Robert Deaves

Masters Meeting 2023 - Agenda

Agenda

Welcome
Apologies
Presidents Report
Election of Officers

Proposed Rule Changes to Masters Event Manual 2023

1. Dates of the Championship

Current Rule:

A 4      Dates of the Championship
4.1       The Championship will be held during the period of Whitsun.
4.2       The Practice Race will be on Whitsunday afternoon in the race area where the racing will take place.
4.3       The first race will be sailed on the Whit Monday
4.4       The last race will be sailed on the Friday following Whitsunday.
4.5       Other dates will only be considered after discussion with the Masters President.

Change to:

4          Dates of the Championship
4.1       The Championship will be held during June on dates agreed between the Finn Masters Committee and the Organising Authority.
4.2       The Practice Race will be on Sunday afternoon in the race area where the racing will take place.
4.3       The first race will be sailed on the Monday.
4.4       The last race will be sailed on the Friday.
4.5       Other dates will only be considered after discussion with the Masters President.

Reasons:
1. To provide flexibility to hold the event on the best dates to provide the best conditions. The weather is changing, and sometimes mid-May is too early for good conditions.
2. To provide consistency in dates so National Associations have more flexibility. The intention would be the second or third week of June, unless there is a good reason for other dates.
3. To move outside Whitsun week can significantly reduce costs, though this is a side issue and not always a factor. For example, this year many flights to Greece are prohibitively expensive (£1000+) instead of £100+ in other weeks simply because it is Whitsun Week.
4. Frequent requests to avoid Whitsun Week holiday for families

2. Entry Fee penalties

Current Rule

D 2.5 Fully completed entry forms and payments should be received no later than four (4) weeks prior to the event. After completing and sending the Entry Form the competitor agrees to pay the Entry Fee as defined in the NoR, however, only after receipt of payment is a competitor’s entry valid. Entries and/or payments received less than four weeks before the first race, will be charged 50% more. Entries and/or payments received after arrival will be charged double the entry fee. No shows without notification will be expected to pay before any entry will be accepted in future years. This rule may be varied in writing by the OA in exceptional circumstances.

Change to

2.5 Fully completed entry forms and payments should be received no later than five (5) weeks prior to the event. After completing and sending the Entry Form the competitor agrees to pay the Entry Fee as defined in the NoR, however, only after receipt of payment is a competitor’s entry valid. Entries and/or payments received less than five weeks before the first race, will be charged a late penalty of €100. The OA may close entry one week prior to the regatta, but entries and/or payments received and accepted after this date will be charged a late penalty of €150. No shows without notification will be expected to pay the full entry fee before any entry will be accepted in future years. Late payments are at the discretion by the OA.

Reasons

1. 50% and double entry fees were the policy when we paid €150 entry fee. Double entry then was €300. Those days are long gone but €700 is considered too high to encourage late arrivals.
2. Change from four to five weeks. This reflects current practice and gives the OA more breathing space when ordering supplies and shirts etc

3. Bidding period for events

Current Rule:

H 1. Nominations for a venue
1.1 Nominations for a venue shall be sent to the Master’s President prior to February 1st two years before the desired year of the Championship.

1.5 Normally venue nominations can only be accepted two years in advance, but in special circumstances, a venue can be voted on three years in advance. However, the venue proposal can only be heard, and voted on, if there is a majority in favour of this at the meeting.

Change to:

1 Nominations for a venue
1.1 Nominations for a venue shall be sent to the Master’s President prior to February 1st up to three years before the desired year of the Championship.

1.5 Normally venue nominations can only be accepted three years in advance, but in special circumstances, a venue can be voted on further in advance. However, the venue proposal can only be heard, and voted on, on approval of the Masters Committee and if there is a majority in favour of this at the meeting.

Reasons
1. Allows organisers a longer lead time
2. Provides national associations with more notice of the international programme
3. Allows longer term planning of international calendar alongside Open events (FGC, EC etc)

Proposal from Bob Buchanan (AUS6) that Super Legends be exempt from paying entry fees at World Masters (including Europeans) events.

Accounts/Budget
Income received €13,571
Expenditure €15,172
Net loss of €1,601
Loss caused mainly through Magazine shortfall and less entry fees than forecast (181 instead of 250). Some capital expenditure to last next 4-5 years
However, IFA income now increased to £5,000

Website and Magazine
Presentation Brisbane - Finn World Masters 2026
AOB Received prior to meeting.
Next venue update. Puntala
Date and place next meeting. During FWM, Puntala, 2023.

Arrival instructions

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Press release: FWM 2023 Sponsors

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FINN WORLD MASTERS 2023, NEA IRAKLITSA, PAGGEON MUNICIPALITY, 26th MAY – 2nd JUNE 2023
Press release
The Sailing Club of Kavala of the Municipality of Pangai organizes from May 26 to June 2, 2023, the World Sailing Championship Finn Masters 2023 in the waters of the bay of Nea Heraklitsa. A sailing event that will allow 156 sailors from 29 countries to get to know and remember, as some were also present in 2015 at the corresponding event in Kavala, the beauties of our region.
Such an effort requires the convergence of many factors in order to be successful. From the first moment they were close to us and we co-organize together, the Regional Unit of Kavala and the Municipality of Pangaio. The Deputy Governor, Mr. Alexis Politis, believed in and actively supported our effort, while the Deputy Mayor of the Free Municipal Unit, Mr. Christos Prionidis, is present in whatever need arises in the area of the organization. Accordingly, we thank the President of the Municipal Council, Mr. Christos Bosbotis, and the Mayor of Pangaio, Mr. Anastasiadis Filippos, for the decision to co-organize the championship. The Kavala Chamber of Commerce also took over as a sponsor, with its president Marco Demba supporting the event.
But the positive thing is that the business world of the wider region is by our side.
Thus, Nico Lazaridi Wines once again took over as Major Sponsor of the event
NICO LAZARIDI is widely recognized as one of the pioneering companies, which since its establishment 35 years ago has contributed to the renaissance of Greek wine and the re-establishment of the Drama region as a wine region. It produces more than 1,300,000 bottles of wine annually and exports its products to 21 countries around the world. The headquarters of the company since 1997 is the Château Nico Lazaridi Winery in the Agora area. The president of NICO LAZARIDI, Federikos Lazaridis, created the "Magic Mountain" Art Gallery inside the Winery, founded the Nico Lazaridi Wine Club, developed wine tourism activities and consolidated the cultural profile of the company that supports artistic and sports activities not only in the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace but also throughout Greece.
The Kourtidis group of companies, having played a leading role in Greece and abroad for the last 27 years, is one of the dominant and dynamically developing groups in the field of Construction, Real Estate, Investments and Tourism. Together with the group's world-award-winning real estate company, RE/MAX Choice, in the context of corporate and social responsibility, it supports the organization of the World Sailing Championship, being its main sponsor. This specific event is particularly important for the local community and the Kourtidis Group is always next to every effort to promote our country, promoting the importance of sports and its values.
Accordingly, the following companies took over as sponsors - supporters of the event
1. Magic Marine
2. Superfast Ferries
3. Energean
4. Pantaenius
5. Northsailing
6. Fourni Fellahides
7. Pangaio Cheese Factory.
8. Lifeguard of Northern Greece
9. Sarris Restaurant
10. Limanaki Restaurant
11. Moda Bar
12. Barbarella Beach Bar
13. La Maison de Gourmet
14. The Digital Marketing graduate department of DIPAE
15. Camping Paradiso
Communication sponsor is the Athenian-Macedonian News Agency
At the local level, Communication Sponsors are ENA Channel, CENTER TV and kavalaportal.gr
Preparations have intensified recently and the site and the beach were cleaned by the Municipality, while next week the first sailors are expected. The parking area of Nea Iraklitsa will be filled with boats and colors, while sails will appear in the bay of Nea Iraklitsa.
Live streaming from the class channel on facebook https://www.facebook.com/InternationalFinnClass
Snapshots from the event will be broadcast through the class channel on YouTube and also on major sailing sites around the world.

FINN WORLD MASTERS 2023, NEA IRAKLITSA, PAGGEON MUNICIPALITY, 26th MAY – 2nd JUNE 2023
Δελτίο τύπου

Ο Ιστιοπλοϊκός Όμιλος Καβάλας Δήμου Παγγαίου διοργανώνει από 26 Μαΐου έως 2 Ιουνίου 2023, το Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Ιστιοπλοΐας Finn Masters 2023 στα νερά του κόλπου της Νέας Ηρακλείτσας. Ένα ιστιοπλοϊκό γεγονός που θα επιτρέψει σε 156 ιστιοπλόους από 29 χώρες να γνωρίσουν αλλά και να θυμηθούν, καθώς κάποιοι ήταν παρόντες και το 2015 στην αντίστοιχη διοργάνωση στην Καβάλα, τις ομορφιές της περιοχής μας.

Μία τέτοια προσπάθεια απαιτεί την σύμπλευση πολλών παραγόντων ώστε να είναι επιτυχημένη. Από την πρώτη στιγμή ήταν κοντά μας και συνδιοργανώνουμε μαζί, η Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καβάλας και ο Δήμος Παγγαίου. Ο Αντιπεριφερειάρχης κος Αλέξης Πολίτης πίστεψε και στήριξε ενεργά την προσπάθειά μας ενώ ο αντιδήμαρχος της Δημοτικής ενότητας Ελευθερών Κος Χρήστος Πριονίδης, είναι παρών σε ότι ανάγκη προκύπτει στο χώρο της διοργάνωσης. Αντίστοιχα ευχαριστούμε τον Πρόεδρο του Δημοτικού Συμβουλίου Κο Χρήστο Μποσμπότη και τον Δήμαρχο Παγγαίου κο Αναστασίαδη Φίλιππο, για την απόφαση να συνδιοργανώσουμε το πρωτάθλημα. Χορηγός επίσης ανέλαβε και το Εμπορικό Επιμελητήριο Καβάλας με τον πρόεδρο του Κο Μάρκο Δέμπα να στηρίζει τη διοργάνωση.

Το θετικό όμως είναι ότι ο επιχειρηματικός κόσμος της ευρύτερης περιοχής είναι δίπλα μας.

Έτσι τα Κρασιά Nico Lazaridi ανέλαβαν και πάλι Μέγας Χορηγός της διοργάνωσης

Η NICO LAZARIDI είναι ευρέως αναγνωρισμένη ως μια από τις πρωτοπόρες εταιρίες, η οποία από την ίδρυσή της πριν από 35 χρόνια συνέβαλε στην αναγέννηση του ελληνικού κρασιού και την επανασύσταση της περιοχής της Δράμας ως οινοποιητική περιοχή. Παράγει περισσότερες από 1.300.000 φιάλες

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κρασιού ετησίως και εξάγει τα προϊόντα της σε 21 χώρες σε όλο τον κόσμο. Έδρα της εταιρίας από το 1997 αποτελεί το Οινοποιείο Château Nico Lazaridi στην περιοχή της Αγοράς. Ο πρόεδρος της NICO LAZARIDI Φεδερίκος Λαζαρίδης δημιούργησε μέσα στο Οινοποιείο την Πινακοθήκη «Μαγικό Βουνό», ίδρυσε το Nico Lazaridi Wine Club, ανέπτυξε οινοτουριστικές δράσεις και εδραίωσε το πολιτιστικό προφίλ της εταιρίας που στηρίζει καλλιτεχνικές και αθλητικές δράσεις όχι μόνο στην περιοχή της Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης αλλά και σε όλη την Ελλάδα.

Ο όμιλος εταιρειών Κουρτίδη, έχοντας πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο σε Ελλάδα και εξωτερικό τα τελευταία 27 χρόνια, αποτελεί έναν από τους κυρίαρχους και δυναμικά αναπτυσσόμενους ομίλους στον τομέα των Κατασκευών, του Real Estate, των Επενδύσεων και του Τουρισμού. Μαζί με την παγκοσμίως βραβευμένη κτηματομεσιτική εταιρεία του ομίλου, την RE/MAX Choice, στο πλαίσιο εταιρικής και κοινωνικής ευθύνης, στηρίζει τη διοργάνωση για το παγκόσμιο πρωτάθλημα Ιστιοπλοΐας, αποτελώντας τον κύριο χορηγό της. Η συγκεκριμένη διοργάνωση είναι ιδιαιτέρως σημαντική για την τοπική κοινωνία και η Kourtidis Group βρίσκεται πάντα δίπλα σε κάθε προσπάθεια ανάδειξης του τόπου μας, προάγοντας την σπουδαιότητα του αθλητισμού και τις αξίες του.

Αντίστοιχα χορηγοί - υποστηρικτές της διοργάνωσης ανέλαβαν οι ακόλουθες εταιρίες

Magic Marine
Superfast Ferries
Energean
Pantaenius
Northsailing
Φούρνοι Φελλαχίδη
Τυροκομείο Παγγαίο.
Ναυαγοσωστική Βορείου Ελλάδος
Εστιατόριο Σαρρής

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Εστιατόριο Λιμανάκι
Moda Bar
Barbarella Beach Bar
La Maison de Gourmet
Το μεταπτυχιακό τμήμα Digital Marketing του ΔΙΠΑΕ
Camping Paradiso

Χορηγός επικοινωνίας είναι το Αθηναϊκό-Μακεδονικό Πρακτορείο ειδήσεων

Σε τοπικό επίπεδο Χορηγοί Επικοινωνίας είναι το ENA Channel, το CENTER TV και το kavalaportal.gr

Οι προετοιμασίες έχουν ενταθεί το τελευταίο διάστημα και ο χώρος και η παραλία καθαρίστηκε από τον Δήμο ενώ την επόμενη εβδομάδα αναμένονται οι πρώτοι ιστιοπλόοι. Ο χώρος στάθμευση της Νέας Ηρακλείτσας θα γεμίσει σκάφη και χρώματα, ενώ πανιά θα εμφανιστούν στον κόλπο της Νέας Ηρακλείτσας.

Live streaming από το κανάλι της κλάσης στο facebook https://www.facebook.com/InternationalFinnClass

Στιγμιότυπα από την διοργάνωση θα μεταδοθούν, μέσω του καναλιού της κλάσης στο Youtube αλλά και σε μεγάλα ιστιοπλοϊκά site του κόσμου.