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R/C Sailing News Volume 2, Edition 12
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October 13, 2009
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AMYA Website
The interim AMYA web site is now up at www.theamya.org. Please update your links accordingly.
The
transition team recognizes that the site is a work in progress and we
solicit your comments on, and corrections to, the pages.
The next major update of the site is scheduled for 15 November. Interested parties can track our progress between now and then in upcoming Buletins.
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A reminder: All AMYA email address now use the new domain name. (ie: [email protected] becomes [email protected])
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Micro Magic Nationals
Congratulations to the class for holding their very first Nationals. Twenty-three boats participated. Here are the top ten finishers:
Final Results: 1. Mark Mason, Costa Mesa, CA (977).....33 pts. 2. Jeff Weiss, Costa Mesa, CA (47).....45 pts. 3. Mike Eades, Wickenburg, AZ (15).....46 pts. 4. Larry Grant, Los Angeles, CA (72)......51 pts. 5. Dennis Desprois, Scottsdale, AZ (6).....64 pts. 6. Bob Smith, Westlake Village, CA (107).....69 pts. 7. Jay Barnes, Surprise, AZ (130)....80 pts 8. Chuck Goerke, New River, AZ (77).....87 pts. 9. Bob Schumacher, Beverly Hills, CA (21).....96 pts. 10. Dave Nydell, Sun City, AZ (23).....98 pts.
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AMYA Election Results
The 2009 ballot results as reported by Executive Secretary, John Hanks III are:
Region 3 Director - Jack Wubbe 120 votes, Elected
Region 4 Director - Bruce Zemke 52 votes, Elected
Frank Vella 44 votes
Region 5 Director - John Hanks lll 23 votes
Ray Seta 53 votes, Elected
Region 6 Director - Bob Eger 63 votes, Elected
Rick West 26 votes
Incumbent Class Secretaries; CR914 Dick Martin 15 votes, EC12 Rick West
86 votes, I-54 Jim Hensel 3 votes, IOM Steve Landeau 37 votes, J Class
John Hanks lll 16 votes, US1 Meter Jim Linville 62 votes, Santa Barbara
Ernie Mortensen 23 votes, Soling 50 Stan Ogden 25 votes, Soling 1 Meter
Tim Willings 165 votes, US12 Jack Ward 36 votes, Victoria Brian Roberts
77 votes, Wheeler Ken Shaw 5 votes and T37 Will Lesh 3 votes. All will
remain in office.
Motions to Amend the AMYA Bylaws
Bylaw-M1 Succession of AMYA Officers and Directors, yes 410, no 37, Passed
Bylaw-M2 Treasurer Qualification, yes 423, no 38, Passed
Bylaw-M3 President and Vice President to run as a team, yes 206, no 251,
Failed
Bylaw-M4 Forfeiture of office by an AMYA Officer or Director, yes 394,
no 60, Passed
Bylaw-M5 Lifetime Membership for Past Pres. and HOF members, yes 371, no
88, Passed
Bylaw-M6 Acceptance of boats approved and registered in a class, yes
354, no 81, Passed
Motions to Amend Class Rules
J-M1 Sail area, yes 3, no 16, Failed
V-32-M1 Allow keel installation either fixed or removable, yes 38, no 3,
Passed
V-32-M2 Allow use of jib club topping lift, yes 26, no 15, Passed
US12-M1 Class Secretary to approve all hull manufacturers, yes 28, no
14, Passed
US12-M2 Further define the A and B rigs, yes 32, no 8, Passed
S1M-M1 Define the measurement of sail cloth thickness, yes 161, no 27,
Passed
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The Morgan-Black Regatta
Ricky "Rock Star" Gerry took control of the regatta on day 2 and never let up. Congratulations to the new EC12 International Champion.
Full results are posted on the EC12 Discussion page.
Click for Bob Greer's photos.
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ODOM Class
Owners Association Administration Committee
We have recently added some new members to
the ODOM Admin Committee. We now have the maximum allowed (7). Below are the
names, cities and states of all of the members.
Bill Mullica
(Chairman) Colorado Springs, CO
Hap McGill Greenbrae,
CA
John Ebey San Rafael, CA
Tony Johnson Excelsior,
MN
Jeff Hallet Neenah, WI
Marc Smith Reston, VA
Larry
Wheeler Minneapolis, MN
A new email address,
[email protected], has been set up for use by anyone who wants to communicate with the
committee. I will be watching this mailbox and forwarding all relevant
questions, comments and concerns to the committee members.
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Quick Congratulations...
IOM Region 4 Championship Metro Marine Modellers
1 Hugh Kidd 2 Peter vanRossem 3 Ian Dobson 4 Eric Peterson Maryland Model Yacht Club EC12 Regatta1 Danny Thomas 2 Dave Ramos 3 David Brawner Please make sure that your regatta is listed in the AMYA schedule and to submit your regatta report to the Regatta Coordinator. The Model Yachting Editor encourages the use of the summary report.
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Bulletin Page
All past issues of the Bulletin, no matter which name it had on it, are available here.
Submissions are accepted. Do you have something quick you want to get to a bunch of people? Sure send it in. However, anything more than a paragraph really belongs in the AMYA magazine, Model Yachting.
As always, thanks for reading.
David Brawner AMYA Region 2 Director
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