The Governing Board - shall consist of all Executive Officers and District Commodores, or in the absence of any District Commodore his or her duly authorized delegate of his or her respective District of the Association. The President shall be Chairman of the Governing Board. All questions before the Board shall be decided by majority vote. The Governing Board is authorized to interpret the Constitution and By-Laws. It shall also have the authority to impeach Fleet, District, and association officers for a term not exceeding the committee's term of office and to suspend any member guilty of gross violation of ILCA Class Rules or of unsportsmanlike conduct, but only by a three-quarters vote.