C&C 35 Association of Detroit

April 12, 2000

C&C 35 Association Spring meeting minutes

Call to order @ 7:37 PM
Introductions of all present

1. Reading of Minutes from November 17, 1999 meeting
   Motion to approve, Hedges, Geraghty seconded, unanimous approval
2. Treasurers Report
    Hedges presented statements.
    Motion to approve, Hellenbart, Hedges seconded, unanimous approval
3. 2000 Regatta Schedule
    May 20 GLYC  Short
    May 27 DYC    Long
    June 2,3,4 BYC Nood Short 3 days count as 3 races
    June 16 WYC    Long
    June 24 DBC  Short
    July 8  GPSC    Long
    July 15 BYC Mackinac  Long
    Aug 12,13 GPYC  Short 2 days count as 2 races
    Aug 19 EBC    Long
    Aug 26 CSYC    Long
    Sept 9  DYC  Short
    Sept 16 BYC/GPC   Long
    Sept 23 GPYC    Long
    Sept 30 North Channel  Long
4. Short Course best 4 out 8
    Long Course best 5 of 9 Mackinac is required
    Motion to approve, Hedges, Ragan seconded, unanimous approval
5. DRYA Update
   Tenkel presented info on 2000 windward/leeward course lay out.  We share a start with the Santana 35.
    Rating sheets to be sent Geraghty in order to provide data to correct DRYA records.
6. Scoring
    Discussion of Lex McCrindles proposal for modifications to scoring.  (See attached)
    a. High point percentage scoring system - Motion to approve, Padilla, Hellenbart seconded, unanimous approval.
    b. Ties should be scored as ties. Ragan moved acceptance of paragraph b for races where times are not taken, Geraghty seconded, unanimous approval.
    c. Ties to be broken by boats with most 1st places etc. Motion to approve, McCrindle, Ragan seconded, unanimous approval.
7. Discussion of New Mackinac long course
    Review of the chart. C&C35 will participate on the shore course for the 2000 Mackinac.   Motion to approve Ragan, Hedges seconded - 6 in favor, 2 against, 1 abstention.
8. Web Site
    Bud Harrison webmaster donragan@comcast.net
    Added a boats available page
9. New Business
    NOOD representative is Jon Shefferly.  Need 8 boats registered
10. Sail inventory form passed out by Tenkel need to turn this in to Gerraghty.
11. Molded sail technology.
    Lex McCrindle requested the class review its ban on 3DL technology.  He suggested that the C&C 35 is not competitive outside of class.   The 3DL AP#1 is $3,310 vs a Pentex $2,832.  Lex asserted that the 3DL sail is as long lived as more conventional sails. - Lex McCrindle
    Hellenbart suggested that another method of leveling the playing field with non class boats was to request our rating be reviewed.  He suggested that the correct rating of our boat should be 135.
    Shefferly moved to invite sailmakers and any other persons with expertise on 3DL technology to the Fall meeting.  The membership is encouraged to gather any data they may find on this subject for the same purpose of analysis. Padilla second unanimous approval.
    Hellenbart suggested that we begin to discuss our PHRF rating.  We are not as fast as a T10 or Santana 35 yet we rate the same.  Geraghty said that he would begin to research this issue.
12. Wednesday night WYC races.  Never near the dumping grounds.  Classes will be established after the second race.  6 boats will make a class.  C&C 35's encouraged to participate.

Adjourned at 9:45

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