[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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