All, We are working on a plan for a meeting in Bristol sometime in Feb. Probably the 5th. Will follow up when scheduled. Just a heads up.
Mark

Come join us at the Herreshoff Marine Museum on Friday 5 February at 6:30pm for a tour, pizza and to socialize for the J/30 Southern New England annual meeting. An Evite Invitation was sent out to owners in the SNE District. Please reply to the Evite Invitation so we can plan the right amount of food & drink.

Event details: J/30 Southern New England District (Chatham, MA to & including Mystic, CT)
**Date & Time: Friday 5 February 2010, 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Arrive at 6pm and tour the museum before the meeting

**Location: Herreshoff Marine Museum, 1 Burnside Street (Bristol, RI)
Directions: http://www.herreshoff.org/visitor_info.html

Meeting Agenda
1. Museum Tour, Welcome & Introductions - Bill Kneller & Mark Rotsky
2. Treasurer's Report - John Howell
3. Class Membership Discussion - Bill Kneller
4. Report from J/30 Governors Meeting held 1 Oct 2009 - Bill Kneller
5. Narragansett Bay 2010 J/30 One Design & PHRF opportunities - Charlie Stoddard
6. Discussion on 2010 J/30 North American Championship - Bill Kneller
7. Elections (SNE District Governor, Fleet Measurer, Secretary, Treasurer) - Bill Kneller
8. Questions and Open Discussion
9. Raffle & Prizes (Courtesy of Hall Spars and West Marine) - Kathy Rotsky
10. Adjourn & Socialize (Pizza and beverages will be provided and the bar will be open (not to be confused with an "open bar")
Suggested donation for Museum $10 or whatever you feel is appropriate

Please join us! RSVP via the online Evite (preferred), e-mail Mark_Rotsky@raytheon.com or phone Kathy & Mark Rotsky 508.675.6197 at home. When you RSVP please provide the following:
1. The number of people if you plan to attend to plan for Pizza
2. If you are interested in being considered for any of the elected positions

Minutes from the 5 February SNE Annual Meeting held at Herreshoff Marine Museum

See pictures on the Photo Forum

Attendees:
Sheila C. #30 - Arthur Smith & Jeanine Deveau
Jeanie #63 - Bob Cullen
Good News #175 - John Howell, John Cavanagh, David Greenhalgh
simply sailing #210 - Clifford Kurz
Falcon #229 - Charlie Stoddard
Wicked #323 - Dwight McMillan, Gus Kreuzkamp
Rhapsody #348 - Bill & Cindy Kneller
Breezin #409 - Bruce Underhill
Nemesis #435 - Mark & Kathy Rotsky
Waltzing Matilda #456 - Bill Veno, Ron Ricci
Azimuth #473 - Richard Murphy

Other crew members attending: Tom Garfield, Lauren Hollander, Phil Moore, Tom Welsh, Greg Dillon, Roland Desrochers, Jeff Schwarz, Michael Sever

Herreshoff Museum Host: Jon Goff

Pizza & Beverages served while people had a chance to tour the museum before and after the meeting.

Treasurer's Report - John Howell

• $1,775.09 - Starting Balance Jan 1, 2009
• $ 257.17 - Expenses: $217.17 Coast to Coast Jackets for 2008 NA Volunteers, $40 Mark Rotsky 2008 NA Plaque for Bristol YC
• $ 0.22 - Income (interest)
• $1,389.14 - Ending Balance 31 Dec 2009 (Rotsky check never cleared)

Dues for 2010 will remain at $0.00

J/30 Class Membership - Bill Kneller
A presentation about the benefits of class membership was provided. Emphasized that the J/30 Class Website at j30.org is a great resource for everyone. Everyone was reminded that class support is encouraged through membership and dues. Annual dues are $50, and can be paid online.

J/30 Board of Governor's Report - Bill Kneller
A summary of the 1 Oct 2009 BOG meeting with topics discussed and votes taken was provided. Individuals desiring more detailed information were directed to the posting on the forum with the meeting minutes

One Design & PHRF Race Opportunities - Charlie Stoddard
A review of the NBYA race schedule was provided. The following events are designated as J/30 SNE One Design:

• 5 June 2010 - RI Leukemia Cup
• 19 June 2010 - NBYA Governor's Cup
• 24 July - NBYA Top Gun Regatta

2010 J/30 North Americans - Bill Kneller
A discussion about the upcoming NAs in Marblehead Aug 6-8 2010. The opportunity for a cruise on the way up and back was discussed. Also opportunities for crewing, providing loaner boats, and signing up for the social events. A poll of potential boats racing included: Rhapsody, Nemesis, Falcon, Wicked, Jeanie, and Good News. Good News could be a potential loaner boat.

SNE District Elections
A slate was proposed for elections, and nominations opened. A motion was made to accept the slate as proposed and have the secretary cast one vote to approve. This was approved unanimously.

• SNE District Governor - Mark Rotsky (Nemesis #435)
• Secretary - Kathy Rotsky (Nemesis #435)
• Treasurer - John Howell (Good News #175)
• Fleet Measurer - Charlie Stoddard (Falcon #229)

Congratulations to Mark Rotsky, the new SNE District Governor, and to those relected as SNE District Officers.

Questions & Open Discussion

• Mainsail Material
• Spinnaker Weight
• LNG Tanker proposal in Narragansett Bay
• Rocky Point Park preservation

Raffle - Kathy Rotsky

• Lifesling courtesy of West Maine Newport - Richard Murphy (Azimuth #473)
• Spinnaker Halyard courtesy of Hall Spars- John Howell (Good News #175)
• Mens & Womans' perfumes courtesy of Kathy Rotsky - 6 others

The meeting was adjourned with additional beverages finished off.

Hey Mark:

Thanks for the quick turnaround on the minutes of the meeting. Looks like a good turnout. And, congratulations on the election as District Gov.

As soon as the weather breaks, I hope to start working on Mmmmm. No new sails this year...maybe next year, we'll see.

Best regards to Kathy. If I would have known that there was perfume in the raffle, I definitely would have attended!!!

Take care.

Bob Rude

Hi Mark -

Sorry I could not get down to the museum for the class meeting. I just wanted to report that the Arbella team is gearing up for the North Americans and we are adding a new J/30 to the Marion fleet. Now we are two! The new owner is David Corkery (david.corkery@cbre-ne.com). It looks like our best racing will still be under PHRF, but we are looking forward to the summer.

Bill