AGM – will stay with the 1st Saturday of the Toronto Boat Show, but will look at holding it the 2nd weekend. Will place on the agenda for a Vote at the 2017 AGM for possible change for 2018.
Club must also be able to host the 2nd CC meeting the Sunday after.
a) 1D 35 – Review of Handicap.
Bill Visser: Motion to approve, ODR rating of 105 or 108, once letter has been received by Central Council.
Tabled until after letter has been received.
Tabled: No information or letter.
John : Motion to delay discussion until 2016 Race Results have been completed and analyzed.
Class with no spinnaker will equate FS SP & NFS SP to be equal.
I. the 7/8th (MGT) - Adam Farkas, Motion that for 2018 the 7/8th (MGT) measurement be part of the mainsail area formula.
Motion Carried to Vote on this scale and percentages. Column B Carried to use.
III. Motion to modify Penalties and Credits associated with Scale listed in 1 above.
IV. Motion to return to this again next year and review data collected.
It was suggested that boats that would like to race in a different configuration for Long Distance or Single Handed races, may be able to purchase a “Non-member On-line Certificate”. This would give them an opportunity to hold two different certificates.
Central Council will look at this further at the next meeting.
Jamie Dike will be working on a way to identify these.
Concerns that the In Mast Furling credit was not fair.
c) Acronyms - Motion to add a table of sailing acronyms into the current Handicappers Manual for reference.
d) RRS Rule 60.4 – Review only. No action.
More study is needed. Adam.
b) ORC use for P to P ratings.
Jamie Dike, Motion to put forward at AGM a request for Volunteers to put together Point to Point ratings, and gather results within the next 2 years.
c) US Sailing NRR numbers comparison with PHRF-LO.
We should review when differences are +/- 6 or More. No Action.
Deferred until all Results from this year are calculated.
g) Experimental Certificates – District was instructed to give “Non-eligible” boats a “club” rating to allow to race.