The 2nd Australian F16 meeting was held Friday the 16/10/08 via Skype
hook up starting at 9 pm.
9 people joined in representing Vic, SA, WA, NSW and Qld..
This is not a copy of the minutes, so I won’t bore you with all the
details.
The main topics of conversation were !
1. National Titles
2. Taipan grandfathering.
3. New F16 Forum
4. Membership
1. After much discussion it was decided to hold the National Titles on
Easter weekend at Gippsland Lakes Y.C. located at Paynesville near
Bairnsdale.
Easter being the weekend of the 12^th of April in 2009.
It was decided that there is already an Easter regatta held at the
venue, and it will not clash with other championships that F16
Catamarans might be holding. Together with its central location between
the participating states and the very wide variety of accommodation
options, it is a very good choice.
2. The grandfathering of the Taipan with its new sail plan also gained
much discussion.
The discussion was held in a positive nature, and various class rules
were presented and discussed.
The outcome was to grandfather the Australian Taipan with their new sail
plan.
3. The new F16 forum at
http://www.formula16.net/forum was discussed. It
was explained that it is designed for members to discuss private class business.
The idea is to use the existing F16 forums for all general discussions
as per usual, and use the member’s only section for private class
business.
4. Australia has 16 signed up F16 members with more expected as there are
a number of new boats that should be hitting the water soon.
I encourage any one that has an interest in F16 to sign up. It is simple
to do via the web site and cheap, only $25.
Visit
http://www.formula16.org/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/lang,en/
and follow the links.
I would like to thank every one involved in the organisation of the
Class in Australia. There has been a lot of hard work as well as personal
and financial sacrifices made to get to this point.
Take Care
Tony Jenkins
Publicity Officer
Australian F16 Association.
