Interesting...
If representing the J/30 communitiy is measured by who has the most paid J/30 Association members then Bob's method is a way to re-district the organization. Perhaps too, Bob could suggest that Congress be re-districted and inclusive of only those that voted in the last election
I submit another perspective
I might have missed a couple when I counted but I came up with about 460 J/30's in the fleet data base.
If that number is correct then dues paying members, at 61, represent only 13.3% of the total J/30 communitiy. Re-distircting around only the dues paying one-design sailors would then make the representation of the whole even less than 13% (that assumes that not all the dues paying members race one design).
WOW!
I'm thinking that a progressive, inclusive BOG (including at-large) member would be asking - what can I do, what changes can I bring that would make the J/30 community want to join the
J/30 Class Association.
To that end, I'd be willing to bet that of the dues paying members, the majority race more PHRF than they do one-design events.
And if I'm correct - then why isn't the board asking what they can do to make PHRF and one-design more compatable
Here's a challenge to the board. Why not poll the 400 identified non-paying members and ask what it would take to get them to join. BTW, I'm not a dues paying member - but most who have read my comments on String sails know why.
Here's another suggestion - how about making another district called the Lake Erie/St.Clair District. Currently we can be represented by the Eastern Great lakes District - kind of headquatered in lake Ontario or the Western Great Lakes District - which is for the boats on Lake Michigan. If there is ever going to be any one-design racing done by the Lake Erie/Lake St. Clair boats my guess is it will be done in Lake Erie not Lake Ontario or Michigan. How about giving us our own district? I'd even pay dues and volunteer to be the representative
