This notice is to make the J/30 Class aware that the J/30 Board of Governors will meet via teleconference on Thursday 5 May 2011 at 7:00pm Eastern time.

This notice provides an opportunity for class members to contact their District Governor's in advance of the meeting so suggested topics may be placed on the agenda. If you have a topic that you would like addressed, please contact your district governor and provide supporting information.

District Governor's - please provide any topics you would like to discuss to Dave and me via email no later than 12 April. We will consolidate the request and publish the agenda shortly after that date. The agenda and call in information will be posted in the Board of Governors Business Forum.

The following standard BOG agenda topics will be included in addition to others proposed by District Governor's

• District Election Status with welcome and introduction of new Governors
• Brief update by each of District Governors
• J/30 Dues status
• Class Association finance status
• 2011 J/30 North American Planning Status
• Chief Measurer report
• Scheduling of next meeting at Annapolis YC on Thursday 15 Sept 2011 (NA Host Club)
• New Business

Minutes from BOG Meeting

The J/30 Board of Governors held a teleconference meeting 7-8:50 pm East Coast time Thursday 5 May.

The following is the BOG participation status:

Position - Name (forum name) - Participation status
Co-President - Bill Kneller (Rhapsody #348)- Yes
Co-President - Dave Erwin (David Erwin) - Yes
Immediate Past President/LIS District - John McArthur (John McArthur) - No
Immediate Past President/Treasurer - Carl Sherter (Carl Sherter) - No
Governor at large - Dennis Bartley (D. Bartley) - No
Class Measurer - Charlie Stoddard (cstoddard) - Yes
Governor at large - Bob Rutsch (Bob Rutsch) - Yes
J/Boats Representative - Rod Johnstone - Yes
SNE District - Mark Rotsky (mjr)- Yes
NNE District - Luke Buxton (Luke Buxton) - Yes
Chesapeake District - Ron Anderson (ronanderson) - Yes
Carolinas District - Randy Boyles (RocketJ) - Yes
Southeast District - Graeme Nichol (Skimmer) - Yes
Gulf Coast District - Ken Buhler (kbuhler) - Yes
Pacific NW District - Don Mille (Vampire) Yes & Grady Morgan (gmo) - Yes
Western Great Lakes District - Dell Todd (311 Temptation) - Yes
Eastern Great Lakes District - Dan Mather (Crusader586) - Yes
California District - Shawn Ivie (frictionloss) - no

BOG Phone Conference Meeting Agenda:

The following BOG agenda topics were discussed

• District Election Status with welcome and introduction of new Governors
• Brief update by each of District Governors
  • PNW (Grady Morgan) - Has two active fleet concentrations in Seattle area and Canada. Good communications on forum has built up interest.
  • Gulf Coast (Ken Buhler) - 9 boats active on Lake Ponchartrain. Recent regattas held / planned include Leukemia Cup, GOYC, Ocean Racing, Pensacola race. Discussion on holding Midwinters.
  • Western Great Lakes (Dell Todd) - Some pockets of J/30 distributed means most racing is PHRF. A 30 foot class comprised of J/30 and S2 9.1 provides race opportunities. A schedule of races is planned to include Chicago, Holland, Milwaukee, Muskegon.
  • Southeast District (Graeme Nichol) - Most the J/30s are cruising not racing. Two of four boats left the Jax area.
  • Eastern Great Lakes (Dan Mather) - 3 J/30's from Oswego will be sailing to Western Lake Ontario, Youngstown, NY and Port Credit, Ontario near Toronto area for the Levels and LYRA Regattas
  • Carolinas (Randy Boyles) - Carolina boats distributed between the Lakes and the Coast - no real critical mass for J/30 OD racing. Randy is reaching out to communicate with J/30 owners.
  • Northern New England (Luke Buxton) - Meeting in April with 8 boats represented. Created a race schedule that includes both north shore and south shore of Mass Bay. Using NOOD in Marblehead as draw. Many boats racing PHRF. Want to coordinate with SNE for 2012 race in Buzzards Bay area.
  • Southern New England (Mark Rotsky) - Narragansett Bay OD active with 6 boats. Six races scheduled in OD format. Successful annual meeting in April with an open discussion on tech and maintenance issues. The 2013 North American organizing committee has been stood up.
  • Chesapeake (Ron Anderson) - 14 J/30s were on the line for the NOOD with Bebop taking the honors. Active Weds night OD racing out of Annapolis YC with 10 boats. 2011 NA preps well underway
• J/30 Dues status - 60 people paid to date with increased participation up from last year
• Class Association finance status - Carl Sherter emailed that we have approximately $7000 in the bank plus $2096.77 in the PayPal account. The NA trophy's have been ordered - bill is $1500.
• 2011 J/30 North American Planning Status - Scheduled 16-18 Sept at AYC. Measurement 14/15 Sept. Draft NOR should be done next week. AYC will host the regatta web site. Ron to send the link to Bill & Dave so the J/30 links can be updated. A discussion on loaner boat availability. Dave Erwin agreed to post a forum topic to determine what would incentivize people to provide loaner boats.
• Chief Measurer report
  • Alternate Mast Supplier - Charlie recommended that JSI be approved as an alternate source for replacement masts. He will send the link to J/Boats so that they can provide approval. A discussion on the spreader angle resulted in Rod commenting that the spreaders when initially installed should be swept back 15 degrees.
  • The Rig-Rite jib box assembly was recommended as an approved alternate to the original design that is no longer made. Rod commented that the location of the head stay attachment should be in the same position on the mast. Measurements will be taken of existing masts to confirm the dimensions.
  • Charlie Stoddard to provide the final class rules wording for the changes above and post on the forum at least 30 days before the next BOG meeting so a formal vote can be taken.
• Scheduling of next meeting at Annapolis YC on Thursday 15 Sept 2011 (NA Host Club) - Ron Anderson will provide a time and location so it can be coordinated with the NA scheduling.
• New Business - Discusiions on the mainsail material were initiated by Dell Todd based on a forum post by Russ Atkinson. The following resulted from the discussion
  • Bill Kneller to post a poll in BOG forum open through the end of May. The poll will ask each district to vote on whether main sail material restrictions should be lifted with a specified minimum weight
  • Minimum weight of finished sails (less battens) should be obtained for existing dacron mains, and what sail makers would recommend for minimum weight of unrestricted materials. (Action by end of May Kneller - North, Stoddard - Quantum, Buxton - Doyle)
  • Charlie Stoddard to consolidate inputs and provide proposed wording for potential main sail cloth changes so a BOG vote can be taken in July. Any proposed changes would not take effect until just before the 2012 NAs