NEW ZEALAND 420 CLASS ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED MEETING

Thursday 23 February, 2008, Royal Akarana YC, Auckland.

Meeting commenced 3.45 pm

Present, Bryan Davies, Christine Hansen, Gary Lee, Bernadette Cornille, William Bettle,

Gregor Bowater, Rosemary Saunders, Rhonda Steele

APOLOGIES

Peter Saunders, Garth Goodwin, Peter Langley, Mark Berry, Marcelo Lardies

MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING

Matters Arising:

2007 World Championship trophy engraving and collection to be followed up. Bernadette Cornille following up

Auckland Champs, Howick – RO needed to replace BD, helpers to contact BD. Possibly NH and Derek Snow can help. Boat not needed.

All agreed a true reflection. GL/BD

CORRESPONDENCE

Tabled CH

– Email from the International 420 Association asking for a payment of 15 Euro for the NZ 420 Assoc. Annual Subscription. Payment required by 1^st April. Payment required to vote at the Generl Assembly 2008. After a general discussion it was agreed that a 5 year payment of 75 Euro be made by Linda Bettle which would be reimbursed immediately. CH to email Linda.

– Email from Pete Saunders regarding the 2008 Worlds – item 6 on agenda.

OUT

– First draft of NZ 420 Assoc. Boat Charter Policy posted on web – amendments to come.

– Worlds Team and Junior Worlds Team 2008 Selection Policy posted on web

– Measurement requirements for Nationals posted on web

Tabled BD

OUT

– Email to all class members encouraging them to support the NI’s in New Plymouth

TREASURER’S REPORT

Account #01 $9,481.16 as at 6/1/08 (membership/general coaching fee acc.)

Account #02 $18,335.01 as at 6/1/08 (’06 & ’07 Worlds acc.)

$610 deposited 8/2/08 to #01 – new memberships and clinic payments

$1205 to be deposited 25/02 to #01 – new memberships and Akarana clinic payments
Payment approved for:

– $20 refund to K. Admore for overpayment at Sept. pre-Winchamps clinic.

– $.... to Andrew Brown for Akarana Clinic fuel.

– $421.68 Measuring Jigs )

– $24.60 Measuring equipment ) Gregor Bowater

– $481.00 Flights return CHCH – AK; return CHCH-New Ply ) $927.28

Cheque No.663685 #01 a/c made out to Wakatere BC for fuel cancelled – fuel cost included with Andrew Brown fuel payment.

Accounts for AGM 22/3/08 – BD to contact Peter Wilkinson. Marcelo Lardies away until ??

2008 WORLDS

General discussion about accommodation, travel, NZ entry numbers, coaches, funding applications, budget, boat charter. General feeling that a working party of interested parents should be formed.

Peter Saunder’s email – willing to start making funding applications for coaches and any other expenses trusts may accept. Peter Saunders to lead the working party and delegate areas of responsibility to those who are already expressing an interest in attending dependent on their sailors making selection. Nick/Bernadette; William Bettle, possibly the Maloney’s to help.

Bernadette has started to put together an approximate budget covering: Accommodation, travel, boat charter, travel insurance, shipping, coach boat charter, coahes, meals/sundry travel and uniform. This budget should be circulated asap. Bernadeltte to email to CH to circulate.

CH to send out an email to all sailors asking for Expressions of Interest in attending the Worlds and Junior Worlds.

Preliminary entry needs to be in 22 March, part way through our selection trial. This is only a guide for the organizers and is in no way binding. Team payment and Final entry is by 22 June 2008.

GENERAL BUSINESS

a. NZ 420 Assoc boat charter

General discussion about the Boat Charter Policy draft.

Amendments:

$600 deposit to $800 to be a higher fee than the insurance excess.

“plus optional $100 (including damage inspection fee) if delivery to and from a venue WITHIN THE METROPOLITAL AUCKLAND AREA is required”.

Add in:

Return of Boat: At an agree venue, derigged, washed and in the same condition and including the same fittings as when originally chartered.

Include another copy of this policy with an area for the signature of both the sailor (or sailor’s guardian) and a committee member.

Moved: that the amended boat charter policy be accepted: GB/WB

Presently one boat has been returned by Turners/Kools – BD to follow up payment for charter.

The second is with Mark Hansen – have asked to extend charter for use at the NI’s in New Plymouth 23 & 24 Feb 08. Committee agreed on condition that the boat is returned to BD by Wednesday 27 February 08, that the $800 bond, and payment for weeks used are made. Also to be made clear that the boat will not be available the Nat’s. – BD to follow up.

b. Nationals 2008

Measurement

NOR states Measurement1200-1700 20 March, registration 1600-1800 20 March

and 0900 21 March.

-Put notice up at the NI’s to draw sailor’s attention to measurement requirements at the Nationals. CH to send notice to committee member attending NI’s.

– Make it clear that sailors must come to Nationals with pre-measured sails, foils, with measurement certificates (to enable measurer to check that weights are still in boats).

– Measurement spot checks to be made.

– Make it clear that measurement of new equipment is not an option just prior to the Nationals.

GB - Would like sailors to book a measurement time – would like committee members to have sailor’s boats measured earlier in the day if possible to save time.

GB- submitted costs for measurement equipment and flights to date (Treasurer’s report). Suggested he also produce a mylar measurement template for rigs.

c. Clinic Roundup

8 Boats attended the Akarana clinic – all payments received from sailors. WB to bank cheques from previous clinic – CH to follow up.

Club Series – CH to ask for Expressions of Interest from sailors for re-running the club series: MBSC 23/24 Feb – cancelled due to weather; Sandspit March 15/16; Wakatere March 29/30. 2009 – possibly only run club series after Starling Nationals.

NEXT MEETING

AGM, New Plymouth YC, 6 pm, Saturday 22 March 2008

New Plymouth YC, Monday 23 March, 6.00 pm

There being no further business the meeting closed at 5.30 pm.