NETS North East Trailer Sailors
Holiday Party,
Saturday, Dec 9, 2006
Home of Pam and Bruce Foshay, Bedford, NH
At least 70 members present(not all signed sign-in
sheet):
Millie
and Paul Seeberg of ‘Mildred Rose”
Karen
and Al Hill of “Karamal”
Ed Goodhue of “Dophin”
Tony DiStefano of “The Beep”
Bill and Jeannie Brock of
“Zussamen”
Nancy and Harry Sechman of
“At Ease”
Jack & Rani Chadowitz of
“Zemer Hayam”
Janice and Herb Clifford of
“Janice Lauslie”
Mark Starin of “Serenity”
Barbara Garland of “Whale”
Terry and John O’Conner of
’93 Classic
Ken Levitt and Judy Gould of
“Try Oomph”
Carol and Gerald and Willy
Noyes of “Three Breezy Fleas”
Frank Gibney and Sonja
Burbank of “Endurance”
Guests Kathy and Mark Wilme
of “Calypso”
Bart and Roseanne Carr of
“Rosebud”
Chuck and Helen and Briana
Healy of “Tacit Blue”
Carol Mosely and Bob Ahlers
of “Time Enough”
Rich and Lynn Clough of
“Sealuff”
Dan and Linda Lacey of “
Spice”
Doug Walker and Andrea
Polizos & Galina and Julia of “Gypsy Moon”
Bill and Siobhan Baines of
“Mental Floss”
Deb, Ed, Niki, and Kesli
Kruzel of “Las Chicas”
Steve, Karen, and Tabitha
Silvia of “Puddlehopper”
Don Huff of “Off the List”
Bob Chase of “Change of
Heart”
Bruce and Pam Foshay of “Charis”
Guests also included Lorna
Safford, Ron Judson & Kathy Denno, and Ted Jones & friend
I.
Meeting called to
order 3:30. by Commodore Bill Brock.
II.
Commodore’s
Comments:
Thanks to Bruce and Pam for
their hosting the Holiday Party again this year. This sailing club started in
1993 and since then, we have quadrupled in number of members and boats. Our
common interest of sailing is what brings us together. This is a tribute to
NETS that we continue to grow. (Karen Hill: “it’s because of the people too”).
III.
Review of Previous
minutes
Waived the reading of
October’s minutes, moved by Tony DiStefano, passed by acclimation.
IV.
Treasurer’s Report: Presented by Tony DiStefano:
As of today, we have
$830.43. Still have 12 burgees to mail.
We have 118 members, 5
renewals. New membership begins Nov 1st, 2006. Members may pay the
still standing membership fee of $10 after the meeting.
John O’Conner moved to
accept the Treasurers’ report ; approved
by acclimation.
From the October meeting, it
was decided that at the party on Dec 9th, we will make buttons which
will include the club logo, member name, and boat name. Karen Hill was excused
for forgetting the materials, and she will bring them to subsequent meetings.
By Laws:
1. Ken Levitt noted that
last year we had three Members-at-Large even though the by laws allow for only
two. The purpose of Member-at- Large is to enable as many as possible to be
involved on the board. Barbara Garland suggested a different wording which the
membership amended to read as follows:
“ The membership shall
annually elect at least two, but not more than one for every thirty members,
additional members to serve on the Board of Directors as Members-at-Large. It
shall be the responsibility of the Members-at-Large to provide additional
consultation and input to the Board to help reflect and respond to overall
desires of the organization.”
Motion to accept the addendum:
Linda Lacey, Seconded, Tony DiStefano, passed by acclimation.
2. Change to Article Two: In
an attempt to reflect the more inclusive attitude that has been adopted within
the club, replace the words “MacGregor owners” with “Trailor Sailors”.
Ken Levitt moved to accept,
Harry Sechman seconded, passed by acclimation.
3. Addition to Article Ten
to reflect what is being done in actual practice:
“Any new member joining
after Nov 1 shall pay a full year’s dues, but will have their dues cover both
the current and following year”
Ken Levitt moved to accept,
Andrea seconded, passed by acclimation.
Commodore: Jack Chadowitz
Vice Commodore: Al Hill
Rear Commodore: Harry
Sechman
Treasurer: Tony DiStefano
Secretary: Nancy Sechman
Cruise Captain: Karen Hill
Webmaster: Paul Seeberg
Assistant Webmaster and
Mother Hen: Barbara Garland
Member at Large: Ken Levitt
Member at Large nominated at
the meeting by Rani Chadowitz: Dan Lacey
Rear Commodore and Mother
Hen both need new flags made, Tony will take care of it. Need to ask Paula if
she still has the Treasurer’s flag.
Congratulations to the new
Board of Directors and thank you to the outgoing officers.
These awards are to
encourage members to sail, and to recognize those who go out of their way to
get people to sail or to help them:
Nancy Dobbins nominated the
following, who received the awards:
Gerald Noyes for towing Y’Not
Frank Gibney for helping to
fix Y’Not and helping Las Chicas with anchoring in Shelbourne
Bruce Taylor for helping to
Y’Not
To Steve and Karen Silvia
for supplying Blue Slushies at Lake Champlain rendezvous; to Dan and Linda
Lacey for enduring rain on several rendezvous; To Tony DiStefano for being our
resident pirate (got a rubber pirate mask, ask him to model it for you); To Pam
and Bruce for hosting the party; to Al Hill for saving the hotdogs (Paul and
Millie gave him a picture)! From Millie to Karen , a hat with “Cruise Captain”
on it.
Jack Chadowitz: Make sure to
tell Boat US when you apply for insurance that you have passed the
questionnaire they have online and you will get a discount. The questionnaire
is not difficult to do.
Tony DiStefano: all letters
which go out to new members have this information in them.
Rani Chadowitz: (Workshop
organizer): There are sign up sheets for workshops in the other room. We will
run a workshop if there are at least 5 people signed up.
Details will be posted on
the web. Those who signed up should check the web one week before the next
meeting to see which workshops are scheduled.
Barbara Garland: When will
Lake Champlain rendezvous be?
Jack: The week including the
4th of July and the previous and following weekends.
Upcoming meeting schedule:
Jan 14, 2007 Meeting at
TCG, Bedford, Ma ; Details TBA
Feb 18, 2007 Boston Boat Show Feb 17-25. Location
TBA
April 1, 2007 Defender
Sale. Location of meeting TBA
Tony moved to adjourn the meeting at 4:18 pm,
seconded by Nancy, and it was accepted by acclimation.
Minutes respectfully
submitted by outgoing secretary, Rani Chadowitz