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September 28, 2025 16:07
Thanks again for joining the meeting yesterday. You may find below the meeting notes and next steps:
• Introductions Please share your name, location, and a couple of personal details regarding your hobby or anything else you’re comfortable sharing (briefly).
Participants:
- Gordon Davies
- Alan Newman
- Robin Gray
- Martin Gray
- Desmond Howell
- Jeff Kay
- Johneric Lynch
- Vangelis Simonidis
• Vote RSIA Executive Committee With Keith stepping back from his chairman position and John McCourt stepping down as treasurer, we need to hold new elections. Options to discuss:
- WhatsApp polls
- Vote during this meeting
- Mail voting process after identifying candidates
• RSIA Status Update
- Current legal status
- Engagement with Sailing Ireland
- Previous executive board work
- Available documentation/constitution
Updates: Gordon: RSI has a constitution (voted in 2022) and is an affiliated member of Irish Sailing. Desmond: Constitution needs updating and review by all clubs for feedback and proposals. Note: Derogation needed for radio sailing events – priority for new executive committee.
Action Item: Desmond and Gordon to work on documentation and constitution rewriting. (NBD: 06/06/2025)
Next Steps:
- Circulate RSI constitution to members
- Run elections for executive committee positions:
- Chairman
- Vice-Chairman
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Racing Officer
- Technical Officer
- Class Captains
• IOM NCA and Class Captain Roles
- New volunteer needed for IOM NCA (previously managed by Jeff)
- Class Captains needed for:
- DF65s
- IOMs
- A Class (Gilbert proposed)
- Marblehead (Vangelis proposed)
Updates:
- Gordon suggests incorporating class association within RSI to streamline administration and handle insurance matters
- DF65/95: Karl to check with Keith and compile register with Desmond
- IOM NCA: Needs new owner; clubs to nominate candidates. Robin Gray is official IOM measurer
- RG65s: Seeking Class Captains
- Marblehead, A-Class, and 10R: Pending committee designation
- IRSA representatives needed
- Consensus to create a centralized provisional register for all classes ( Action Item: Desmond to lead, connecting with Jeff and other members to share sail/boat lists they might keep NBD: 06/06/2025).
• Additional Items
- Dublin area sailing venues (not discussed)
- Inclusion games in Malahide (July first weekend) – Vangelis to gather details and engage with organizers.
- Events hosting and fees: IOM regatta at Ramor confirmed (Vangelis handling entry fees)
- Sport promotion strategies (not discussed)
Meeting Details: Host & Notes: Vangelis
Next Meeting: June 11, 2025 invites to be sent by Vangelis the week before.
Kind regards,
Vangelis Simonidis
Dunshaughlin – Ireland
• Introductions Please share your name, location, and a couple of personal details regarding your hobby or anything else you’re comfortable sharing (briefly).
Participants:
- Gordon Davies
- Alan Newman
- Robin Gray
- Martin Gray
- Desmond Howell
- Jeff Kay
- Johneric Lynch
- Vangelis Simonidis
• Vote RSIA Executive Committee With Keith stepping back from his chairman position and John McCourt stepping down as treasurer, we need to hold new elections. Options to discuss:
- WhatsApp polls
- Vote during this meeting
- Mail voting process after identifying candidates
• RSIA Status Update
- Current legal status
- Engagement with Sailing Ireland
- Previous executive board work
- Available documentation/constitution
Updates: Gordon: RSI has a constitution (voted in 2022) and is an affiliated member of Irish Sailing. Desmond: Constitution needs updating and review by all clubs for feedback and proposals. Note: Derogation needed for radio sailing events – priority for new executive committee.
Action Item: Desmond and Gordon to work on documentation and constitution rewriting. (NBD: 06/06/2025)
Next Steps:
- Circulate RSI constitution to members
- Run elections for executive committee positions:
- Chairman
- Vice-Chairman
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Racing Officer
- Technical Officer
- Class Captains
• IOM NCA and Class Captain Roles
- New volunteer needed for IOM NCA (previously managed by Jeff)
- Class Captains needed for:
- DF65s
- IOMs
- A Class (Gilbert proposed)
- Marblehead (Vangelis proposed)
Updates:
- Gordon suggests incorporating class association within RSI to streamline administration and handle insurance matters
- DF65/95: Karl to check with Keith and compile register with Desmond
- IOM NCA: Needs new owner; clubs to nominate candidates. Robin Gray is official IOM measurer
- RG65s: Seeking Class Captains
- Marblehead, A-Class, and 10R: Pending committee designation
- IRSA representatives needed
- Consensus to create a centralized provisional register for all classes ( Action Item: Desmond to lead, connecting with Jeff and other members to share sail/boat lists they might keep NBD: 06/06/2025).
• Additional Items
- Dublin area sailing venues (not discussed)
- Inclusion games in Malahide (July first weekend) – Vangelis to gather details and engage with organizers.
- Events hosting and fees: IOM regatta at Ramor confirmed (Vangelis handling entry fees)
- Sport promotion strategies (not discussed)
Meeting Details: Host & Notes: Vangelis
Next Meeting: June 11, 2025 invites to be sent by Vangelis the week before.
