October Meeting Minutes
The October 13th meeting of the South Shore Outboard Association was called to order by Commodore Alan Akerstrom at 8:10 PM. The Meeting was held at The Thompson’s Barn in Mansfield, Massachusetts and there were ELEVEN members present.
Secretary’s Report - The Minutes of the September Meeting were accepted as printed in the Newsletter.
Treasurer’s Report – Treasurer Dick Currier presented the Treasurer’s report as of October 13, 2010 and it was accepted by the membership. It was voted to pay all outstanding invoices.
Membership – Membership Chairman Mike Akerstrom reported that the membership numbers are as follows: We currently have 94 members comprised of: 71 – Racing; 13 – non racing; and 10 Life members. The membership list is now posted on the website. Mike also indicated he will decline the position for the upcoming season. The Secretary will find an individual for the position.
Equipment –
All of the Club equipment and trailers are back at the Trailer Place in Kingston, NH.
All of the Engines were winterized at the conclusion of the Kingston Race. Shawn C. has put together a short list of the items that should be purchased during the course of the winter to ready the boats for next season.
Nick N. and Nat L. volunteered to look into the shifting issue on the White Rescue engine. They had talked to Shawn on the problem and will have time during the winter to work on the engine.
Alan will forward to the Secretary a quote on the cost of the Marine Radios as discussed at the previous meeting.
Charlie commented that he did patrol boat duty at Millville, NJ last weekend and was impressed with the Rescue boats being used in Region 3. The Secretary will contact Rich Runne and find out where they were purchased and the acquisition costs.
The Secretary has drafted two requests for funding from the Region for the purpose of purchasing safety equipment.
Website – The Commodore will have the Clubs 2010 APBA Certificate of Good Standing posted on the site.
Standish, Maine – No News.
Hubbardton, Vermont – No News.
Haverhill, Mass – Steve N. and Alan A. met with the Crescent Yacht Club in September and there was very positive feedback regarding this year’s race. There is definite interest in continuing the event again next year. The Club is still putting their final financial statements together for this year’s race. Next year’s event would be held on the same weekend. The tide will be high at 11:30AM on Saturday, so we would plan on running the Marathon first with the close course racing to follow. We will continue to look into the feasibility of running the Marathon both days. Whether we run the marathon both days or not, we are going to lengthen the course and the amount of laps that we run.
Taunton, Mass – No Report.
Kingston, NH – Once again, the event went off without any major disruptions. The drivers were very generous with their donations to the Kingston Food Pantry and the Town was very appreciative of our contributions. The Kingston Children’s Center’s concession operation went well and there is no question that the door is open for a 5th Annual Kingston Fall Classic. The “SSOA All Star Clash” at the conclusion of racing on Sunday was a big hit and will definitely be on the schedule for 2011.
Banquet – The banquet will be held November 20, 2010. The room is reserved from 7-11PM. The Restaurant bar will be open prior to the banquet for an informal cocktail hour. Banquet notices will be mailed out by the end of October. RSVP’s are requested as it will help us organize the room. (www.chateaurestaurant.com)
Hi point awards will be presented to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Dave Goodwin and his wife have been invited to the Banquet as quests of SSOA for their work on the Haverhill Race.
2011 Officers – Per the Club By-Laws, a nominating committee was formed for the purpose of comprising a slate of candidates for the election of the 2011 officers. They have recommended that the current slate of Officers be nominated for the 2011 positions and with a single vote cast by the Secretary, the 2011 Officers are: Commodore – Alan Akerstrom; Vice Commodore – Jason Thompson; Secretary – Steve Noury and Treasurer Dick Currier. They would all like to thank the membership for the support they received through the hard fought election campaign.
Region One Annual Fall Meeting – The Region One meeting will be held at the Mason Building, 8 Church Street, Kingston, New Hampshire on October 17, 2010. This is the white building at the race site and the meeting will start at 1:30PM. The Club will support David Jones for Region Chairman. The Club has also submitted two requisitions for funds in the amount of $600.00.This amount is available to the Club as defined in the Region By-Laws and it will be used specifically for the purchase of safety equipment. The Club will also be submitting a nomination for Region Rookie of the Year.
Meeting was adjourned at 10:11PM. There will be no November Meeting. Starting in December, the Club meetings will be held on Saturday’s at the Trailer Place in Kingston, NH. The date of the December meeting has yet to be determined.
Club Hi Points – Within this Newsletter are the summaries of this year’s finishing positions for each race. Only the finishes of SSOA members are listed. Please review and if you believe that there may be an error, contact the Club Secretary. We had 630 entries this year and if we were 99.5% accurate, that still leaves the possibility that 3 mistakes may have occurred!! (Highly unlikely, but a possibility).