Present: Warren Duckworth, Aaron Holland, Paul Cone, Lloyd Kitchin, Bob White, and Nicole Shedden (non-voting member)
Treasurer: Sarah Paisley
Secretary: Dianne Duckworth
RVP and DG: Stan Smith DG (SCAL)
Meeting called to order: 8:07 PM
December meeting minutes: Motioned and approved
President announces that Mike Ingham would like 5 minutes at the February ExCom meeting on February 11
Secretary’s Report: Dianne Duckworth
2025 Membership up to date: 207 / 2024 Membership on January 9: 174
2024 Membership report: Total memberships 586
Associate -45; Active -353; Family-117; Contributing- 14; Sustaining- 20; Sandy Douglass- 3; Youth Members 26; and
FYF 8
Received check for trophies from Tom’s River $3,430.00
Treasurer’s Report: Sarah Paisley
January to December P&L: Total Income- $128,993.60, Net Income- $75,336.49
December P&L: Total Income- $1,338.00, Net Income- $ -4,607.60
December 2024 Balance Sheet: Total Assets $145,471.26
Sarah is still trying to separate the Operating Funds and Endowment Fund accounts for more clarification
Sarah asked us to clarify what companies will get to advertise in the Bagpipe
2025 Budget: ExCom will review and vote by email
Sarah is still trying to separate the Operating Funds and Endowment & G&P Fund accounts for more clarification
It looks like there will be a deficit; we will know for certain once the proposed budget shows only Operating Funds. The
group discussed how to fix the possible deficit for both this year and future years.
Ideas to increase membership to reduce the deficit: encourage all crew sailing sanctioned TCA regattas to become a
member; look at increasing membership fees for 2026 (Increase Active, Family, Contributing, and Sustaining. Lower the
Associate membership)
First VP’s Report: Aaron Holland
Nationals 2026 in Eugene, OR meetings going well, will need a NOR
Nationals 2025 in Sandusky, OH meetings going well.
Working on securing sponsors.
Discussing RaceSense and will make two budgets. One budget for using RaceSense and one budget for not using
RaceSense for 2025 Nationals.
Interdistrict Dates: ACC’s June 28,29; PCC July 12,13; Southern region in mid-July; Great Lakes- Craig Koschalk is
having trouble with finding a venue
Regionals – trying to keep them from being in conflict.
Second VP’s Report: Paul Cone
Looking into advertising online vs. Bagpipe
Continuing to work on issues with website while updating
Third VP’s Report: Lloyd Kitchin
Lloyd asked Sarah for $ in the G&P Fund. Promote Youth membership on TCA website.
Dianne will send a list of all Youth Members from 2024.
G&P could help to pay for social media
Chief Measurer: Bob White
Working on compiling a list of what to measure at MWW and MWE
Past President’s Report: Nicole Shedden
Mini hubcaps for Nationals top 5
Got mold from Larry Liggett; thanks to Mike McBride and Warren.
Connected Metalcraft Solutions and Warren and Dianne via email to do mold pass-off. Will give Metalcraft one of
the wooden plaques made by Larry Shedden. Will need to ask the top 5s from the past decade (plus) if they’d like
to buy one – and decide what to charge.
Sailmaker educational webinars: Paul and I met to discuss how we could fit this into a bigger offering to meet
what the sailmakers are looking for.
President Report: Warren Duckworth – None
Old Business
Key Event Management Plan
Documents are under peer review.
NRC Documents: still working to get documents from other members
When posting Key Event on website it needs to be TCA branded and watermarked
Next ExCom Meeting: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 8:00 PM (ET)
Adjourned 10:08 PM (EST)
