RC Update MeetingJanuary 22, 2014

Agenda

IntroductionsUpdatesPlans for 2014• Task List• Sub-CommitteesEducational Session

• Demystifying RC Signups

• January 22, 2014

Introductions

State your name• What do you like best about winter?

Volunteer & Staff Changes

• 2014 Steering Committee• Janet• Rick• Lynn• Helle• Jill• Karen

• Thanks to Nick and Erik for serving in 2013!

• January 22, 2014

On the Water

Steering Committee Actions

• Task List, Sub Committees, PRCC• Process for approving and posting

minutes• Meeting schedule

• December 11, 2013

2014

Undecided:• Blog• Blue Star Awards• Theme (if any) for Appreciation Dinner

• December 11, 2013

Key Dates

Strictly Sail: Jan. 23 -26Potluck Dinner, Sat Feb. 15Adv. Race Mgmt Seminar: March 1, 2Refresher: April 5NOOD: June 6, 7, 8Mac Starts: July 18, 19T-10 NAC and Offshore Verve: Aug 6-10Inshore Verve: Aug 22-23Sheldon Clark: Sept. 13Appreciation Dinner: Nov. 22

Strictly Sail Chicago

www.strictlysailchicago.com

Thursday January 23rd 11am - 8pmFriday January 24th 11am - 8pmSaturday January 25th 10am - 7pmSunday January 26th 10am - 6pm

Strictly Sail Chicago- Parking and Tickets

Days of the Week/Time Original Rate Discounted Rate

Monday–Thursday Before 5pm $20.00 $14.00Monday–Thursday After 5pm $20.00 $10.00Friday–Sunday Before 5pm $24.00 $18.00Friday–Sunday After 5pm $24.00 $10.00

Navy Pier will offer discounted parking during the show.  There are several restaurants there, so stay for dinner or a movie

Weekday $12.00** Weekend  $15.00**                                                         Kids 15 and younger FREE (must be accompanied by a paying adult)Two Day Ticket $25.00 good for any two days. Online Only.Family Pack $25.00 two adults and two children any day. Online Only.

Offer and Refund Details:Your ticket purchase includes a one-year subscription to Yachting (12 issues), Boating (10 issues), Flying (12 issues), or Cruising World (10 issues), all valued at $7.00.  A postcard with refund information will follow. 

Seminars- www.strictlysailchicago.com

2014 Tasks

• Primary Race Committee Contact• Each Event or Series• One person for each event

• Sub-Committees• Race Documents• Social• Policies• Training• Recruiting• Communications

Primary Race Committee Contact

• Be the Contact with the OA• Write or Coordinate the Race Doc’s• Manage race committee activities

• Recruit volunteers• Weather• Consistency from race to race• Amend Race Doc’s• Verify scoring - correct and timely

• Post amendments, verify scoring, etc.

• December 11, 2013

Primary Race Committee Contact

Spring frostbite Karen KinseyHighSchool sprg events Lynn LynchVlad Kobal 5/3RYF Rick LillieMSBC Rachel LevineBBC Jane McMillanNOOD 6/6 Janet BaxterHamilton Cup 6/27Shields Invitational 6/27-28Old Guard Race 7/9

NACC 8/1T-10 NAC 8/7 Rick LillieVerve Offshore 8/8 Karen KinseyCommodores Cup 8/16 Olof AnderssonVerve Inshore 8/23 Karen KinseyOpti Great Lakes 9/5-7 Jill DanlySheldon Clark 9/13Talbot 9/27Falll FrostbitingHigh school fall events Lynn LynchAngsten 11/22

Sub Committees

You may sign up for zero, one or two Sub Committees. No more*

There may be additional projects that do not fit into a Sub- Committee

* Except Janet, who is ex-officio on all

Race Documents for 2014

• Agreement on the 2014 process!• We started with the 2013 documents• Primary drafter to be assigned for

each event

Goal: NORs by Strictly Sail Chair: Lynn Lynch

• Lynch, Lillie, Guennewig, O'Neil, Bakken, Baxter, Burke, Andersson, Cook

Social

• Parties• Potluck 2/15• Refresher 4/5• Mid Summer 7/16• Appreciation Dinner 11/22• Others?

• Advise Steering Committee on social matters

• Chair: Helle Getz• S. Levine, M McCarthy, J. Danly

Policies- revisit each for 2014

• Uniforms, apparel• Days• Assignments• Conduct• Contact List• Rewards & RecognitionGoal: Publish on website by the Refresher• Others?• Chair: Helle Getz

• J. Danly,

Training

• Figure out who needs what training• Provide materials• Present at RC meetings• Modules for the Refresher• Advise Steering Committee on

training matters

• Chair: tbd• S. Levine, Steffler, Lillie

Recruiting

• Members, • Sailors, • Juniors, • etc.

• Work with Communications & Steering Committees

• Chair: tbd• G. McCarthy, Steffler, Lillie

Communications

• Website content• Messages to RC• Blinker Articles• Other Outreach

• Chair: Kinsey• tbd

Another task

• Revisit All Documents from 2013 • Update

Chair: Jill Danly

• December 11, 2013

What have we forgotten?

Tasks?

Issues we need to address?

EDUCATIONAL SESSION -DEMYSTIFYING RC SIGNUPS

• December 11, 2013