"or whatever"

1. Scrap the travel plans and conduct the meeting via skype.
2. Add a discussion of the Catamaran handicapping system. At least call for a vote/no vote of confidence in the portsmouth system.

Dude! You issued the invitation and I commend you for it! Make the system as transparent and democractic as possible. You won't necessarily get any more participation, but you'll get fewer complaints.