Present: Warren Duckworth, Aaron Holland, Paul Cone, Lloyd Kitchin, Bob White, and Nicole Shedden (non-voting member)
Secretary: Dianne Duckworth
Treasurer, Sarah Paisley
Guest: Ollie Kunz
Meeting called to order: 8:02
- July minutes: Approved
- Secretary’s Report: Dianne Duckworth
- June 2025, 489 memberships – July 2025, 494 memberships (+5)
- Requested trophy money from Sandusky. There were 75 registrants at $50.00 =$3, 750.00
- Insurance
- Thistles owned by the class need attention now. Liability for each boat is $60.00 and full insurance is $702.00
- Daycare/camp for next year needs to be decided
- Thank you’s being sent to Mark Foster, Commodore John Giordano, SSC, and Commodore David Dunn, SYC, Nancy Zangerle, Judge, and Nancy and Elaina Pignolet for the Margarita Contest Party
- Treasurer’s Report: Sarah Paisley
- January to July 2025 P&L: Total Income- $37,602.60, Net Income- -$2,135.97
- July 2025 Balance Sheet: Total Assets $143,535.29
- Veno is up and running
- First VP’s Report: Aaron Holland
- MWE
- Planning Committee: Greg Griffin (class liaison), Tommy Glenn, Aaron Holland, and Suzie Domagala, Rear Commodore, PYC
- Pensacola Yacht Club is excited to have the TCA
- MWE
- Working on trying to make it affordable. Will have tent camping and some RV hook-ups
- Asking Matt Bounds to be PRO
- Will try to get Bill Crawford as the photographer
- MWW
- Planning Committee- George Sammuals, Paul Cone, and Aaron Holland
- MBYC- would like help from the TCA with getting volunteers
- PRO- Jeff Johnson
- Phil Gordon to serve as the class liaison and Phil will coordinate with Mike Poltorak
- MBYC would like to use Vakaros for MWW (will need another variance)
- Look into initiating a special session of the GB to address a variance for using RaceSense technology for future events including Midwinters and Nationals
- 2025 Nationals: Sandusky
- Aaron would like to thank Joy Martin, John Baker, and Carol Kitchin for their help with Trophies
- Aaron will review the trophy budget with Dianne
- Will follow up with the photographer on getting the remaining pictures before the September 1, 2025, deadline for the Bagpipe
- No updates on Eugene Nationals
- Second VP’s Report: Paul Cone
- Thistle Molds
- Mold Storage is still being discussed for the Northwest and the Great Midwest molds
- Will follow up with Dave Hudson about storing molds in NY
- Thistle Molds
- Will locate the centerboard mold when he returns to Portland
- National’s Photographer-Natalie Strasser
- Received pictures for the Margarita Contest and Trophy Presentation of the top 5 and a few others
- Aaron reported we should have some sort of library for the TCA 10 to 15 photos per contract
- Bagpipe
- Allen Boat Company ad has been sent to John Duckworth
- Contacted Sailteck to inform them that the raffle for compass will be in the fall
- Third VP’s Report: Lloyd Kitchin
There were 2 requests made for the U26 program. One was made just prior to the event and the other was made on the last day of the event. Both received refunds of their registration fees.
- Chief Measurer: Bob White- No Report
- Past President’s Report: Nicole Shedden
- I am offering to help Dianne look through the boxes that Craig Smith had for the TCA Secretary. Thanks again, Craig.
- I will draft an email to Dianne to send out to all Fleet Captains with the membership poster attached
- I will pass on to the Lake Erie, DG that Dianne will handle new associate member sign-ups.
- President Report: Warren Duckworth
- Need gather information to apply for the St. Pete’s Trophy for both Sandusky and Mark Foster
- I will contact Chris Murphy regarding the St. Pete’s Trophy application process
- I will present the Vakaros Survey at the September Ex Com meeting
- Need to revamp last year’s survey for this year’s Nationals for consistency
- Consulting with Blair to create a simple survey about one fleet versus two fleets at Nationals
- Old Business
- New Business: None
- Next ExCom Meeting: Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 8:00 PM (ET)
- Adjourned 10:32 pm (ET)
