[C38] Cat 38 dues

[Dick Kilroy]

All:  $25 is not much in this world. Lets keep it that way at a minimum.Yes these are classic yachts, I just finished 7th in the sweethearts of the Caribbean race out of west end Tortola (in the class 30 years older or more design wise), and we had a blast, largest sail I had is a 100% jib in a windward leeward deal others had spinnakers. Many  nice comments about the boat again this year. We think the web site is excellent and wish for it's continued great performance.

Dick

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steven Ribble 
  To: Catalina 38 Listserve 
  Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 8:03 AM
  Subject: Re: [C38] Cat 38 dues


  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> 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).  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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