[C38] Cat 38 dues
Chuck Finn
charles at finn.ws
Fri Feb 18 17:15:42 EST 2011
With the Americas Cup trials in 2012 and the big race in 2013 happening
in San Francisco, I propose we organize a C38 event around this. What
we do is completely up in the air, but given it is San Francisco.... I
bet we can have a great time! Why don't we start saving and planning
for such and event?
What do all of you think about a gathering around America's Cup?
Regards,
Chuck Finn
Commodore
Catalina 38 International Association
On 2/18/2011 8:03 AM, Steven Ribble wrote:
> I agree with Joe that we have a relatively small surplus at the moment
> and, that [we] could use some promotion or other activity to 1)
> bolster our membership and/or 2) maintain
> the perceived value/desirability of [our] classic yachts. I
> specifically use "classic" here because we have we have a vessel that
> has widespread visual recognition and timeless, graceful lines...and
> as we all know they are well built and will last long into the future.
>
> I would propose that $25 is affordable and a non-burden, even in this
> economy. Given that, that we should continue at this dues amount at
> least for another year and use the year to form a strategy which
> leverages some amount of our "surplus" to the benefit of the fleet.
>
> Steve Ribble
> Tittravate, #64
>
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Joseph Launie <jlaunie at cox.net
> <mailto:jlaunie at cox.net>> wrote:
>
> Steve,
> Do not cut the dues. The surplus is relatively small for an
> organization like ours. I would suggest the spending of a prudent
> amount of money on promotion of the fleet. We could make a list of
> major boat shows and get volunteers in the area to man a booth.
> (Catalina formerly had one that provided us space free for the
> Anapolis show I did). We could make up a poster and flyers. The
> more members we get - the more our data base of experiences. There
> were 366 38's built so our market penetration is still low. Joe
> Launie/Macavity
>
> On 2/17/2011 11:22 AM, S Orton wrote:
>> Ahoy All,
>> This is your humble treasurer speaking. I am soliciting your
>> dues ($25) via email this year. For those who joined at mid year
>> and paid full price ($25), please email me so I can give your
>> prorated dues for 2011(ssorton at hotmail.com
>> <mailto:ssorton at hotmail.com>). I will wait about 30 days and
>> send out snail mail reminders to those who didn't respond to the
>> email request.
>>
>> At present our treasurery stands at $2051.97. Our
>> annual expenses are $800 to $900 for the MAINSHEET
>> member subscriptions and about $120 for our web server provider.
>> The rest goes to promote our beloved boats- like the Cat 38
>> Nationals, which there is also an entry fee. We presently have
>> 65 members which five are are Canadian neighbors and one off
>> shore. So doing the math (65 x $25 = $1625), we are collecting
>> to much money. So we need to get a National's going, maybe in
>> other areas beside the sunny So. Cal or have regional
>> get-to-gether's, say for 5 or more boats. These events need to
>> be planned in advance! Other wise we need to cut the dues. Any
>> of you skippers have suggestions or ideals, if so please speak up??
>>
>> My mailing address is, until May:
>> Steve Orton, Cat 38
>> 29651 Wilhite Ln.
>> Valley Center, CA. 92082
>>
>> May thru December:
>> 10611 SE Cisco Rd.
>> Port Orchard, WA. 98367
>>
>> Thanks for your support.
>> Cheers, Steve
>
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