Post by F-48 on Feb 4, 2004 12:23:20 GMT -5
2004 FORMULA 48 MULTIHULL CLASS OWNERS ASSOCIATION
NOTICE OF MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
IF YOU NO LONGER OWN THE BOAT(s) PLEASE FORWARD TO NEW OWNER !
[/b]NOTICE OF MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
IF YOU NO LONGER OWN THE BOAT(s) PLEASE FORWARD TO NEW OWNER !
Each year, the F-48 MCOA requires renewal of membership by owners of registered multihulls. Renewal of membership in the F-48 MCOA will require the completion and return of requested information to allow the acting secretary to update and maintain and report on currently registered yachts and members of the F-48 MCOA and will now be done in accordance with prescribed AMYA By-Laws.
CURRENT AMYA BY-LAWS:[/u]
7.5 The Class Secretary or class owner's association will handle yacht registrations and transfers and collect the required fees for these services. These fees may be retained by the Class Secretary or class owners association to defray administrative costs. (1995)
7.6 The Class Secretary or class owner's association shall be responsible for maintaining a current set of Class Specifications and a roster of registered yachts. Class owners associations sshall submit all changes to Class Specifications to the Executive Secretary as soon as possible after approval by the registered owners. (1995)
7.14 No yacht will be properly registered unless its assigned identification number is permanently affixed to the hull in a readily visible location.
A significant change will take place for the 2004 year, which will greatly impact the current "membership" list of the F-48 MCOA that has been developed. Please refer to By-law # 7.14 (above) and note that to be properly "registered" an assigned I.D. number must be permanently affixed into the hull in a readily visible location. This means that yachts having been assigned a sail number, prior to 2004 will be required to have that sail number incorporated into (or onto) the hull to meet AMYA prescribed by-laws. Since the F-48 MCOA assigned sail number is also the assigned Identification Number (ID) of the multihull, this number will act as your registration number. *see below for suggestions
During 2003, a series of incidents took place that questioned the specific number of registered members, and registered yachts. To correct the concern and confusion, and to comply with AMYA Registration Requirements - for 2004 all yachts to be registered will require the sail number (ID) to be displayed in a visible location on the hull BEFORE the yacht is registered. Renewals of registration no later than February 1, 2004 will require the completion of the following information, AND will require a photograph to be sent to the F-48 MCOA of compliance with By-Law # 7.14 noted above. The return of renewal registration, may be by fax, email or U.S. Postal Service mailing and must be completed by the February 1, 2004 date. Rule 7.14 compliance is required only once for each sail number assigned.
As part of this process, the photo (digital or hard copy) will be maintained as part of the F-48 MCOA files, in the event we are questioned about the number of yachts registered, and the number of members registered. This information will also be shared with the Open Class AMYA Secretary.
Although your sail numbers have been previously assigned - perhaps to yachts still under construction - the F-48 MCOA was criticized for assigning numbers when the boats didn't exist. Thus, in an effort to maintain credibility of our registration numbers, the need for photo evidence of compliance with By-Law #7.14 is requested. Until such time as full information and confirmation of a yacht exists, assigned sail numbers to you will need to be considered as "TEMPORARY" assignments, and they do not become permanent until the "YACHT IS PROPERLY REGISTERED." They may be re-assigned in 2005 if they have not been made permanent by December 31, 2004.
Feel free to contact me with questions of for further detail.
Here is the registration information required:
LAST NAME:
FIRST NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
COUNTRY:
AMYA MEMBER NUMBER(if member):
TEMPORARY SAIL NUMBER:
BOAT CONFIGURATION (trimaran, catamaran, other):
MAKE OF BOAT (design):
DATE OF APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP:
RULE 7.14 COMPLIANCE SUBMITTED ?
RETURN THIS INFORMATION NO LATER THAN 2/1/2004
By mail:
F-48 MULTIHULL CLASS OWNERS ASSOCIATION
C/o 1460 W. 17th. Street
Hastings MN 55033
Or by fax to: 651-438-8314 (24 hours)
Or by email to: F-48@esmartweb.com
Suggestions for Rule 7.14 Compliance:
Using permanent marker, record sail number inside radio compartment
Using contrasting color of paint - paint sail number on bow of main hull of trimaran
Using contrasting color of paint - paint sail number on inside of bows of catamaran
Other similar permanent and visible locations.