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Lightning Class Association
Date: 4/10/2023
Subject: Annual Winter Meeting, THIS SATURDAY April 15th: Two Amendment Proposals
From: International Lightning Class Association



Annual Winter Meeting Reminder - April 15, 2023
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Meeting Reminder
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The Annual Winter Meeting of Members will be held Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 1100 Eastern Time via a Virtual Meeting using the Zoom Platform. Please use this link to Register for the Meeting:  April 15, 2023 Winter Meeting Zoom Registration Link 
 
 Two By-Law Amendments are up for vote. Please review the following links:
 
2.Electronic Policy Change Proposal  See the update from Chief Measurer Buczkowski below
 
proxy/electronic ballot has been sent to all Fleet Captains. If you are a Fleet Captain and have not received the email proxy ballot to vote, please contact Laura Jeffers in the Lightning Class Office office@lightningclass.org 
 
Please note that Personal and Fleet Dues must be current in order to vote. 
 
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If you would like to be added to the agenda or if you have something to share during the meeting, please send a request or short written report to Class Secretary Jeffers  office@lightningclass.org or contact Class President Bill Bogardus at president@lightningclass.org by Monday, April 10th for the Annual Winter Meeting.
 
 

Electronics Update From the Chief Measurer... Joe Buczkowski

 

...The ability to share stories and keep everyone up to speed on events around the country has grown in recent years and our class has been on the forefront of utilizing social media to get our stories out to everyone.

 

With that objective, over the past few months a group of class sailors, ranging in experience and age, came together to look at our current electronic policy and update it for the new age of electronics. I was honored to have Doug Wake, Dave Sprague, Bill Cabrall, Clarke Newman and Ryan Ruhlman on the team. Our goal was to update the policy to better reflect modern technologies and practices already taking place on the water.

 

After a comprehensive review of the current policy, comparing to what is available, what is actually happening in the class and what other one design classes are doing, I believe that the proposed change to the by-laws is a good balance of tradition, maintaining our core values and integrating electronics that makes sense... Read the full update


2023 Fleet Dues
 
Thank you to the Fleets that are current for 2023. A listing of paid Fleets can be found here: Current Listing of Paid Fleets.
 
We are still having quite a few Fleets responding to the Dues Notice. In the next FlashBlast a listing of delinquent Fleets will be posted. Check to see if your Fleet is current, if it is not, contact the Class Office to pay the dues. office@lightningclass.org  or 727-942-7969  

International Lightning Class Association
Laura Jeffers, Executive Secretary
(727) 942-7969

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