----- Original Message -----

From: Chris Thompson

To: WindsurferOD@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 9:44 PM

Subject: Re: [WindsurferOD] Urgent!!! CLASS ASSOCIATION MEETING

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@exemail.com.au 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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