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Subject: FW: Minutes of Rebel Class Nationals 2007 Planning Meeting #2


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From: Bill Selick
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 10:44:07 AM
To: Awosting Yacht Squadron
Cc: Allan and Karel Vorel (apv5000@netscape.net); John Holk
Subject: Minutes of Rebel Class Nationals 2007 Planning Meeting #2
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Meeting Notes for Rebel Class Nationals 2007 Planning meeting # 2 .  (If I left anything out, please let me know)
 
The second meeting of the Fleet 21 regatta committee was held on July  28 at 7 PM to focus on planning the Rebel Class National Regatta in 2007. 
 
Committee chairs for Race, Registration, Logistics, Weight & Measure and Juniors  were in attendance.  Much of  the structure surrounding the regatta planning was fleshed out, and input from many sources about previous regatta experiences were shared.
 
First order of business:  Our bid was accepted by the Rebel Class.  We are officially locked in to our July 14, 2007 start!
An informal poll was taken at Cold Water Lake, and we can expect 14 to 16 of the boats from the Cold Water Lake Regatta to attend.  This means that with local participation, we can expect between 20 and 30 boats for this regatta.
 
Allan Vorel is our focal point for all questions/help from the National Race Committee.  He can be reached directly at apv5000@netscape.net or you can talk to me and I will relay the information to him. (Allan is now CC'ed on these minutes as well as John Hudak who ran the Cold Water Lake Regatta)
 
The lessons learned from the Cold Water Lake  regatta were discussed.  The basic takeaway from this discussion was that we needed to improve communication from the various mooring/docking sites to insure that everyone gets to the starting line in a timely manner.  George Vurno suggested that we institute a cannon blast 45 minutes before the start of the race so that everyone has an audible signal in addition to contact via Marine Radio (Channel 10).  Bill Selick pointed out that everyone will be moving in the same direction towards the starting line since many of our boats start at South Shore and move northward to the starting line, and the visiting boats who will be the closest to the starting line will see the progression up the lake.
 
Jack Schuhardt relayed comments from Rick Burgess that the Star Fleet always kept their guests moored close to the boathouse and ran tenders between the boats and the shore.  The general consensus in the room was that we should attempt to keep the guests as close to the boathouse as possible.  Due to the high number of abandoned docks near the boathouse, mooring might not be necessary.  Dennis Moeller pointed out that there are 6 docks available adjacent to his property and that many more should be available for that week.  Bill Selick counted over 20 docks which were empty from his property to the north end of the Awosting community.  OPEN ITEM:  Find out how many docks will be available for the regatta week next year.
 
Rose talked to the Awosting community and they are highly enthusiastic in supporting us through this regatta.  We have access to the Inn as necessary, and full access to the boathouse for the duration.  They have insured us that no swim meets will be scheduled during this time period, and we have access to the ramp for launching boats as well as parking trailers on the back road to the field.
 
 
As stated at the last meeting,  we have defined the committee leaders.  There is ample support from this core group, but we would love to have the rest of the fleet (and their crew and spouses) participate wherever and whenever they can.   Please don't be shy, and contact the committee chairs directly to get involved.  You can participate as little or as much as you want. 
 
Bill Selick suggested that we create a web site to keep track of all our progress and act as a repository for forms.  The site has been created.  It is called:
http://www.selick.com/rebel/nationals2007   There is also a link from our main AYS web site to this site.
 
Race Committee:  Rose Steele (Chair),  Dan Murphy, Dennis Moeller 
 
Food Committee:  Jim Miller (Chair), George Vurno (Awards Dinner Only), Wendy Gallione , Rose Steele 
Food was discussed, but the committee chair (Jim Miller) was not present due to a business emergency at home.  I encourage everyone who has ideas about food to contact Jim directly so he can begin to get this organized.  So far, we have a vague idea of how we will handle food for this regatta.  Here are the extremely tentative plans:
  • Sunday dinner will be a pot luck affair held at the boathouse or inn depending on the weather.  Fleet members will be asked to prepare some sort of dish.
  • Monday dinner will be hosted at the Selick's house  (probably a lasagna dinner)
  • Tuesday will be the Juniors Night Out, and seniors will be on their own
  • Wednesday dinner will be a steak dinner hosted by the Schuhardts
  • Thursday is the awards dinner at Le Bistro II.   George Vurno has already begun organizing this.
  • Lunch is still up in the air.  This needs more discussion
  • The Beermeister for the regatta will be Jack Roe.  He will insure that the kegs are transported to/from the boathouse and locked up when we are not actively using them.
Weighing and Measuring:  Bob Zimmer (Chair), Dennis Moeller, Dan Murphy 
 
Logistics:  Jack Schuhardt, Jeff Schuhardt, Dan Murphy 
 
 
Registration: Rose Steele (Chair), Wendy Gallione, Dennis Moeller, Chris Hill 
 
Raffle:  Gail Bado (Chair), Dan Murphy, Joan Reichenbach, Rose Steele
 
Juniors:   Jean Zimmer
 
 
Bill Selick, Jack Schuhardt, and George Vurno volunteered their homes for use one night each, and the food planning committee will work with these homeowners to figure out how best to utilize their offers (ie: dinner vs cocktail party, etc).  Several people on the committee also volunteered to allow one of our guests stay in their homes to defray the traveling costs.  It would be helpful if we could get a list of all the space available, and the names of people who would be willing to take in guests.  This is not mandatory as most of our guests would prefer hotels anyway, but it would be a nice option for those for whom it would be a burden to pay for a hotel in addition to all the other costs of travel.
 
 
It was agreed that the next meeting will tentatively be held at 56 Board Road (Bill's house) on Friday,  Sept  15  at 7 PM.  Please note that this committee and the meetings are not restricted to "Captains Only".  Crew, Spouses, social members and friends are more than welcome.
 
 
Bill Selick    2007 Rebel Class Nationals Regatta Chairperson
Wendy Gallione Co-Chairperson