Hi Chris, do you mean Sat 27th?

How many people do we need? If there's you and I plus Deb and Jessica at
least that would be a start.

Cheers,
Roger.

*****

>
> Hi Rog, and thanks very much for your earlier offer to come along.
> Next week should be fine; if, that is, we can get enough interest to
> get an association together and therefore keep the class going.
>
> Yeah, Steve, the notice was short but that's why I said it was just a
> plan to meet this Sat, and asked for feedback on the timing to see if
> that was okay.
>
> Is there interest from NSWers (apart from Roger, Deb and, I assume,
> Jessica Crisp) on Saturday 21st?
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
> On 19/09/2008, at 4:27 PM, roger.crawford@... wrote:
>
>> Hi Deb,
>>
>> I am definitely interested but I can't make it this Saturday
>> evening. Was
>> hoping the meeting could be delayed to next week 27/9.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Roger.
>>
>> *****
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > Chris has expressed concern to me that he has had very few
>> responses to
>> > his last email about the class association. This is an important
>> issue,
>> > guys - it impacts on out insurance and our ability to hold the
>> > Nationals, and Chris has put a lot of work into drafting a
>> Constitution
>> > for us. I note that the casual tone of his email may not have got
>> the
>> > urgency across, but it would be great to get bit more response on
>> this.
>> > Also, since I'm doing the catering, is anyone coming to our place
>> > Saturday night? We have a possible celebrity guest who may be
>> > disappointed if no-one shows.
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> >
>> > Deb.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Chris Thompson wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Morning all!
>> >>
>> >> DAC is racing on Saturdays and we're trying to get more Wallies
>> - see
>> >> you there at 2 pm. Everyone welcome from beginners to experienced
>> >> sailors.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks to Tim, Lloydie and Roger for their dates; a national
>> calendar
>> >> is just about ready.
>> >>
>> >> Up here in NSW, we need to get an association going. The YA
>> insurance
>> >> that sailing club members hold does not cover third-party
>> liability.
>> >> At the moment if anyone who is not insured with the Aust
>> Windsurfing
>> >> Association runs over a kid in the shallows, the race organisers
>> >> could be liable, and I've had enough of having my house on the line
>> >> even though the chances of anything going wrong are minute. Without
>> >> an association we also have no cash and no structure. With an
>> >> association, if we pay $150 to a state windsurfing association
>> we can
>> >> become an affiliated class and then everyone can get cheap public
>> >> liability insurance through the Australian Windsurfing Association
>> >> scheme ($18 per person p.a).
>> >>
>> >> These days, it's not worth having an incorporated body and the AWA
>> >> does not require one. I think we if we do it right, we can also use
>> >> their corporate identity as a bit of a hidey-hole if some legal
>> >> problems such as abrogation arise, too. In the future we can
>> also use
>> >> YA insurance for the class officers, too, but at the moment they
>> can
>> >> be covered by the AWA's insurance.
>> >>
>> >> So I've prepared a constitution (attached, with comments in
>> italics).
>> >> It doesn't seem sensible to restrict to NSW and the AWA president
>> >> wants it to be national, so it's out there for comments from other
>> >> states. An association could be a big help in the smaller states
>> like
>> >> SA, too. The structure I've designed needs work but it's
>> designed to
>> >> make sure that it's a democratic class.
>> >>
>> >> The plan at the moment is to have a meeting, possibly this Saturday
>> >> afternoon, to form the association. It may be a bit later but it
>> >> would be good to get it up and running before the season gets
>> too old
>> >> and like the calendar, it was something I've not had time to get
>> >> around to earlier, because of issues like a new job.
>> >>
>> >> As you'll see, cost for people who just want to sail in a local
>> fleet
>> >> or do one regatta is minimal - $20 to make sure that you are
>> covered
>> >> if your rig blows away and hits someone, etc.
>> >>
>> >> So.....please provide any feedback and indicate your opinion.
>> Please
>> >> put yourself forward if you are interested in a position; we'll
>> hold
>> >> meetings with Skype or something.
>> >>
>> >> For those in NSW, is a meeting at our place in Leichhardt on
>> Saturday
>> >> evening okay? Any preferred options?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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