2005 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF OKDIA

The Meeting will be held in Skaelskor on July 26th. Time and venue to be announced.

Agenda

1. 	To receive the committee reports and annual accounts for the year up to 31 December 2004.

2. 	(a) To elect the following officers and members of the committee:
		President
		Vice-President, Northern Hemisphere
		Webmaster
	(b) To record changes in the composition of the technical committee.

3. 	Appointment of an auditor.

4. 	Membership subscriptions

5. 	(i) To receive proposals for the 2007 World Championship from:
	German Association: Proposed venue Warnemunde
	Polish Association: Proposed venue Leba

	(ii) To receive updates on future international events:
	French Association: 2006 Europeans, Locturdy
	Australian Association: 2006 Worlds, Belmont

6. 	The following proposal has been received from the British Association:

Amend OKDIA Constitution Addenda A (g) to read:

(g)  The organising country shall pay to OKDIA a levy of £10 per competitor entered in that year's World Championship or European Championship.

7. 	The following proposals have been received from the Danish Association:

10.1	CENTREBOARD (Materials)
 
delete:
The centreboard shall be made of metal wood and/or foam cored GRP except that a protecting strip of any material is permitted. Wood centreboards may be covered with GRP.
 
insert:
The centreboard shall be made of metal or wood or foam cored GRP/CRP. A protecting strip of any material is permitted. Wood centreboards may be covered with GRP/CRP.
The centreboard shall weigh no less than 3.3 kilos.
 
documentation of changes:
The centreboard shall be made of metal or wood and/or foam cored GRP/CRP. except that A protecting strip of any material is permitted. Wood centreboards may be covered with GRP/CRP.
The centreboard shall weigh no less than 3.3 kilos.
 
10.2	CENTREBOARD (Thickness)
 
delete:
The thickness of the centreboard shall not exceed 20mm, including GRP covering if any, if made of wood and 6mm maximum if of metal.
 
insert:
The thickness of the centreboard shall not exceed 20mm, including any covering, or 6mm if made of metal.
 
documentation of changes:
The thickness of the centreboard shall not exceed 20mm, including GRP any covering, if any, if made of wood and or 6mm if made of metal.

11.	Rudder blade
11.1
Delete:
The rudder blade shall be made of wood and/or foam covered GRP except that a protecting strip of any material is permitted. The blade may be covered with GRP.

Insert:
The rudder blade shall be made of wood and/or foam covered GRP/CRP except that a protecting strip of any material is permitted. The blade may be covered with GRP/CRP.
The blade, tiller and fittings, excluding the tiller extension, shall weigh no less than 2 kilos together

11.2
The thickness of the rudder blade below the waterline shall not exceed 20mm, including GRP/CRP covering (if any).

8. 	Proposals from the Technical Committee of OKDIA for 2006

Document History:
2005-06-01		Initial Draft based on TC members’ discussion

Changes to Class Rules

Proposal 2005-01: Clear Definition of GRP and GRE throughout the rules

Insert:
Addendum A		Definitions
A1	Where used the abbreviation GRP is defined as glass fibre reinforced polyester.
A2	Where used the abbreviation GRE is defined as glass fibre reinforced epoxy.
A3	Where used the abbreviation CRP is defined as carbon fibre reinforced polyester.
A4	Where used the abbreviation CRE is defined as carbon fibre reinforced epoxy.

8. CONSTRUCTION

Delete:
8.1	The hull, decks and centreboard case shall be made of wood or glass fibre reinforced resin (GRP) or a combination of these materials. GRP sandwich construction, not exceeding 25mm thickness including stringers, is also permitted. Wood used shall be of durable nature.

Insert:
8.1	The hull, decks and centreboard case shall be made of wood or glass fibre reinforced resin (GRP or GRE) or a combination of these materials. GRP and GRE sandwich construction, not exceeding 25mm thickness including stringers, is also permitted. Wood used shall be of durable nature.

CENTREBOARD

Delete:
10.1	The centreboard shall be made of metal wood and/or foam cored GRP except that a protecting strip of any material is permitted. Wood centreboards may be covered with GRP.

Insert:
10.1	The centreboard shall be made of metal wood and/or foam cored GRP or GRE except that a protecting strip of any material is permitted. Wood centreboards may be covered with GRP or GRE.

RUDDER BLADE

Delete:
11.1 The rudder blade shall be made of wood and/or foam covered GRP except that a protecting strip of any material is permitted. The blade may be covered with GRP.

Insert:
11.1 The rudder blade shall be made of wood and/or foam covered GRP or GRE except that a protecting strip of any material is permitted. The blade may be covered with GRP or GRE.

Delete:
11.1	The thickness of the rudder blade below the waterline shall not exceed 20mm, including GRP covering (if any).

Insert:
11.2	The thickness of the rudder blade below the waterline shall not exceed 20mm, including covering (if any).

Delete:
13.1	The boom shall be made of wood, aluminium alloy, GRP or any combination of these materials. The sail track may be of any material.

Insert:
13.1	The boom shall be made of wood, aluminium alloy, GRP, GRE or any combination of these materials. The sail track may be of any material.

Proposal 2005-02: Specify size of protecting strips in centreboard and rudder blade

CENTREBOARD

Delete:
10.1	The centreboard shall be made of metal wood and/or foam cored GRP except that a protecting strip of any material is permitted. Wood centreboards may be covered with GRP.

Insert:
10.1	The centreboard shall be made of metal wood and/or foam cored GRP except that a protecting strip of any material is permitted. Protecting strips shall not extend further than 20 mm inside the outer edges of the profile as defined in the measurement diagram. Wood centreboards may be covered with GRP.

RUDDER BLADE

Delete:
11.1	The rudder blade shall be made of wood and/or foam covered GRP except that a protecting strip of any material is permitted. The blade may be covered with GRP.

Insert:
11.1	The rudder blade shall be made of wood and/or foam covered GRP except that a protecting strip of any material is permitted. Protecting strips shall not extend further than 20 mm inside the outer edges of the profile as defined in the measurement diagram. The blade may be covered with GRP.

Proposal 2005-03: Minimum weight for centreboards and rudder blades in addition with carbon

CENTREBOARD

Delete:
10.1	The centreboard shall be made of metal wood and/or foam cored GRP except that a protecting strip of any material is permitted. Wood centreboards may be covered with GRP.

Insert:
10.1	The centreboard shall be made of metal or wood or foam cored GRP or CRP. A protecting strip of any material is permitted. Wood centreboards may be covered with GRP or CRP. The centreboard shall weigh not less than 3 kilos.

RUDDER BLADE

Delete:
11.1 The rudder blade shall be made of wood and/or foam covered GRP except that a protecting strip of any material is permitted. The blade may be covered with GRP.

Insert:
11.1	The rudder blade shall be made of wood and/or foam covered GRP or CRP except that a protecting strip of any material is permitted. The blade may be covered with GRP or CRP. The blade shall not weigh less than 1 kg or 2 kg including tiller and tiller extension if fitted permanently together.

11.2	The thickness of the rudder blade below the waterline shall not exceed 20mm, including GRP covering (if any).

Insert:
11.2	The thickness of the rudder blade below the waterline shall not exceed 20mm, including GRP or CRP covering (if any).

Proposal 2005-04: delete maximum thickness from sail numbers

Delete:
15.4
Numbers and letters shall be of the following dimensions:	Minimum	Maximum	
Height	300		
Width	200		
Thickness	40	50	
Spacing	60		
Class Insignia Height	200		
Class Insignia Width	335		

Insert:
15.4
Numbers and letters shall be of the following dimensions:	Minimum	Maximum	
Height	300	-	
Width	200	-	
Thickness	40	-	
Spacing	60	-	
Class Insignia Height	200	-	
Class Insignia Width	335	-	

Proposal 2005-05: spar weight: reinsert 1999 wording

Delete:
The spar weight including all fixed fittings in their normal racing position shall be not less than 8kg. Lead Corrector weights totalling not more than 0.6kg permanently fixed above deck to the exterior face of the spar are permitted.

Insert:
12.5	The spar weight including all fixed fittings(i.e. excluding the halyard) in their normal racing position shall be not less than 8kg. Lead Corrector weights totalling not more than 0.6kg permanently fixed above deck to the exterior face of the spar are permitted. For practical reasons, it is allowed in an events equipment check to weigh the mast including the halyard, but in case of doubt, it shall be removed.

Proposal 2005-06: spar weight: include halyard explicitly

Delete:
The spar weight including all fixed fittings in their normal racing position shall be not less than 8kg. Lead Corrector weights totalling not more than 0.6kg permanently fixed above deck to the exterior face of the spar are permitted.

Insert:
12.5	The spar weight including all fixed fittings including the halyard in their normal racing position shall be not less than 8kg. Lead Corrector weights totalling not more than 0.6kg permanently fixed above deck to the exterior face of the spar are permitted.

Changes to the Constitution

Proposal 2005-07: allow windward offset mark and leeward gate in the course

Insert:
Addenda 2(g)		The Sailing Instructions may also include an Offset Mark (about ten boatlengths from Mark 1) and a Leeward Gate (separation about 10 boatlengths) as shown on the course diagram. If included in the Sailing Instructions, this will apply for the entire regatta. This course system is recommended.

Proposal 2005-08: PROMOTION COMMITTEE

Insert at the end of rule 9:
The Chairman of the Promotion Committee shall be an ex-offcio member of the Committee and will be deemed not to represent any one country.

Jobs we would like to see this committee do
* Creation of a quarterly PDF newsletter with photos. Everything copyright free so it can be used and sent on elsewhere in each country
* Promotion/Media resources on the website including sailor profiles
* Approved expenditure budget for promotions etc.
* Translate English promotion texts to other languages and to distribute those texts into local or national channels.

Promotion Committee could primarily consist of newsletter editors and PR people from the main countries to gather all information, articles, photos etc and build up a media contact list.

Simple voting to note in the minutes

Proposal 2005-09: allow making of individual sails from laminated materials for research purpose

Note: This is No rule change. But voting shall take place and be noticed in the Minutes

Sail makers are allowed on request and single approval (i.e. per sail) to build sails from laminated materials. The use of those sails is allowed in any OK regatta with the exception of International events. An International Event is defined through ISAF RR 89.2(b) and ISAF Rule Interpretation (Q&A 05–004):  “event is an 'international event' when its purpose is competition between participants from more than one MNA. World and continental championships are international events. An event is not an international event just because boats from other MNAs are eligible to compete. For example, a national championship is not an international event even when competitors from other MNAs sail in the event.” In case it is not clear if an event is an international event or not, competitors may protest on the base of ISAF rule interpretation.

Proposal 2005-10: world ranking list

Task:
Introduce a world ranking list to promote the class on international or local press, media such as websites and printed papers.

List of events:
World Championship
European Championship
Interdominion Championship
Sail Melbourne
Spring Regatta / Medemblik
Kiel Week
Warnemuende Week

Scoring is in the style of the German Ranking List System

Robert Deaves
OKDIA Secretary