[C38] America's Cup, yes!

[Don Strong]

Hey C38ers: This is a great idea. The spectator fleet positions have 
been posted. I'm attaching a figure from Latitude 38, which as an 
America's Cup tab.
http://www.latitude38.com/index.lasso
Don

On 2/18/11 2:15 PM, Chuck Finn wrote:
> 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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-- 
Donald R. Strong
Professor
Dept. of Evolution and Ecology
University of California, Davis 95616

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