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2023 ECA Annual Membership Meeting
13 February 2023
Meeting via ZOOM

The meeting was called to order by Commodore Bud Brown at 7:03 PM.

Commodore’s Report – Bud Brown
The Commodore welcomed everyone to the ECA 2023 Annual Meeting,
thanked all those in attendance, and discussed the future of the world's
best family daysailer. The Commodore challenged everyone to bring
more people, especially younger folks, out to sail on an Ensign.

Reading of the minutes
The minutes of the 2022 Annual Membership meeting were approved
and are available on the Class website under Documents.

Roll Call of Fleets
Twenty fleets were present: 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 17, 21, 23, 29, 30, 34, 35, 43,
51, 57, 63, 69, 70, 72, 73. Sixty-three ECA members were in
attendance. Past Commodores in attendance – Pete Kogut, Zeke
Durica, Elizabeth Brincklow, John Cutler, Mike LaHaye, Ward Woodruff
and Eric Jones.

Officer and Vice Commodore Reports

Below are some of the key points and discussion from the respective
committees and governing board members. Please refer to the Class
website, Documents section, for the full written reports.

Treasurer’s Report – Kay Snider
The Class’s 2022 ending balance was $102,469 which was $4,278
above the beginning balance of $98,192. The Governing Board has
approved a $750 expense to reimburse Region II/III members to fully
cover the cost of re-creating the Region II/III Regional Championship
trophy which was lost in a boat yard fire in Mattapoisett, MA.
Vice Commodore Publicity – Anna Gorbold
Anna was unable to attend.
Vice Commodore Rules – Steven Heinzelman
Steve gave a recap of the Rules Committee’s work. Eric recommended
the Rules committee look at how Zoom may affect Rules Committee
decisions. Nick Lubar recommended the committee look at National and
Regional course requirements based on time. The current rules are
based on distance.

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