[J22-Fleet 1] **Notice of Vote - Ballot Attached - April 29/2007 - 12pm (noon) Voting Deadline**

[Michael Bowers]

I have to echo some of Pat's comments.  Unfortunately I was not at the
fleet meeting where these ideas were discussed.

I view items 1 and 2 to be contradictory to the intent of item 3.  I
also think there is an assumption that there HAS to be average points
awarded.  There are not currently average points (that I know of) and
this should also be an option to vote for.  

For item 3, my assumption is that the Fleet Captain would have the
option to de-classify a scheduled champ race because 1 or more boats
that are vieing for the fleet championship have gone off to race at a
North American or World Championship and represent our club and fleet
at a highly visible event.  This or a natural disaster, in which case I
hope people would be more concerned for their family and property than
the standing in a fleet race, are the only reasons I could see for the
fleet captain to assert this athority.

If a race is declassified, there would be no reason to award average
points.  

I do not think it makes sense at the begining of the season to not
schedule a champ race against a NA's or World's however, since there is
no gaurantee that a member of our fleet will go, or if they do,
neccessarily care about their standing in the series.  I think it makes
sense in this situation for the fleet captain to take the apporpriate
action.

Unless I'm completely missing the point?  Was there another reason for
item 3 on this list?  The situation last year at the end of the season,
in my mind, would have fallen under the guise of a NA's and would have
been to the discresion of the fleet captain to de-classify because most
of the fleet was still reeling from hosting the NA's.

Despite my views, I still laud the attempt to get this stuff down on
paper and presented and voted on by the fleet.  Please don't take my
comments as an attempt to create chaos.  I still think it is a better
idea to have a rule that we can work with than to have random musings
and no basis for direction.

Mike


--- Pat Kabris <pkabris at xtra.co.nz> wrote:

> Were these rules discussed and made by motion at an open forum (fleet
>  
> meeting) as they should be??     These options seem to imply that  
> there are no other choices.   Who was the author??
> 
> I think the option for a Fleet Captain to act as his/her discretion  
> on which races may be counted is far too broad with no apparent  
> limitations.  This may be appropriate under some circumstances but  
> not as a 'carte blanche' policy.
> 
> And the email I received does not bylaws attached.
> 
> Cheers,
> Pat Kabris
> 
> 
> On Apr 16, 2007, at 3:45 PM, George wrote:
> 
> > Notice of Vote
> > Official Ballot - Fleet # 1 Bylaws
> > Voting Deadline - April 29/2007 – 12pm (noon)
> >
> > Attached please find Notice of Vote/Official Ballot and J22 Fleet #
>  
> > 1 Bylaws documents.  We are voting on 3 issues within the newly  
> > adopted J22 Fleet # 1 Bylaws - see attached and below.
> >
> > Rules and Eligibility:
> > For the purposes of voting on the Bylaws or Elections, each boat  
> > shall be entitled to one vote and may designate a proxy.  A ballot 
> 
> > shall be distributed to all Voting Members via email and/or in  
> > person 14 days prior to the election or voting date.  No votes will
>  
> > be accepted after the voting deadline as set by the fleet captain. 
>  
> > A simple majority shall carry the decision.  All votes shall be  
> > tabulated by the J22 Fleet #1 Captain.
> > Modifications to these by-laws may be proposed by any Voting Member
>  
> > and voted on at the annual meeting only.  A majority of Voting  
> > Members or their proxies must have responded to the vote to approve
>  
> > a change.
> >
> > Voting Deadline:
> > This election is being conducted via email.   Notice of Vote/ 
> > Election and Ballot will be distributed by email.  All ballots  
> > shall be returned to the Fleet Captain no later that April 29, 2007
>  
> > at 12:00pm (noon).  Any Voting member that is unable to return your
>  
> > ballot via email may contact the Fleet Captain to make special  
> > arrangements to deliver your ballot.  All ballots are due by April 
> 
> > 29, 2007 at 12:00pm (noon) - no exceptions.
> >
> > Contact:  For information contact George Hansen, e-mail  
> > george at pcspeed.com or phone (612) 940-2702
> >
> > Official Ballot:
> >
> > Place a capital “X” next to the option you are voting in favor of. 
>  
> > Please fill out the bottom of the ballot completely.
> >
> > Average Points -
> > _____Option #1 –
> > o        Average points shall only be awarded for International or 
> 
> > National sanctioned J22 events (Worlds & North Americans).
> > o        Average scores will count for Fleet Season Championship  
> > Series purposes only, not individual series
> >
> > _____Option #2 –
> > o        Average points shall be awarded for regattas that have a  
> > stated J22 class, racing as one-design.
> > o        No more than five average scores will be given to one  
> > yacht within a calendar season.
> > o        Average scores will count for Fleet Season Championship  
> > Series purposes only, not individual series
> >
> >
> > Calculating Average Points
> >
> > _____Option #1 –
> > o        Average points shall be calculated based on RRS A10(a).   
> > Points equal to the average, to the nearest tenth of a point, of  
> > her points in all the races in the series (A, B, C, G, T, M & MYC  
> > Champ series) except the race in question.
> > _____Option #2 –
> > o        Average points shall be calculated based on RRS A10(b).   
> > Points equal to the average, to the nearest tenth of a point (0.05 
> 
> > to be rounded upward), of her points in all the races of that  
> > series (A, B, C, G, T, M & MYC Champ series) before the race in  
> > question.
> > Fleet Captain Option
> > ·         The Fleet Captain may at his or her discretion designate 
> 
> > races as non-championship races for certain events.
> > _____YEA
> > _____NAY
> >
> > J22 Hull #:                              Voting  
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> > <J22 Fleet # 1 Bylaws - Final.doc>
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