LC-PHRF Spring Meeting Minutes
March 20, 2012
 
Attending:
Walt Marti, Chairman
Adam Dantzscher, Vice Chairman
Rod Carr, Secretary
 
Mark Gardner
Alan Ouellette
Chris Duley
John O’Rourke
Alex de Greef
Marius D’Eschambeault
Marc Deslauriers
Bob Desorbo
Kjell Dahlen
Brian Dowling
Bill Fastiggi, Guest Consultant
 
6:45  Meeting called to order.
 
1.     1.  Bob DeSorbo will be a rep from LCYC this year, replacing Tony Lamb.  LCYC’s other two reps are Walt Marti and John O’Rourke.  VSC’s reps are Chris Duley, Brian Dowling and Kjell Dahlen.  MBBC’s reps are Rod Carr, Mark Gardner and Alan Ouellette.  RSYC’s rep is Adam Dantzscher. 
2.     2.  Walt Marti was re-elected Chairman for 2012.  Adam Dantzscher was re-elected Vice Chairman and Rod Carr was re-elected Secretary.
3.     3.  Discussion was held and Point au Fer Sailing Club will join LC-PHRF in 2012.  Their reps will be Marius D’Eschambeault and Marc Deslauriers.
4.     4.  After discussion with Bill Fastiggi, a new Asymmetrical Spinnaker Adjustment Schedule for ODR boats was devised.  It was voted on and approved that this Schedule will replace the existing one in our Bylaws.
5.     5.  After discussion is was voted to no longer use Article 5.3.7 of our Bylaws.
6.     6.  Discussion took place on the rating for the A Class Cat.  It was decided further study was needed.
7.     7.  Follow-up discussion took place on 2011 rating questions:  Will Patten’s rating will be adjusted to reflect his 3 blade solid prop.  Miro needs to submit a new application to reflect his new genoa.  Noah Dater does not need to submit a new application.  
8.     8.  Discussion took place on new boats needing to be rated.  Further research will take place on Jerrold Manock’s modified Colgate 26 before it is rated.     Dana Bolton’s J/95 was rated 108.  Jeff Roger’s Pearson 31-2 was rated 165.
9.     9.  After discussion and a vote it was decided that in Article 2.1 of our Bylaws that we will replace the word “enforce” with “uphold”.  It was also decided to add: “A boat racing on Lake Champlain will be scored using the rating approved by LC-PHRF and listed in our Data Base.” at the end of Article 2.1.  In Article 2.2 it was decided to eliminate: “available for inspection by any elected or appointed representative of a member club or organizing authority PHRF committee.”
 
    8:15 PM  Meeting was adjourned
 
    Respectfully submitted,
    Rod Carr, Secretary LC-PHRF


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