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New Zealand Model Power Boat Association
Committee Meeting 15th July 2013 at 8pm
Present, Andrew Colquhoun (AC), Steve Trott (ST), Wayne Mowberry (WM), Matt Bindon (MB), Peter Anderson (PA), Kerry OReilly (KO), John Bellworthy (JB), Phil Fowler (PF)
Apologies,
Phil Fowler (PF)
Minutes of last meeting,
Read and confirmed ST & WM
Matters arising,
To be discussed during meeting
Treasurers Report,
00 account now at $3,983.19
02 account now at $12.70 (entry fee account)
03 account still at $500.14 (insurance)
MB paid for number boards $40
Inwards and outwards correspondence.
Outwards, Letter for the Tauranga Council showing what we are covered for insurance.
General Business,
1 Oval Fest
General consensus was that it went really well apart from the weather which we can’t do anything about. Organisation was great and the format is a improvement. The lake was flooded and not the best but unfortunately we can’t do anything about that situation. 15 entries with 13 racing. This is a big increase from the Hydro Fest. After asking the people who raced they found the one day event suited a lot better.

2 Minutes of the Meetings
Not too sure why these have not been uploaded but MB has said he will have a go at putting them on. AC will forward the minutes. As they need to be passed at each meeting then they will be a month behind as they need to be passed by the committee. Not sure why post disappeared and haven’t found out why. WM to have a chat to PB to see where we are at with the web site as it is difficult to use.

3 Special Meeting at Tauranga

JB suggested the frustration of having remits and that they take a year to make any changes. As per the constitution “A Special Meeting may be requested at any time by any member, upon giving the Secretary, in writing, full details of the business to be discussed. Such notices shall state the date, time and place of the meeting”. The committee feels it was elected by the members to make decisions for the good of the association. The committee will come up with a letter to be forwarded to the secretary on what they want discussed at the special meeting as per remits.

4 Entry Form for Nationals

Open electric can be taken out as it is in twice. As there are a few changes we will work on this over the coming months. There is no Sport Hydro which AC thinks needs to be in there and maybe take out T2 thunder boat instead. There is the addition of stock mono, cat and hydro. It also has hydro (which is classed as rigger, TBoat, sport hydro) This is more a open hydro event rather than what we currently have. Engine and type of hulls are to be discussed further as there are significant changes. Committee to discuss this further with the club area to get what peoples ideas. ST has discussed this with other members and the stock class has been strongly suggested. There are slight changes to nitro combining A and B classes to get the numbers up but the main changes are in the petrol classes. . The North Islands might be a good test bed to what we may look at, at Nationals

5 Electrics

PA suggested we should look at a entry level electric. JB suggested we sort of have this with the N2 but we do need to look at getting this out there and getting more information about them. Was suggested that maybe PA would like to write a article in the Propshaft about where to locate parts and what is needed for this class. These can be build reasonably cheap but it’s a matter of getting the information out.

6 2 Lap timed
ST and MB been working on the rules behind this. It will be forwarded to the committee to be looked at. Will discuss next meeting as it looks pretty good and will be worked on over the coming month.

7 Presidents Cup Points

ST and MB will also send out the suggestions going forward what we may be able to do. WM will do a comparison as to what the points would look like with the current format and the new.

Nothing further to discuss and meeting closed at 9.39pm

Next meeting will be held Monday the 19th of August at 8pm