Model Yachting: Volume 5, Issue 54 – July 1949

…l … •. , L I • ‘ ,,., •. >. FILE IN.STACIS ~ •-1 ~- ., . ,. • _., •\’ 0 25 Ceri~s JULY 1949 •• .. ; J .’ • •. -,:,T .·:,__ -”’l~t us Have :All the Facts, and Freedom to • .. Discuss them, and· All Will Go Well” . . • ‘ – . :… , ‘ ‘\ • —• -. : ~·: . 1•r., d; ‘ i: .• ; ·:·, 3; (;__., • : ~·.:.:·: , ; •~.i ;·: 1 i ~ :. ·:L. : ,: ••I LOG OF SECRETARY May 24, 1949 It gives me great pleasure to welcome into the Model Yacht Racin~ Association of America on behalf of all of the members the latest new member – -The Everett Model Yacht Club of Everett, Washington. We have also received a request for information on the requirements of becoming a member of the M.Y.R.A.A. from Mr. Ernest Lea of Bridgeport, Conn. Stratford Model Yacht Club, which at present is not a member of the M.Y. R.A.A. Any skippers in the vicinity would do well to contact these clubs. del Yachting Monthly shall be required to submit a financial statement at the time of the Annual Meeting, and also an estimate of any debt it may incur for the balance of the year. c. In return for any financial subsidy by the M.Y.R.A.A.,the editorial rolicy shall be formulated bv an edi- The Executive Committee has taken the following action since the last report : 1. Unanamously approved,_ the application of the Everett Model Yacht Club for membership in the M.Y.R . .A.A. 2. Have approved the revised venue for the national “X” class race of the Pacific Division “A” Class Race. The National ‘X”‘ Class Race will be held on Sunday, July 3rd. The San Dieao Model Yacht Club is to be congr;tulated on the the magnificent schedule and_program for visiting skippers and their guests over the July 4th weekend. Anyone fortunate enough to be in the vicinity should contact Tom Allen and make arrangements to be there. C.A. HEISTER KAIVIP National Secrela7 r~t~al board represented by each divv1s10n. The policy formulated by such a board shall be subject to approval of the member clubs of the M. Y.R.A. The first two of these actions were taken to protect the delegates who _authorize these expenditures at ~he time of the Annual Meeting, and 1t was also agreed that. htis was in keeping- with good business practice. The third action was taken in an attempt to eliminate controversial issues which involved personalities and those ideas which might cause dissension 3. The following action was taken with reference to the Model Yachting Monthly Magazine: a. The M.Y.R.A.A. will not be responsible for any deficit incurred by the ~odel Yachting Monthly unless advised of such a deficit in advance of the Annual Meeting. b. A business manager of the Mo- among the divisionsor clubs. 2 4. The following proposals for constitunal amendments were received and will be considered at the 1949 Annual lVleeting of the lvl. Y .R.A.A. which will be held at Detroit over the July 4th weekend: in the Association shall have a number of votes, on all questions, equal to the number of its members who have at least one boat in any class registered on :May 15th of each year as certified to the National Secretary by the National Treasurer, which vote may be Submitted by the Los Angeles Club cast by a delegate, an alternate or a The Los Angeles l\Iodel Yacht proxy, in the order of priority named; Yacht Club has the honor to propose the one entitled to act being deemed a Constitutional Amendment bet ore to represent the Club which appointed the 1949 Annual :Meeting, in whic.b him, etc., etc., Article V, ~ection 2, Paragraph j,is to II. The National Treasurer be rebe changed to read: required to furnish the Chairman of “Formulate and adopt new Sailing and the Regatta Committee for each Nahating :Hules, anct integrate these tional event, a list of all clubs in good with existing rules to the end that no standing and the number of entries cuntlicts or obscurity results; such new each club is allowed in that particular rules to become effective on the ensur- race and the said list to be sent at least ing January 1st, 1950. The purpose two weeks before the date of the event. of this proposal is to make our writIII. To amend Article IV, Sec.7 ten Constitution conform with the to read; Model Yacht clubs in the practice and sufferance. The proviso United States or Possessions, each corresponds closely to that valid be- having a roster of not less than five fore the referendum was instituted, [5] members shall be eligible for memwhich referendum has since proven bership in this Association. itself ill-advised. –.. Glen G. Meyer The proviso is not an impairment of the superior authority of Annual The Secretary has only received and Special Meetings. The descent thirteen of the twenty-four selfof Authority_ is implicitly maintained in the second paragraph of Article V, addressed Postal Cards requesting -the opinions of the various clubs on the Section 2, which reads: Pigeon Plan. Will the eleven delin”The Executive Committee quent secretaries please take a few shall manage the affairs of the minutes time which is required to bring Association, subject to this Constituthis to the attention of their club, and tion and to actions taken or deci. fill out the cards and return them sions reached in Annual or Special Meetings. Under the heading of SPINNAKKERS.,the Editor of the Model YachtStaff Banks Submitted by the Long Island Model ing lVIonthly stated that at the 1948 Annual Meeting it was unanimously Yacht Club The Long Island Model Yacht approved that Spinnakers on the “M Club would like to go on record as Class Models be standardized. The submitting the following three pro Secretary has checked this matter and posals to be· considered at the 1949 finds that at the 1948 meeting it was decided to refer this matter to the Annual Meeting of the M.Y.R.A.A. Executive Committee then in office I. To amend Article VI, Sec. 5 of by a vote of: eight – yes, seven – no, the M.Y.R.A.A. Constitution to read: and seven clubs not voting. The ExeEach Member Club in good standing cutive Committee rejected this propo· 3 posed set-up. Altho paragraphs 1 and 2 show how little· the committee knows about publications and their financial problems, they are interesting only, insofar as they manifest this lack of knowledge. ?nodet’L/acht’in ~ 9• MONIHIY l,UGUINI 10• IHI M:IAIURI BOIi INTHUIIAII 71 Calla Street, Providence 5, R. I. Freeman J. Santos, Founded MODEL by Charles H. Paragraph 3 is really a jem, that takes the well known “cake”. However,! do appreciate your honesty in stating that the submitted “rules” were the consensus of the majority of the Committee, which leao.s us to assume that there were some that did not quite agree, altho they also received your letter stating that there was “widespread dissension_” thruou t the membership . regarding,. the policy o,f the l\’lagazine. The mag~zine h,as been sustained these 4 years by the iiberal cooperath>µ of some.”300 loy:al subscr.ihers_ ,, .. ,, di