Executive Meeting Minutes October 14, 2025

Present: Aaron Holland, Chris Murphy, Paul Cone, Wheeler Sutton, and Dave Hudson

Parliamentarian: Joy Martin

Secretary: Dianne Duckworth

Treasurer: Sarah Paisley

Meeting called to order: 8:01 PM ET
August minutes: Motioned and approved and September minutes: Motioned and approved
Secretary’s Report: Dianne Duckworth
1. August 2025, 511 and September 2025, 516; September 2024 the membership was 573
Treasurer’s Report: Sarah Paisley
1. January to September 2025 P&L: Total Income- $44,353.60, Total Expenses- $49,729.31
2. September2025 Balance Sheet: Total Assets $143,120.70
3. Draft budget has been submitted to the ExCom for approval
4. Hoping to increase income by:
  1. Budget trophy amount for Nationals at 60 boats
  2. Increase Associate Memberships

First VP’s Report: Chris Murphy
1. MWW and MWE
  1. I need to introduce myself to the MWW committee and join the meetings
  2. Will be meeting with Tommy Glenn to receive updates on meetings and plans for MWE
2. Nationals: Eugene group meeting monthly
Second VP’s Report: Paul Cone
1. New Bagpipe out from 9/1 deadline; next deadline 11/1
2. Website and GB group updated with new members.
  1. Working on website speed tweaks
  2. Working on posting a Key Event Management Plan.
3. Mold (builder) Committee met
  1. GMW/Beacon molds have been purchased from Beacon and moved to Saratoga (thank you Dave Hudson!)
  2. Working on a survey to ask the Class what they want in the new boat building process; will be meeting again 10/22.
4. Helping with MWW planning.
Third VP’s Report: Wheeler Sutton
1. Spoke with Aaron earlier last week about social media teams
2. Planning to connect with Aaron/Paul re: opportunities for social media / photography at chevron events
3. Planning to connect with Lloyd Kitchin to see where he left things and where I can pick up

Chief Measurer: Dave Hudson
1. Attended the Mold Committee meeting
2. Spent time with Bob White at Sandusky’s Nationals to see how measurement of boat was working
Past President’s Report: Warren Duckworth
1. Pete trophy application for Sandusky was not submitted from Sandusky Sailing Club.
2. Sending Vakaros Survey results to ExCom
3. Nationals Survey for 2025 will be sent out to all National’s participants.
President Report: Aaron Holland
1. Welcome the new officers, 1^st VP, Chris Murphy, 3^rd VP, Wheeler Sutton, and CM, Dave Hudson
2. Nominations motioned and seconded
  1. Treasurer – Sarah Paisley- motioned, seconded and approved
  2. Secretary – Dianne Duckworth-motioned, seconded and approved
3. Scott Griffin has accepted the position as the Amendment Chair for 2026
4. Aaron called for a Special Governing Board Meeting to discuss CMR 78 exception allowing for digital OCS notification/detection for regattas in 2026. The meeting will be on November 5, 2025, at 8:00 PM ET on Zoom.
5. Aaron motioned to create a committee to draft a digital race management amendment.
  1. Members are Greg Griffin, Phil Gordon, and seeking a third member.
  2. Motion was seconded – voted and approved
6. Looking for 2 new RVP’s: Great Lakes and Atlantic Coast
7. Working on Trophy Keepers procedures
8. Developing Coach TCA rebrand Charter
Old Business
1. Endowment Committee
  1. Blair Dryden has agreed to join the committee
  2. Jess Murphy agreed to Chair the committee

Blair is looking at institutions and accounts to recommend to the committee so we may place our funds

The Committee is considering taking a more active role in overseeing the active class strategic initiatives. Is this something the ExCom would be comfortable in delegating to the Endowment Committee?
The Endowment committee would still be accountable to the ExCom but would be looking more at the future of the class based on the strategic initiative in the class list. The ExCom seems to be mostly focused on the daily / short term operations of the TCA at this time.

Boat Grant Committee: Warren has received a few names for possible committee members. He will start making contact to see who may be interested.

New Business:
1. Aaron announced available dates from North Cape for the 2027 Nationals: Dates will be August 10-14, 2027 with grounds available starting 8/6/27. Seeking official bid.
2. ExCom needs to decide and vote on cost of a Hubcap Plaque for members to purchase
3. Review what we charge boat builders to pay for obtaining boat numbers for Thistles and determine what boat numbers have been sold and built
Next ExCom Meeting: Tuesday, November 11th, 2025, at 8:00 PM (ET)
Adjourned 9:33 pm (ET)