 2009

• $ 257.17 – Expenses: $217.17 Coast to Coast Jackets for 2008 NA Volunteers, $40 Mark Rotsky 2008 NA Plaque for Bristol YC

• $ 0.22 – Income (interest)

• $1,389.14 - Ending Balance 31 Dec 2009 (Rotsky check never cleared)

John Howell

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SNE District

Class Membership

• J/30 Class Membership Required for One Design (OD) Racing

• Dues Optional but encouraged

• Dues $50 / Year Owner - $25/Year Associate

• Your Dues Support

– J/30 Class Website, J/30 Forum and J/30 Marketplace

– US Sailing Class OD Membership

– J/30 North American Trophies

• All Owners in Class Database emailed message with link for membership renewal

– Dues can be paid via credit card, PayPal or Check

– Online membership renewal encouraged, or print website form and mail it in

• SNE District dues - $0 due to surplus from hosting 2008 North Americans

• J/30 Forum – big benefit for you and it is free to register and use

• Remember J30.org – you can find everything from the menu there

Bill Kneller

Class Association

SNE District

Board of Governor’s Report

• BOG meeting held 1 Oct 2009 at Cedar Point YC before J/30 North Americans• 61 members paid 2009 dues. Annual expenses $150 US Sailing dues, $750 Sailing World

Advertising, $700 payback to Gulf coast fleet, and $1600 J/30 NA trophies.• Reports from all districts present (SNE, NNE, Chesapeake, Carolinas, Southeast, Gulf Coast,

PNW, Western Great Lakes, Eastern Great Lakes). Some districts reported not enough critical mass of J/30s in one location/area to hold one design events. Some good ideas passed around with further discussion to take place on the forum.

• Dates for future J/30 North American Championships– 2010 Marblehead, MA (August 6-8)– 2011 Annapolis, MD (September 16-18)– 2012 New Orleans, LA - date TBD based on forum discussion

• Election of Class Officers– Class co-presidents - Bill Kneller (Rhapsody – SNE) & Dave Erwin (Zephyr V2 – Gulf

Coast)– Treasurer - Carl Sherter (Fat City – LIS)– Class Measurer - Larry Christy (Big Kahuna – Chesapeake) to continue and transition to

Charlie Stoddard (Falcon – SNE). BOG to confirm with vote when transition complete• Other business - The new website for communications and ease of update was discussed by

Dave Erwin. He indicated that we need to get inputs from all the district to post stories and relevant material to help promote interest in the class.

Bill Kneller

Class Association

SNE District

One Design & PHRF OpportunitiesCharlie Stoddard

Start Date End Date Event Name BOY PHRF/OD Location

May16-May Prett Gladding Race Y PHRF Barrington - around Prudence

21-May 24-May Figawi Race PHRF Hyannis to Nantucket22-May 25-May Owen Mitchell Memorial Day Regatta PHRF Newport to Block Is

June5-Jun Leukemia Cup Regatta (J/30) Y PHRF/OD New York YC

11-Jun 12-Jun Spring Off Soundings PHRF/OD Watch Hill - Block Island20-Jun 25-Jun Block Island Race Week PHRF/OD Block Island19-Jun NBYA Governor's Cup (J/30) Y PHRF/OD Barrington YC26-Jun 27-Jun Sid Clark Overnight Race PHRF Bristol Yacht Club26-Jun Twenty Hundred Cuttyhunk Y PHRF Newport to Cuttyhunk

July9-Jul 11-Jul Coastal Living Newport Regatta PHRF/OD Sail Newport17-Jul East Greenwich YC Pursuit Race PHRF East Greenwich YC23-Jul 25-Jul NOOD Regatta - Marblehead, MA PHRF/OD Boston YC, Marblehead24-Jul NBYA Topgun Regatta (J/30) Y PHRF/OD Halfway RockAugust6-Aug 8-Aug Buzzard's Bay Regatta PHRF/OD Beverly Yacht Club6-Aug 8-Aug J/30 North American Championship OD Boston YC, Marblehead7-Aug 9-Aug Twenty Hundred Club Block Island Y PHRF Newport to Block Is & Return

21-Aug West Bay YC Plastic Fantastic Regatta PHRF Pursuit Race West Side Pine Hill Pt.28-Aug Twenty Hundred Prince Henry PHRF Multi Bay Start locations

29-Aug MOHOSA Y PHRF Mount Hope BaySeptember

5-Sep Conanicut Around the Island Race Y PHRF Jamestown11-Sep NBYA Champion of Champions Regatta PHRF West Bay YC17-Sep 18-Sep Fall Off Soundings PHRF New London - Gardiner's Bay18-Sep Twenty Hundred Fall Race Y PHRF Prudence Is. West Passage

26-Sep Bud Humphrey Race Y PHRF Barrington - around PrudenceOctober2-Oct Sail For Hope Y PHRF/OD Sail Newport

3-Oct Swanson Cup / Bay Challenge Cup PHRF Barrington Yacht Club9-Oct 11-Oct Earl Mitchell Regatta - (Newport-BI & back) PHRF Newport YC

Revision 3 "Y" indicates qualifying race for Bay Championship

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J/30 North American ChampionshipBill Kneller

• Marblehead 6 – 8 August hosted by Boston YC

• Measurement and Weigh in Thursday 5 August

• Great sailing, camaraderie, parties & prizes

• Pleasure Cruise to Marblehead - Routes on Forum (~100nm from Newport)– Depart Newport Friday 30 July – plan

50 mile days max– Stops TBD (Cuttyhunk, Marthas

Vineyard, Scituate, other spots?)– Cape Cod Canal current – up to 4 kts– Arrive Marblehead

Wednesday 4 August– Depart Marblehead

Monday 9 August– Some may bring boat up earlier and

return later• Who is participating?• Loaner Boats Needed• Consider combining crews to race if you’re on the edge• Link to 2010 North American registration available on J30.org

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Elections

Proposed Slate 2010 SNE District

– SNE District Governor – Mark Rotsky (Nemesis #435)

– Secretary – Kathy Rotsky (Nemesis #435)

– Treasurer - John Howell (Good News #175)

– Fleet Measurer - Charlie Stoddard (Falcon #229)

Nominations Open

Bill Kneller

Class Association

SNE District

Questions & Open Discussion

• Potential Rules Changes – Main Sail Material

• Other Questions & Comments

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Raffle

• Thanks to West Marine and Hall Spars for the Raffle Items.

• Put your name in the bowl for the drawing

Kathy Rotsky