Minutes 10/18/01
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US SAILING Annual General Meeting
St. Petersburg, FL
October 18, 2001

APPROVED CORRECTED MINUTES OF GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE

Item 1:
Recommends a US SAILING DIRECTORY be published and distributed biannually as follows:

  • Utilize same format as US SAILING DIRECTORY 2000;
  • Distribute one free per member at 2002 Spring and Fall Meeting;
  • Distribute one free per organizational member and individual members who join at higher levels;
  • Additional copies sent to members requesting DIRECTORY for a fee that covers fulfillment costs (not to exceed $10).

Item 2:
Dues for Sailing Organizations: CSA to report and recommend dues structure at Spring Meeting, 2002

Resolves to eliminate effective 2002, Footnote C, page 106 from US SAILING DIRECTORY 2000 which states, "Any yacht club, sailing club, one-design fleet, offshore fleet, or association may join US SAILING as a new member, or renew after a five-year absence, for $75 per year for two years." (this motion was approved by the Board of Directors 10/18/01).

Item 3:
Website Report

Item 4:
Supports $20,000 budget to send annual "state of US SAILING" from the President to all current US SAILING members. The letter should be mail-merged.

Item 5:
Endorses the insurance programs provided to US SAILING organizational members by Myers-Briggs, Starkwether & Shepley, and Gowrie, Barden, & Brett. Abstentions: Gene McCarthy, Glenn McCarthy.

Item 6:
Lawsuits against volunteers in the sport, deferred to Legal Committee.

Respectfully submitted,
Don Durant, Chairman