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The 18th Meeting of the 29er World Council 2017

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Thursday, August 3, 2017

1 hour after protest closes Long Beach, California, USA

Agenda

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2. MINUTES OF THE 17th WORLD COUNCIL MEETING Minutes of the 17th World Council Meeting, held on the 25 July 2016 in Medemblik, NED have been previously circulated and are attached to this agenda as Attachment 1.

3. PRESIDENT’S REMARKS

4. OLD BUSINESS a. Strategic Planning Committee for 29er Equipment (ESPC)- no report b. Class Development c. Technical Committee report d. Builder’s Report

5. FINANCE a. To receive the accounts for the financial year ending 31st December 2016. See Attachment 2. b. To view the current and prior budget comparisons

6. ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL CLASS ASSOCIATIONS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

a. Appoint Chief Measurer: Barry Johnson proposed by Australian Class Association b. Officer elections. See Attachment 3.

President: - Joan Mollerus, USA, incumbent Vice President – David Price, AUS, incumbent Vice President – Thomas Moss, SWE – proposed by SWE Treasurer – David Campbell-James, GBR – proposed by GBR.

c. Resolutions. See Attachment 4

7. SPECIFICATION CHANGE PROPOSALS See Attachment 5

8. NEW BUSINESS

a. Championship rotation & schedule for next 5 years. See Attachment 6

9. TO AGREE THE DATE AND VENUE FOR THE 2018 WORLD COUNCIL MEETING 10. GENERAL DISCUSSION

At the discretion of the Chairman of the meeting. (No decisions can be made under this item)

Attachments: 1) 2016 World Council Minutes Pages 4-13

2) Financial Statements Pages 14-16 3) CVs for candidates Pages 17-19 4) Resolutions Page 20 5) Specification Change Proposals Page 21 6) Championship rotation & schedule for next 5 years Page 22


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President’s Report Joan Mollerus As we open the annual meeting of the 29er Class World Council, I must first take a moment to thank the people who have been essential to the operation of the class. Jerelyn Biehl, our Executive Director from One Design Management, is an integral and vital part of Class management and her partner, Sherri Campbell, continues to keep our finances in good order. We are grateful to them for their hard work and support. Our partnership with Zhik has flourished and we thank Zhik for its financial support of the Class as well as the World and European Championships. I am deeply appreciative of the hard work and dedication of our volunteer Executive Committee, which includes David Price, Sandra Cramer, George Stent, Barry Johnson, Rory Goodman and Chris Turner. Sandra and George are moving on to other things and we wish them the best. Ovington’s support of the Class and our sailors has been unparalled and 29er sailing is flourishing world-wide as a result of Ovington’s dedication to our skiff sailors. Finally, the volunteers at ABYC have worked tirelessly to put on this World Championship and we extend our heartfelt thanks to them. All of us know the enormous volunteer effort necessary for a successful world championship so I ask each of you to thank the volunteers you see in the boat park tomorrow. 2017 has been a year for quiet growth and strengthening for the Class. The class is healthy, robust and growing and we see growth and interest in new areas around the globe. We have seen a steady increase in the number of girls sailing the 29er and hope to build on this momentum in the coming years. The Class’s financial situation is stable and healthy, despite a projected decrease in championship fee income for 2017 and 2018. We are looking forward to working with two new members of the Executive Committee in the coming year. The Strategic Planning Committee, created at the 2016 World Council meeting, has met numerous obstacles. I have submitted a proposal to this World Council for a revised mandate for the Committee that would provide better focus and direction and allow the Class to move forward on the question of a new mast and sail plan more efficiently and with better information. Looking forward to 2018, I am excited about several new initiatives.

We have an opportunity to work with World Sailing’s Working Party for Women to explore ways in which the Class could gain approval to award a Women’s World Champion title.

We will engage the Class, its sailors and interested parties in an inaugural annual on-line survey that will allow the Class to gather information about our events, championship management, equipment and other issues relevant to 29er sailing.

We are fine tuning our system for selecting venues for our championship events, using a new online bid form and continuing with the online voting system established last year. When possible, we will coordinate our venue selection with World Sailing’s venue selection for the Youth Worlds to make more efficient and effective use of charter boat resources.

We will study our clinic program, with the help of information gathered in our survey, to devise a program that provides effective support to emerging fleets globally, including support for increased girls’ participation in the Class.

We will investigate a revision of our websites and other systems, including social media activity, all subject to cost.

Thank you for the privilege of serving as president. I am looking forward to another good year for the Class and, as always, welcome feedback and suggestions from our World Council members.

Old Business Class Development – Coaching Clinics Since approval by the 29er WC in 2013, many clinics have been held in various countries. To date, we have not had any clinics requested or scheduled.


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Technical Report Barry Johnson – Chief Measurer

Please find below a very brief note relating to the workings of the International 29er Class Technical Committee for the period June 30 2016 to 1 July 2017. Over the past the above period there have been no class rule amendments sought or submissions received that required World Council or World Sailing approval. There have been no submissions to my knowledge received by the Class seeking amendments or additions to Class Rules to be considered by the World Council at the 2017 annual meeting here in Long Beach, California USA. There are Specification Changes submissions to be put by the Copyright Holder (Julian Bethwaite) or his representative that will be presented to the World Council for consideration at the 2017 WC meeting to be held in Long Beach, California USA. Although having no voting rights it is considered by the Class Executive that Coaches input into class rules, equipment specification changes etc. are vitally important as it is the coaches who along with those equipment qualified members have the knowledge of what is best for the current sailors, future sailors and the longevity of the International 29er Class Dinghy. I am very happy to discuss any issues that may be concerning any member?

Builder’s Rep report Julian Bethwaite There are presently 4 licensed builders in the World with moulds and capability of building boats. Ovington Boats build 95% of the demand and are at full capacity, producing approximately a boat a day. They have been doing this for some time, and there is no sign of a slowdown. They have also been very active in expanding the reach of the 29er across Europe, particularly into the Eastern parts, and we have worked together supply areas further afield. Xtreme boats in Indonesia have also been active this year supplying boats to South America and locally. Rio Techna in Argentina, have been looking after the local market as have Up Marine in HK. I have little doubt that there will be increasing demand, for one of these builders to "upscale" in the next 6-12 months, possibly re-locate and due to the tyranny of distance this will be in the antipodeans. India & NZ are likely venues. FRP foils have been fully accepted and that has been particularly evident in older boats! It has been very welcomed there. In particular, my initial concern, watching small Asian girls struggling with swollen alloy 29er rudders, is a thing of the past! They are now just having fun. The new moulds have been a success, following from the 49er experience, with symmetry aiding in the simplicity of the build process, the moulded in foot rails have also reduced time and warranty, and the new trench that is being incorporated into the plugs as we speak will have an even more dramatic effect on time reduction and longevity while doing virtually exactly the same job as the scuppers they replace. You are likely to see these boats in Sanya or HK. The new spinnaker cloth (brought on by the changes to Air-Bags in VW-Audi) is also working its way through with virtually no adverse effects but we do expect to see greater longevity in the coming years from this change. Some minor changes to the existing alloy rig are being suggested to overcome the increasing cannoning that is a result of great rig tension, brought about by a new breed of sailor who are pushing the boats ever harder, this is simply evolution. Looking ahead, the only minor change forecast is a possible change in the supply of rudder stocks. This would be an extruded alloy "envelope" and milled and welded on "gudgeons". The reason for this is the reduction on the cost of milling and the ability to provide a far more accurate and significantly tougher rudder stock. Again, following on from the example of the 49er, we will see breakages in rudder stocks at some stage, given the boats are being driven harder, unless we do something. But this is not slated to start for 6-9 months. Yes, we will be doing the 49er this way also, very likely first as there is a more pressing need.


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The other significant change is the ongoing work with an all carbon rig. The data that is coming out of Austria right now, is very illuminating. Need to stress that the driving force is the inevitability of the need to switch due to a range of factors and the dramatic reduction in running costs that come from such a change. Possibly the single greatest factor in the present reduction in the real cost of campaigning a 49er. Again 5-year-old masts are being used at the very top level in the 49er. You are likely to see that rig in Sanya and HK for you to "take for a spin". Once I finish designing the rig that will all be passed over to Chris Turner for implementation. Last 2 years have been very strong, growth has been excellent, and there is every sign of this accelerating rather than slowing down. I wish you all a great championship, and look forward to seeing you in HK or around the traps!

ATTACHMENT 1

Minutes of the 16th Meeting of the World Council

August 10, 2015 The meeting was called to order at 5:40pm by European Vice President Ben Cooper, at the Plas

Heli Sailing Centre, Pwllheli, Wales.

Executive Committee members in attendance:

Joan Mollerus Treasurer USA via skype

Ben Cooper VP Europe GBR

David Price VP Australasia AUS via skype

Duncan Hepplewhite Builders Rep GBR

Arthur Allen Chief Measurer GBR

Jerelyn Biehl Executive Director

Apologies for absence: from Barry Johnson, President, Amish Ved, Member at Large, Rob

Woodbury, VP North America, Julian Bethwaite, Builders Rep., Andrej Janezik, SLO.

Representatives of the following National Associations:

Scott Siganto AUS

Leo Becker BEL

Felipe Novello BRA

Kevin Black CAN

Jacob Michelsen DEN

Eduard Rodes ESP

Fabrice Jaunet FRA

Christian Kramer GER

Clive Grummett GBR

Rory Godman HKG

Ajit Diaz IND

Joshua Camilli ITA

Marc van Dongen Sipke Schuurmans NED

Christian Kramer GER

Sipke Schuurmans NED


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David Gunn NZL

Anders Perols SWE

John Papadopoulos USA via skype

Minutes: A motion was made by David Price, seconded by Joan Mollerus to accept the minutes

from the 2014 World Council meeting as previously distributed. The motion carried

unanimously.

President’s Report: Barry Johnson (as previously distributed)

Firstly may I take this opportunity to pass on my sincere apologies for not being able to be with

you all this evening and to personally present my report. Having thought long and hard about the future of the International 29er Class in the wonderful world of our chosen sport I wish to advise you all that for the betterment of the class I will not be standing for re-election as the International 29er Class President for this coming year. I do not feel that I have done the class justice over the past 24 months due mainly to my geographic status and the slow progress of some areas within my management. My firm belief is that the Class President should come from within the Northern Hemisphere based on the following reasons, fleets, events, strong national bodies and cost. A resident of the Northern Hemisphere has at his/her “backdoor” ISAF, Euro cup and many other attributes, something that I living in Western Australia am far removed from. Yes it can be argued that with all the latest electronic variables available to us in this age that such should not make a difference but alas I believe it does. I made a personal decision not to come to the 2015 Worlds and the World Council meeting as I cannot justify the costs to the class and the event organisers who are required to outlay the required funds in order for me to be with you all,

1. Return airfares 2. Accommodation throughout the event 3. And to be a spectator at the expense of others.

Costs for running events of this magnitude are enormous and it is the teams or in most cases the parents who outlay the entry fees which incorporate a percentage to cover the above costs. I am not an advocate of a “free meal”. Looking forward the class has a few “mountains” in front of them and it will be necessary for it to work with its builders and ISAF in ensuring that the 29er retains its Youth Worlds status. Here again a Northern Hemisphere based chairperson has the quick access to those required (ISAF). To Ovington Boats (OB) I say thank you. OB has been absolutely magnificent supporters of our class and I sometimes think we just take them for granted. They are a business who like others are facing tough times but they are always there when sought by us. We are facing a downturn in new boats being built to which I am not sure why, but then so are other class builders.


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We need to further encourage growth in Asia in particular with a World Championship coming to Hong Kong. This region has a huge potential in my view, and we should tap into it now otherwise others will. Although saddened to make the decision I have I do have to look long term for the betterment class. The demands are becoming unmanageable in some cases in a sport that suffers from the lack of adequate sponsorship yet we try very hard to obtain such. In some instances we are hamstrung whereby support from others is not forthcoming. To the Class members, the World Council and the hard working members of my Executive I can only say thank you for the support afforded to me over the time I have been fortunate enough to act as your Chairman. I first began with the class in early 1999 and vividly remember the ISAF Conference in Sydney (AUS) where Julian, John Reed (the then class Secretary) and I fought long and hard to have the 29er admitted to the ISAF system as a Recognised Class. We then became after again a very hard battle an International class in 2002 and in my view have not looked back. I would ask that the Technical Committee become a little more active (Arthur I am aware of your recent personal issues and you have my condolences as such). I will continue to provide support to the TC should they feel that assistance is required from me. It would be remiss of me not to pass on sincere thanks to Charles Glover the past class President and who continues to support us very much on the ISAF Youth Worlds committee. I leave you with my best wishes and ensure you all that I will always be available to assist in way should you feel the need is there. Constitution As you would now be aware there is a submission to the World Council from the President to amend and update the current Constitution. A great deal of thought has gone into the submission and I believe the proposal will be beneficial to the class going forward. I would urge all delegates to consider and vote for the amendments as put. Office Bearers As has been written above I will not be seeking re-election for the reasons as stated. I would

again urge you all to consider the nominations and vote accordingly. Those who have offered their time I am sure will represent the class extremely well and ensure its standing within the

sailing world. I have offered to continue within the technical area should the World Council

approve my continuation in this area.

Future World and European Championships

The class will need to be careful when planning future World Championships and in particular

over the next 3 years with the ISAF Youth Worlds being already allocated to Asia/Middle East.

It is paramount that future World Championships provides a platform for ALL 29er sailors to

compete in.

It is essential that the class look at the school holiday period for both World and European

Championships.


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The Class is reliant on a good fleet of charter boats being available for those who for financial

and other reasons are unable to bring their own equipment. I would therefore ask that the World

Council consider the overall good of the class when determining future major events.

The Euro Cup continues to grow and a great deal of acclamation must go to Ben Cooper and

Ovington Boats (Duncan) for the support and enthusiasm with this format. Congratulations and a

BIG thankyou from the class.

Technical

I will leave this to Arthur to report on.

Finance Again I will leave to our

esteemed Treasurer to provide

the World Council with a

financial report.

Joan thank you for your work

over the past 12 months, I for

one value your contribution and

also the time and effort you have

provided to the class.

The Future

It will be hard but the

International 29er Class will

survive. The word transparency

has recently been mentioned

within the corridors may I say

the Executive have always been

transparent in its decision making and will continue to be so.

May I say how grateful I am to have had Jerelyn working and supporting the class. Jerelyn’ s

experience in One Design classes and her management is unquestionable and I say the class is

very fortunate to have someone of this stature with us.

Finally thank you all for your dedication to the class and your support shown towards me over

the past 24 months, I have enjoyed it and I do look forward to still being part of the 29er family

for years to come whether just helping out at the local club or providing a platform for my

grandchildren to reap some enjoyment. Best Wishes to all for a successful 2015 Worlds and for

a long and sustainable future.

Old Business

Class Development Planning: – Coaching Clinics Since approval by the 29er WC in 2013, many clinics have been held in various countries. The 29er Class is hosting a 2-day pre-Worlds clinic for developing 29er country teams and their coaches prior to racing in Pwllheli. Sailors from all these countries (except POR & HUN) are represented at the 2015 Europeans and/or Worlds.

2013 dates coach

Estonia 25-26 June Duncan Hepplewhite

Russia 29 June-July 5 Rob Partridge

Portugal 3-6 July Matt Thomas

Italy 26-27 Oct Duncan Hepplewhite


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The 29er Class office and Ovington coordinated with ISAF to have 29ers at the Emerging Nations Program (ENP) clinic in Hungary where teams from POR, LAT & CZE were able to participate. The 29er Class office and Ovington are working closely with ISAF and the YW Committee to organize a skiff clinic in Malaysia prior to the YW. Duncan Hepplewhite commented that present at the ENP in Hungary were coaches, performance managers for MNAs and sailors.

Technical Committee Report:

Sail Cloth update: Julian Bethwaite Dimension Polyant (a Germany company) is the biggest sail fabric manufacture in the world, and the base material that the 32 SCN is made from has been discontinued. Early in 2016 the availability of getting 32SCN will be severely limited. The new material being proposed, "bench tests" very well. Price-wise of the new spinnaker cloth, it can't be known yet because this live trial is critical to that process, but if it’s a better cloth and longevity is up, then bang for buck is also up. Discussion ensued on reinforcement of the clews and head to extend longevity. This will be discussed with the sailmaker. Questions on color availability and date of availability. These will be distributed following the Worlds when answers can be received. Vote to accept new spinnaker cloth: all in favor, 1 abstention.

Foil Update: Duncan Hepplewhite Discussion on the lack of availability of aluminum stock material to further produce sufficient blades for future boats. Thus the push to the GRP foils. All 2015 ISAF Youth World boats will be supplied with these blades.

Price: they will be more or less the same as the existing foils and Ovington will freeze the price until January

2017.

Testing: The blades have been tested to 260kilos of weight, which is more than the aluminum can withstand.

Repair: The new blades can be filled & fixed as opposed to the current aluminum which cannot.

Questions:

Performance: nothing noted in testing.

Adjustments: some sailors may have to add or remove packing to make the new blades fit properly

Global Availability: Julian will have to make the decision on who/how many will produce blades. Ovington

currently has 3 sets of moulds ready to go.

Construction Manual: this is considered a builders specification, which ISAF approves and then the

construction manual is updated.

Weight: foils are not currently weighed as part of the measurement process

If approved by ISAF, the Int 29er Class suggests a November 1, 2015 date for allowance. This will enable use for the Southern Hemisphere countries going into summer seasons. Vote: 25 in favor; 0 against; 10 abstentions.

Finance – Joan Mollerus, Treasurer

South Africa December 6-10 Clynton Wade Lehman

2014 dates coach

Netherlands April 30-May 4 Matt Thomas

Russia June 25-29 Rob Partridge

Czech Republic June 28-30 or July 3-6 Rob Partridge

Estonia Duncan Heppelwhite

2015 dates coach

Poland May 22-24 Pierre Baad Jensen

Hungary-ISAF ENP May 9-15 Matt Thomas


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The class is in excellent financial shape, with funds available for all usual expenditures. We are grateful to Sherri Campbell for her consistent, thorough and professional work on the finances and to Jerelyn Biehl for her thoughtful guidance and management. The fiscal year for the class runs from January 1 to December 31. The 2015 budget was approved via email in February 2015. The following notes highlight changes and additions to the budget made for 2015. 1. Championship Support: to support our regatta organizers and hosts, the class agreed to a new fee structure for

world and continental championships. If 100 or more boats register for the regatta, the class will receive $35 per entry; if fewer than 100 boats register for the regatta, the class will receive $15 per entry. As of June 29, more than 100 boats are registered for the 2015 World Championship and we anticipate that attendance at the 2015 European Championships will be similar. As a result, we anticipate that this new fee structure will not affect income in 2015. 2. Championship Support: to support our regatta organizers and hosts, the class will share with the organizers the fees charged by Regatta Network for world and continental championships. At the time of the WC meeting, we will present an estimate of those expenses for 2015. 3. One-time expense for 2015: the class purchased equipment for the electronic sign-in/sign-out system to be used

at world and continental championships. 4. Coaching clinics and development and promotion: the class increased the funds allocated to these items for

the 2015 fiscal year. As of June 30, 2015, the class has spent $23,000 on coaching clinics (over 3 years) and $107.00 on development and promotion (for 2015). 5. Surplus income: we projected a surplus of approximately $6,000 for 2015 and are on track to maintain that surplus.

Questions were entertained regarding the income & championship fees. Explanation was given later in the meeting with breakdowns for both Kiel & Kingston events and that the exchange fee was unfavorable last year resulting in a smaller income. Discussion was held over the Championship support fees charged by Regatta Network. The Executive will investigate the various programs available and their fees for analyzation and possible cost effective solution. Vote to accept 2014 Financial Statements are presented: unanimous.

Ordinary Resolutions were tabled until after Special Resolutions

Special Resolutions: Proposed by 29er President, Barry Johnson 1. Proposed changes to the 29er Class Constitution AMENDMENTS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Below please find two sets of proposed amendments to our class constitution. I put forth these slight changes to allow the class to govern more efficiently and to take advantage of opportunities to meet and vote electronically. Our goal with all of these amendments is to help the class to engage more efficiently and effectively with the needs of the organization. Proposed amendment regarding WC and Executive Committee meetings and voting Section 7 World Council Propose to add the following: 7.18 The World Council is authorized to utilize for meetings electronic/telephonic communications providing all participants can hear and participate in all communications. Section 10 Executive Committee Meetings 10.6 The Executive Committee is authorized to utilize for meetings ELECTRONIC/telephonic communications providing all participants can hear and participate in all communications. Proposed amendments regarding officers: Section 8 Officers

8.1 The World Council of the International 29er Class Association shall have the following officers: (a) President (b) 3 2 Vice Presidents, from at least two continents (c) Treasurer (d) Chairman of Technical Committee


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(e) Honorary President (f) Executive Director

Section 9 Executive Committee

9.1 The Executive Committee shall consist of the following: (a) President (b) 3 2 Vice Presidents, from at least two continents (c) Executive Director (d) Treasurer (e) 1 Member at Large elected by the World Council (f) 29erXX Representative (g) 2 representatives appointed by the Copyright Holder (h) Chairman of the Technical Committee

Add new section

9.4: The Executive Committee may appoint any subcommittees, and co-opt any person to such subcommittee as may be required from time to time to investigate any matters of interest to the Association. Vote: Proposal passed unanimously Proposed by GBR Association 2. Proposed changes to the 29er Class Rules

Reasoning: The class rules as written do not reflect current thoughts or practice as to how our boats should be

rigged, and as a consequence many would be deemed ‘illegal’ if the rules were strictly applied. The proposed

changes aim to make most current common practices legal and clarify points where ambiguity and discussion

regularly arises, while maintaining the principle of the 29er being a ‘one-design’ class.

The proposed changes are summarised below:

1) C.5.1(e) added to allow use of camera recording and race tracking equipment where permitted by NoR etc. 2) C.6.1(g) altered to refer to correct clauses 3) C.6.1(m) added to allow springs or risers of any material to hold gennaker blocks upright. 4) C.6.1(n) added to allow the use of thimbles and rings etc. to direct control lines and shock cord. 5) C.6.1(o) added to allow handles or balls to be added to the ends of control lines. 6) C.6.1(p) added to allow fitting of toe straps from suppliers other than the manufacturer. 7) C.7.5 altered to clarify that attached kicker, downhaul, and gennaker blocks are included in the hull weight. 8) C.9.6(x) altered to clarify that handles can be added to the trapeze arrangement. 9) C.9.6(xi) added to permit trapeze elastic to be directed in any way. 10) C.9.6(xii) added to permit use of calibration marks for kicker and downhaul. 11) C.9.6(xiii) added to permit use of shackle, clip, or ball for attaching halyards to sails. 12) C.9.6(xiv) added to permit a sailcloth loop to be added to retain the mainsheet close to the boom. 13) C.9.7(a) amended to acknowledge new C.6.1(n) for directing running rigging.

Discussion was held over the need to have a standard rigging guide for the 29er as delivered from the factory, led by Arthur Allen. Duncan Hepplewhite commented that Ovington used to supply this and the most likely a new one could be developed and presented. Ben Cooper commented to ask Julian Bethwaite to publish a standard rigging plan by August 31. (Date pushed to September 30). Thanks was given to Clive Grummett for the outline of changes. Vote: proposal passed unanimously.

Ordinary Resolutions

Given the new changes had been approved by the World Council, the Officers 1. Appoint Chief Measurer: Barry Johnson proposed 2. Election of Officers

a. President – Joan Mollerus b. VP - Sandra Usman - NED c. VP – David Price - AUS d. Treasurer –


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e. Chairman Technical Committee – Barry Johnson

Vote: officers passed unanimously

New Business 1. Spinnaker Cloth: Julian Bethwaite

See Technical Report

2. Submitted Resolutions Clarifying Annual European Championship – Ben Cooper, VP Europe

Reasoning: to give proper weight to the World Championship while continuing to hold annual European

Championship events.

The 29er European Championships are to be held annually. The 29er Executive and World Council feel that more weight should be placed upon the World Championship and teams should be encouraged to attend this event as the pinnacle event for the 29er Class. However, the Executive realizes that travel outside of Europe can sometimes be costly and have obstacles that make attendance difficult, such that many teams opt to remain home. The Exec proposes:

a. in years where the World Championship is held in Europe, the European Championship in that year will be a

maximum of 4 racing days in length.

b. in years where the World Championship is to be held outside of Europe, the European Championship will be

a maximum of 6 racing day in length

Discussion was held including the practice of carrying the place rather than points when going from the qualifying series to

the final series. The Resolution was tabled with a survey of sailors to be taken for their input and further recommendations to

be presented and voted upon in November with a final vote by December. In addition, a note was made of consideration if the

qualifying series is extended to the third day, leaving only one day for the final series.

A sub-committee will be created to review race documents, practice & procedures by year end.

Event Scoring Change – GBR Association Proposed Resolution: To require that the scoring for all 29er racing events and series of 29er racing events recognised by the International Class is based on the performance of a skipper:crew pairing sailing together as a team. Reasoning: Currently, in the 29er Eurocup series, the series scores are based solely on the performance of the skipper. The skipper may change their crew as many times as they wish, and they receive an overall series score based on all the events in which they participate. Conversely, a crew may change their skipper as many times as they wish, win every race they participate in, and receive no series score whatsoever. We believe this is profoundly wrong. 29er sailing is a team sport, with skipper and crew performing different but equally important roles. We believe that scoring in series recognised by the class should be based on team performance, and not on the historic but (in our view) wholly wrong view that it is the skipper who is entirely responsible for the performance of a boat. We would like to require that the scoring system of any event or series of events sailed under the auspices of the International 29er Class Association is based on the performance of a skipper:crew sailing together as a team. For the avoidance of doubt, if there is a change of either skipper or crew, then this constitutes a different team and as such this different team will receive its own separate score.

Vote: 13 in favor, 7 against, 6 abstentions. Motion passed

Event Bidding Process – GBR Association Proposed Resolution: That no International Event (such as the European or World Championship) shall be awarded without a transparent bidding and voting process in which all relevant member national associations are invited to participate

Reasoning: We are concerned by the apparent lack of process followed in awarding the 2015 European

Championships to the Netherlands, and are keen to ensure transparency over the awarding of any future World or

Continental Championship. We wish to propose the following resolution:

Before any World or Continental Championship is awarded to any venue:


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1) The Officers of the International Class Association must invite bids from all relevant National Class

Associations (“NCAs”) (e.g. all European NCAs for a European Championship, all World NCAs for a World

Championship, etc.) with sufficient time given for nations to prepare and submit a bid.

2) The Officers of the International Class Association must allow all relevant NCAs to vote for their preferred

bid after being allowed due time for consideration of the bids made.

Discussion was held and proposal passed with majority in favor and 4 abstentions.

Note: The Int 29er Class acknowledges an error in moving the European championship vote for 2017 up rather than

following the date published on the website. Spain is invited to bid for the 2020 Worlds.

Collaboration between Int Class organizations for 29ers, 49ers & 49erFX - NED Association

Proposed Resolution: Collaboration between International Class Organizations for 29ers and 49ers/FX

Reasoning: Growth of the 9er Classes as a whole. We would like to ask the International 29er Association to seek

collaboration with the 49er International Class Association in order to (further) enhance the career path of 29er sailors

into the FX resp. 49er. The ultimate goal of this collaboration should be to attract sailors to the 9er classes by

providing a clear path for progression at the sailor develops.

In the Netherlands and as far as we know also in other countries, many sailors struggle with the transition from the 29er to the FX and 49er. Barriers are that many FX regattas are only open to female teams, whereas the jump by male teams directly into the 49er is seen as too large. Also, many international regattas for the FX and 49er are at Olympic level, which makes it very difficult for teams transitioning in the FX and 49er to tag along. The Dutch 9er Class Organization represents both 29er sailors and FX/49er sailors. We have taken initiatives to establish an Eurocup circuit, likewise as organized in the 29er, with events open for male, mixed and female teams for both the FX and 49er, aimed at providing a circuit for the beginning and intermediate level. However, we feel that there are mixed opinions in the International 49er Class or at least a lack of action on their side, as the focus in the International 49er Class seems to be on events at Olympic level. In our view, this hampers the attractiveness of the 29er class if a sailor takes a longer term view on his or her development. To overcome this, it would be beneficial in our view to have a stronger cooperation between the International 29er Class and the International 49er Class. On local basis, the Dutch 9er Class is collaborating with the Royal Dutch Watersports Association. Discussion: Ben Cooper offered that it is not up to the Int 29er Class to organizer other class regattas. Collaboration with other classes is good & welcome, but the other class must coordinate their own event. Joan Mollerus encouraged organizers to work with the 49er/FX so as not to overlap events and possibly add 49er/FX courses where it makes sense. Vote: Majority in favor; 0 against, 5 abstentions. Participation of Mixed Teams to ISAF Youth Worlds – NED Association Proposed Resolution: Participation of Mixed Teams to ISAF Youth Worlds

Reasoning: Mixed Teams have presently no change to participate in ISAF Youth Worlds.

The 29er Class is ideally suited for teams that consist of mixed gender. In the Netherlands, we have many strong mixed teams that do not have the change to qualify for the ISAF Youth Worlds. In order to provide the opportunity for these teams to also sail at the highest level of competition in the 29er Class, we propose to open the male event at ISAF Youth Worlds also for mixed teams, while maintaining the female class at the same event. We acknowledge that the International 29er Class is not in the position to decide on this, however it is in the position to make a proposal for such to the International Sailing Federation.

The Dutch Association withdrew their proposal.

Reports from countries: as previously distributed and attached separately

Schedule for major events for next 5 years: as previously distributed and on the 29er.org

website

As noted above: the 2017 bidders were moved to 2018.


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29er Worlds ** the 29er Executive voted to change the 2017 & 2018 rotation so as not to conflict with the ISAF Youth Worlds

Year Rotation Venue Date bid

2015 Europe Pwllheli, GBR

Aug 8-15 approved

2016 Europe Medemblik, NED July 25-30

approved

2017 N America Long Beach, CA, USA

July 29-Aug 5 approved

2018 Aus/NZL/ Orient/SA

Hong Kong Dec/Jan approved

2019 N America 1 mo to AGM 2016

2020 Europe 1 mo to AGM 2017

2021 Europe 1 mo to AGM 2018

A comment was made that it is beneficial to have future PROs to attend and observe events.

29er Europeans

Year Venue Date Notes Date bid due bid

2015 Medemblik, NED July 17-21 South approved

2016 Tonsburg, NOR June 29-July 4 North approved

2017 Quiberon, FRA July/Aug South approved

2018 North Nov 2015

2019 South 1 mo to AGM 2016

2020 North

World Council Meeting: site and date to be determined with 2016 regatta organizers and

Executive

Other Business

New Rig: Ben Cooper explained that Julian Bethwaite has designed, built and tested a

new 2-piece carbon mast. The new rig would also need newly designed sails. David

Gunn (NZL) commented that the mast has been tested rigorously in NZL. It has allowed

bigger kids to stay in the boat longer.

The Technical Committee will work with Julian to follow the Class procedure for testing

new equipment before any vote is taken.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00pm


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ATTACHMENT 2

Financial Statements BALANCE SHEET – DEC 31, 2016

Dec 31, 16

Dec 31, 15

ASSETS

Current Assets

Checking/Savings

Checking - Union Bank 36,416

20,573

PayPal

383

5,623

Savings - Union Bank 152,057

126,699

Total Checking/Savings 188,856

152,895

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable 3,064

3,804

Total Accounts Receivable 3,064

3,804

Other Current Assets

Prepaid Expenses 1,449

2,340

Total Other Current Assets 1,449

2,340

Total Current Assets 193,369

159,039

TOTAL ASSETS

193,369

159,039

LIABILITIES & EQUITY

Liabilities

Current Liabilities

Other Current Liabilities

Due to National Associations

Due to 29er DEN 0

1,935

Due to 29er ESP 330

4,445

Due to 29er USA 214

2,629

Total Due to National Associations 544

9,009

Future Dues

Future 29er Dues 870

767

Total Future Dues 870

767

Total Other Current Liabilities 1,414

9,776

Total Current Liabilities 1,414

9,776

Total Liabilities 1,414

9,776

Equity

Opening Bal Equity 19,418

19,418

Retained Earnings 129,843

121,494

Net Income 42,694

8,350

Total Equity

191,955

149,262

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 193,369

159,038


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Income Statement – Dec 31, 2016

Jan - Dec 16

Jan - Dec 15

Ordinary Income/Expense

Income

Builder Plaques 9,600

12,000

Championship Fees

29er Entries 11,060

11,630

Total Championship Fees 11,060

11,630

Membership Dues

29er Dues 9,596

10,313

Total Membership Dues 9,596

10,313

Merchandise Sales 0

166

Royalty Sales

29er Royalty Sales 65,835

41,965

Total Royalty Sales 65,835

41,965

Shipping Fees 122

428

Total Income 96,213

76,502

Cost of Goods Sold

Merchandise 0

211

Total COGS 0

211

Gross Profit 96,213

76,291

Expense

Bank Service Charges 2,286

1,858

Championship Support 16,890

15,987

Coaching Clinic 2,411

8,018

Contract Labor 30,000

30,000

Development & Promotion 0

133

Dues and Subscriptions 293

303

ISAF Hull plaque fee 4,282

5,652

Miscellaneous 0

0

Office Supplies 50

50

Postage and Delivery 129

351

Travel

Meals 0

63

Travel to Ch'ships,AGMs & ISAF 3,284

3,634

Total Travel 3,284

3,697

Website

29er Website 1,505

1,905

Total Website 1,505

1,905

Total Expense 61,130

67,954

Net Ordinary Income 35,083

8,337

Other Income/Expense

Other Income

Interest Income 15

13

Other Income 7,595

0

Total Other Income 7,610

13

Net Other Income 7,610

13

42,693

8,350


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Approved Budget 2017

2017 Budget

2016 Actual

Ordinary Income/Expense

Income

Builder Plaques 10,000

9,600

Championship Fees

29er Entries 10,000

11,060

Total Championship Fees 10,000

11,060

Membership Dues

29er Dues 10,000

9,596

Total Membership Dues 10,000

9,596

Royalty Sales

29er Royalty Sales 50,000

65,835

Total Royalty Sales 50,000

65,835

Shipping Fees 100

122

Sponsorship 2,500

Total Income 82,600

96,213

Gross Profit 82,600

96,213

Expense

Bank Service Charges 2,000

2,286

Championship Support 16,000

16,890

Coaching Clinic 5,000

2,411

Contract Labor

Base contract fee 30,000

30,000

Sponsor fee 625

30,625

30,000

Dues and Subscriptions 300

293

ISAF Hull plaque fee 4,300

4,282

Miscellaneous 0

0

Office Supplies 50

50

Postage and Delivery 150

129

Travel

Travel to Ch'ships,AGMs & ISAF 3,000

3,284

Total Travel 3,000

3,284

Website

29er Website 2,000

1,505

Total Website 2,000

1,505

Total Expense 63,425

61,130

Net Ordinary Income 19,175

35,083 Other Income/Expense

Other Income

Interest Income 15

15

Other Income 0

7,595

Total Other Income 15

7,611

Net Other Income 15

7,611

19,190

42,694


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ATTACHMENT 3

CVs

Thomas Moss

I am 52 years old and living in Gothenburg, Sweden with my wife Ulla and my two daughters

Ida 19 and Alice 16 years old. Ida has started sailing 49erFx and Alice is sailing her first season

in 29er.

My experience in sailing is in chronological order:

Optimist

Europe Dinghy

Laser, won the Swedish champion

Flying Dutchman, Olympic campaign 1992

49er, one year

505, won the Worlds championship (2000) and the European championship (2002)

One design 14”

Big boats etc…

My experience in class associations:

Swedish FD class, secretary

Swedish One design 14”, secretary and information

Swedish 505 class, board member

Swedish Optimist class, board member

Swedish Europe dinghy class, secretary, event/race manager

Swedish 9er class, board member

I’m working at Sweden largest constructions company, as procurement manager.

I also own a company, VMG Clinic, importing boats (McLaughlin optimists) and coaching.

My skype is thomas_moss_65

Regards

Thomas Moss

Mail: [email protected]

Mob:+46733376626

Skype: thomas_moss_65

mailto:[email protected]


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David Campbell-James

Church House, Church Farm Lane, Sidlesham, West Sussex, PO20 7RE

Home tel 01243 641175 Mobile 07714 872008

Email [email protected]

PERSONAL HISTORY

Date of birth: 29/12/49 Age: 67 Married with 2 sons: Wife Jenny Mark aged 36 (Vice President with JPMorgan) Paul aged 34 (Professional America’s Cup sailor)

CAREER HISTORY

Financial/Logistics Director 1990 – July 2003

Crane Telecommunications Group Ltd

The Crane Telecommunications Group is a distributor of telecommunications equipment. Providing communication and training solutions through a channel of Resellers throughout Europe. Crane Vendor Partners include Avaya Communication, LG, NEC and Nortel

Competitions / Events Manager November 2005 – December 2010

Royal Yachting Association

Experienced major sailing championship organiser

Experienced in dealing with logistics, infrastructure and finance

Experienced at dealing with event sponsors

Experienced in dealing with all personnel involved in large regattas, on and off the water, including staff, contractors and volunteers

SAILING HISTORY

Selected for British Olympic Sailing Team in Tornado Class o 1980 Moscow/Tallinn (did not go because of Olympic boycott) o 1984 Los Angeles (finished 6th)


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International Tornado Class Treasurer for 10 years and Class Commodore of Honour

Became UK National Optimist Coach in 1994 and Class President in 2004.

Became an ISAF International Race Officer in 2005. Experienced Race Officer running many events including o National Championships for Optimists, Laser, Cadet and 49ers o World or European Championships for Laser, Cadet, 29er, 49er, International 14, Musto Skiff,

Tera, Mirror, Moth, RS:X, Techno windsurfing and Etchells o Event Director and Principal Race Officer for Skandia Sail for Gold regatta with up to 800 boats

and National Championships in Team Racing and Match Racing o Event Director for all Laser and Laser Radial Worlds hosted in UK in 2010 o Race Officer at Olympic Games in Qingdao 2008, Weymouth 2012 and the Paralympic Games in

Rio o World Match Racing Tour PRO at Argo Bermuda Gold Cup since 2007 o African Optimist Championship PRO in Tanzania 2012 o 49er Class Race Officer responsible for running and organising World and European

Championships since 2006 and now Nacra 17 Class o Principal Race Officer at the Nanjing Youth Olympics August 2014 o International Optimist Class Race Officer at the Optimist Worlds in Poland 2015, Portugal 2016

and the upcoming Worlds in Thailand and IODA PRO at the Asian Championships in Qatar 2015

Formerly member of the RYA Racing Committee

Chairman of Match Racing and Team Racing Committees responsible for organising Match Racing and Team Racing in the UK

Director / Trustee of the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy


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ATTACHMENT 4

Resolutions

17-03 – Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) Submitted by President Joan Mollerus Proposed Resolution: The Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) established by resolution at the 2016 World Council meeting shall be extended for one

year and modified as follows:

The SPC shall consist of the Class Executive Committee, and one representative of each continent.

The SPC shall review the results of the Class Annual Survey (established by separate resolution) and utilize the

results of that survey in its inquiry.

The primary objective of the SPC shall be to consider whether the Class should consider a carbon mast and new

sail plan and, if so, to set forth criteria, standards and a timetable for that consideration and to make

recommendations to the class for managing that inquiry.

The SPC shall report to the World Council its recommendations no later than July 2018.

Reasoning:

At the 2016 World Council Meeting the World Council passed a resolution to create a Strategic Planning Committee to examine the needs and evolution of the 29er for the future. That task met with multiple obstacles, including a lack of interest in serving on

the SPC as well and an overly-broad mandate. With a more specific mandate and a smaller, more dedicated committee staff, the

SPC will, we hope, be better able to meet its objectives.

17-04 – Annual Survey Submitted by President Joan Mollerus Proposed Resolution:

The International 29er Class shall conduct an annual, online survey of members and interested parties regarding the class, equipment and championship planning and management. The survey will be conducted and managed by the Executive Committee and the Executive Director. Results of the survey shall be made available to the class in a reasonable time after the survey is complete.

Reasoning:

The Class should avail itself of the opportunity to reach its members and interested parties to seek input and feedback about topics that are relevant to Class management, equipment development, and the interests of the membership. Our annual Sailor’s Forum, which takes place during the World Championship, is an important forum for our sailors, but does not allow the same depth and breadth of feedback that an online survey would achieve.


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ATTACHMENT 5

Specification Change Proposals

17-01 – Cannoning of the mast joints Submitted by Julian Bethwaite Proposed Resolution: Top-mast into mid-mast

Secure the existing sleeve into the FRP Top-mast. Method: Because it flexes, the existing sleeve moves inside the FRP laminate and there is nothing holding it (the sleeve) hard against the inside wall of the FRP, allowing the top-mast to cannon into the mid-mast. By changing the means of attachment of the trapeze wire to a t-ball fitting this will work best in terms of retro fitting, as well as going forward. By switching to a key-plate anchor, there are 4 x M5 rivets holding the alloy sleeve hard against the FRP tube. We know that 4 x M5 rivets are enough to withstand about 4 tonnes which is more than you can ever subject a 29er to. Retro fitting, the ID of a Keyplate is 8-10 mm, the hole is 8-10mm, it is accessible from the joint, it can be done easily. Even just adding 4 x M5 rivets approximating the position of a key plate above and below the existing spreader bar would dramatically alter the structural integrity of the sleeve/FRP joint. T-balls are well known, simple, cheap, there could be even a negative (as in cheaper) cost consequence of the change. Mid-mast into lower-mast The internal sleeve that is used to anchor the spreader and secure the mid-mast and lower-mast together would be lifted 20 mm, and secured as it is presently. The spreader would still be attached in exactly the same way and in addition to that in-line with the bolts attaching the spreader, approx. 20mm above the spreader add 2 x M6 MT CSK bolts going from the lower-mast, through the mid-mast and into the sleeve. They would be approx. 10mm in length. Reasoning: Over the last 5-10 years sailors have increased operational rig tensions in the 29er. We have made a

number of changes to the hulls to overcome this increase, most notably to the thwart/mast partner and the result is that more and more load is being transferred to the 8mm brass spreader bolt that secures the top mast into the Mid-mast. The walls of the Mid-mast are not coping with this extra load. We have also recently allowed the use of turnbuckles, so this problem is only going to become a greater and greater issue with time. The movement of the to-mast downwards into the mid-mast and the mid-mast into the lower mast, under increasing rig tension loads, has happened in part because the boat is being pushed harder by the latest generation of sailors and in part because of the introduction of the turnbuckles, again because the boat is now being sailed by a more determined group. The benefit will be for all sailors, there will be no change to the performance of the mast, other than the topmast won’t disappear into the mid-mast so much, the t-ball keyhole fitting won’t alter anything, its retro fit-able, it can be done by any competent mast rigger anywhere in the world. It is true that the load will be transferred to the joint between the Mid-mast and the Lower-mast, and that will also require stepping up that joint at the same time. That will not be adding any function so we can do that without requiring a spec change.

17-02 – withdrawn


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ATTACHMENT 6

NEW BUSINESS

Future Regatta Venues

Major Regatta Schedule for the next 5 years

29er Worlds

Year Rotation Venue Proposed Date bid YW dates

2017 N America Long Beach, CA, USA July 29-Aug 5 approved Dec 9-16

2018 Aus/NZL/ Orient/SA

Hong Kong Dec ‘17/Jan ‘18 approved July 14-21

2019 Europe Gydnia, POL Late July approved July 13-20

2020 Europe Bid: July 11-18

2021 Europe Bid: La Ballena, ESP

2022 Europe

29er Europeans

Year Venue Date Notes Date bid due bid YW dates

2017 Quiberon, FRA Aug 22-27 South approved Dec 9-16

2018 Helsinki, Finland 6-12 Aug North approved July 14-21

2019 Arco, ITA Aug/Sept South approved July 13-20

2020 BIDS: Weymouth, GBR Travermunde, GER (Trav. Woche)

July 25-Aug 1 July 17-26

North July 11-18

2021 South

2022 North

ISAF Youth Worlds Year Venue Date

2017 Sanya, China Dec 9-16

2018 Texas, USA July 14-21

2019 Gydnia, POL July 13-20

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