2019
Venue: Southwold Saturday 8th June 2019
Agenda
1) Absence apologies
2) Chairman's report
3) Treasurers report
4) Future events: 2021 Europeans Denmark
5) Class rules amendments
6) Committee election: Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Representatives: Northern, Midlands, Southern and Eastern.
7) AOB
2017
MINUTES OF THE 2017 A.G.M. OF THE JAVELIN ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN
December 2017
Present: C.Sagar, B.Dixon, J.Meachen, G.Brown, N.Reid, R.Smith, K.Partington-Smith, A.Cross, R.Fisher.
Apologies for absence: B.Earl, B.Fisher.
1 Minutes of the 2016 AGM had been circulated after the meeting.
2 Matters arising-nothing of note and some matters would be considered as agenda items where relevant.
3 Chairman’s report. A steady year with most of the regular venues and sailors returning.The Europeans in Holland was again considered a highlight and it falls to the British Association to organise the 2018 event.
4 Treasurer’s report. We remain solvent and have had no major expenses beside the affiliation fee to the RYA.Account balances of £618.73 in the current account and £1657.53 in the reserve account.
5 Secretary’s report. Very much business as usual, noting with some regret that a number of Javelin sailors are not members of the Association.
6 Election of committee.
• Chairman Neil Reid Proposed by Andy Cross Seconded by Geoff Brown
• Treasurer Brian Dixon Proposed by Cliff Sagar Seconded by Neil Reid
• Secretary John Meachen Proposed by Neil Reid Seconded by Andy Cross
• Northern Rep Geoff Brown Proposed by Andy Cross Seconded by Richard Smith
• Eastern Rep Ben Fisher Proposed by Richard Smith Seconded by Brian Dixon
• Midlands Rep Brian Earl Proposed by John Meachen Seconded by Brian Dixon
• Southern Rep David Earl Proposed by Richard Smith Seconded by Neil Reid
• In addition Richard Fisher would be acting as Paul Wright’s representative,Kathryn Partington-Smith as trophy coordinator, Cliff Sagar as boat finder and Matthew Botfield as webmaster. There being no contested positions, the nominees were elected en-bloc.
7 2018 Events.
The usual popular venues will hopefully return to the calendar,with strong support for Carsington,Glossop and Southwold. Rutland seems to have become less popular since it moved to very late October and Felixstowe in September was mentioned as a possibility.Other events we would like to support outside the Open Meeting network include the Dam to Dam at Kielder,the St George’s Pursuit at Glossop and the Triple B at Buckenham.
Europeans: After considering the options available and the enthusiastic support of our European friends Carnac was selected and negotiations are ongoing.Details of campsites and ferry deals to be sought and circulated.The possibility of using our cash reserves to ease the burden of British boats travelling to Europe in our “home” year was raised and will be considered at the next committee meeting.
8 Online Presence. It was felt that Matthew Botfield has created an appealing and dynamic website and should be encouraged to continue his endeavours. Facebook seems to be a popular forum for discussion and it was felt that we ought to appoint a group of moderators to eliminate the possibility that a single moderator should be indisposed or unavailable. Andy Cross proposed a motion that the group should be drawn from the committee and suggested the Chairman, webmaster and a regional Rep.Richard Fisher seconded the motion, which was carried.
9 AOB. Work needed to find missing trophies and log current holders.
December 2017
Present: C.Sagar, B.Dixon, J.Meachen, G.Brown, N.Reid, R.Smith, K.Partington-Smith, A.Cross, R.Fisher.
Apologies for absence: B.Earl, B.Fisher.
1 Minutes of the 2016 AGM had been circulated after the meeting.
2 Matters arising-nothing of note and some matters would be considered as agenda items where relevant.
3 Chairman’s report. A steady year with most of the regular venues and sailors returning.The Europeans in Holland was again considered a highlight and it falls to the British Association to organise the 2018 event.
4 Treasurer’s report. We remain solvent and have had no major expenses beside the affiliation fee to the RYA.Account balances of £618.73 in the current account and £1657.53 in the reserve account.
5 Secretary’s report. Very much business as usual, noting with some regret that a number of Javelin sailors are not members of the Association.
6 Election of committee.
• Chairman Neil Reid Proposed by Andy Cross Seconded by Geoff Brown
• Treasurer Brian Dixon Proposed by Cliff Sagar Seconded by Neil Reid
• Secretary John Meachen Proposed by Neil Reid Seconded by Andy Cross
• Northern Rep Geoff Brown Proposed by Andy Cross Seconded by Richard Smith
• Eastern Rep Ben Fisher Proposed by Richard Smith Seconded by Brian Dixon
• Midlands Rep Brian Earl Proposed by John Meachen Seconded by Brian Dixon
• Southern Rep David Earl Proposed by Richard Smith Seconded by Neil Reid
• In addition Richard Fisher would be acting as Paul Wright’s representative,Kathryn Partington-Smith as trophy coordinator, Cliff Sagar as boat finder and Matthew Botfield as webmaster. There being no contested positions, the nominees were elected en-bloc.
7 2018 Events.
The usual popular venues will hopefully return to the calendar,with strong support for Carsington,Glossop and Southwold. Rutland seems to have become less popular since it moved to very late October and Felixstowe in September was mentioned as a possibility.Other events we would like to support outside the Open Meeting network include the Dam to Dam at Kielder,the St George’s Pursuit at Glossop and the Triple B at Buckenham.
Europeans: After considering the options available and the enthusiastic support of our European friends Carnac was selected and negotiations are ongoing.Details of campsites and ferry deals to be sought and circulated.The possibility of using our cash reserves to ease the burden of British boats travelling to Europe in our “home” year was raised and will be considered at the next committee meeting.
8 Online Presence. It was felt that Matthew Botfield has created an appealing and dynamic website and should be encouraged to continue his endeavours. Facebook seems to be a popular forum for discussion and it was felt that we ought to appoint a group of moderators to eliminate the possibility that a single moderator should be indisposed or unavailable. Andy Cross proposed a motion that the group should be drawn from the committee and suggested the Chairman, webmaster and a regional Rep.Richard Fisher seconded the motion, which was carried.
9 AOB. Work needed to find missing trophies and log current holders.
