RULES
OF THE STREAKER CLASS
OWNERS ASSOCIATION
Revised 7th July 2004
1. Title
The title of the association shall be The Streaker Class Owner's Association.
The class flag will be a white pennant with a diagonal blue stripe.
2. Objectives
The objectives of the association are to promote and further the interests
of the Streaker class throughout the British Isles and to represent
the interest of owners of Streaker dinghies as follows:
a. To maintain the one-design character of the Streaker class
dinghy.
b. To keep members informed of developments concerning the class
and any proposals concerning class rules.
c. To organise British Open Championships and to co-ordinate
the programme for other races for the class in the British Isles.
d. To encourage National and International competition for the
class.
e.To promulgate information on technical development within the
Streaker class.
f. To keep an Association register.
3. Terms and Definitions
Throughout these rules the following defined terms will be used:
a. 'The Association' shall mean the Streaker Class Owner's
Association.
b. 'The Committee' shall mean the Committee of the Association,
consisting of duly elected and appointed committee members.
c. The Association Rules shall mean the rules governing the conduct
of the Association.
d. 'The Measurement Rules' shall mean the rules relating to measurement,
construction and racing conditions of the class and governing the building
of each 'Streaker' and its rating as a recognised boat
within the class for racing purposes.
e. 'The Class' shall mean the class of sailing dinghies designed
by Jack Holt and made in accordance with drawings, specifications and
instructions (together with any modifications agreed between the Association
and Jack Holt Designs Ltd., the Copyright Holder and Designer) and known
under the name Streaker class dinghy.
f. 'The Association Register' shall mean the register of paid
up members of the Streaker Class Association in Great Britain, with
their addresses, name and number of boat to be kept as hereinafter provided.
g. 'The Registered Number' shall mean the number allocated
to the boat.
h. 'The Class Secretary' shall mean the duly elected Honorary
Secretary or duly appointed Secretary as the case may be.
i. 'Certificate' shall mean a certificate to be issued, ratified
and endorsed as hereinafter provided and recording:
i.Name of boat, registered number, owner's
name and address, and sailing club.
ii.Name of builder and date of building.
iii.Name of official measurer and date
of measuring.
iv.Validity confirmed by signature of
Class Secretary and date of issue.
j. 'Valid Certificate' shall mean a certificate in which:
i.The particulars of ownership are correct
and entered on the Class Register.
ii.Any endorsement (e.g. weight) required
by the rules has been entered.
iii.A current Membership Card is attached.
k. 'Fleet' shall mean five or more registered Streakers whose
owners have jointly applied to the Association to form a fleet and who
have, at the Committee's discretion been allocated a fleet number. Upon
the allocation of a fleet number the owners shall appoint a Fleet Captain
and Fleet Secretary who shall be responsible for communicating to the
owners news and decisions regarding the class.
l. 'Owner and joint Owner' shall mean any person or persons,
Corporation or Association entered on a certificate as owner or joint
owner of a Streaker dinghy.
4. Membership
and Voting Rights
a. The following classes of membership shall be recognised;
i. Full Membership.
ii. Associate Membership.
iii. Family Membership.
iv. Honorary Membership.
b. Full Membership shall upon payment of the prescribed annual
subscription be open to any owner of a British registered Streaker or,
in the case of joint owners, to any one of them or in the case of a
Streaker owner by a Corporation or Association, to a nominated representative
of that organisation.
c. Association Membership shall upon payment of the prescribed
annual subscription be open to any joint owners of a registered Streaker
not being a full member, or to all individuals or clubs interested in
the Streaker Class.
d. Family Membership is available to members of a family all
or several of whom wish to sail a single boat.
e. Honorary Membership shall be open to any person having an
interest in the Association who is proposed by a Full Member and seconded
by at least one member of the Committee and is elected by members of
the Association at any General Meeting of the Association.
f. Members acting as helmsmen or entering Streakers in races
which consist of or include other Streakers shall be bound by the Measurement
Rules.
g. Each Full Member shall be entitled to one vote at an Annual
General Meeting of the Association, or in a postal vote. Associate and
Honorary Members, shall be entitled to attend and speak at any General
Meeting but not vote.
5. Management
a. The affairs of the Association shall be managed by the committee.
b. The Committee shall consist of six full members elected at
the Annual General Meeting, two members retiring annually and being
replaced by two elected at the AGM.
c. At its first meeting to be held immediately after the AGM
the Committee shall: Elect one of its members to act as Chairman of
the Association for the following year. Elect an Honorary Secretary
or appoint a Secretary (only elected or nominated members of the Committee
have voting rights as Secretary) who shall keep correct minutes and
records of all Committee and General Meetings, together with the Association
Register, and shall be responsible for communicating the decisions of
the Committee to members of the Association and when directed by the
Committee to owners and joint owners not being members of the Association.
Elect an Honorary Treasurer, who shall control the funds of the Association,
making such disbursements as the Committee shall direct, present an
annual financial statement at each AGM. The Secretary or Honorary Secretary
may act as Treasurer. Appoint an Auditor who shall certify the annual
financial statement.
d. At meetings of the committee, three members shall form a quorum.
e. The Committee shall have power to make recommendations to
members in general meetings or by post or alteration in or addition
to the association Rules. f.The Committee shall be responsible for the
appointment of official Class Measurers who shall be members of the
association Committee, RYA appointed measurers or measurers nominated
by clubs. The Committee shall also be responsible for the compilation
and distribution of measurement forms, provided that no responsibility
shall rest with the Committee in respect of errors made by measurers.
A measurer shall not measure a boat, spars, or sails owned or built
by him or herself or in which he/she has any personal, family or business
interest
f. The Committee shall be responsible for the appointment of
official Class Measurers who shall be members of the association Committee,
RYA appointed measurers or measurers nominated by clubs. The Committee
shall also be responsible for the compilation and distribution of measurement
forms, provided that no responsibility shall rest with the Committee
in respect of errors made by measurers. A measurer shall not measure
a boat, spars, or sails owned or built by him or herself or in which
he/she has any personal, family or business interest
g. The Committee may arrange an annual Championship of the class
and shall co-ordinate such Regional Championships as may be required.
All matters pertaining to International sponsorship club or clubs, the
RYA and the ISF.
h. At least three weeks notice of the date, place and agenda for any
Committee Meeting shall be given in writing by the Secretary to each
Committee Member.
i. Acceptance of a Certificate by an owner or joint owner shall
ipso facto render person/s subject to the jurisdiction of the Association
or the Committee in any matter pertaining to the Measurement Rules.
j. i. The Committee shall annually appoint a Technical Sub Committee
consisting of the Class Chairman, Class Secretary and up to four co-opted
class members or technical advisers. One member of the Technical Committee,
with no business connections with the class, will be designated Chief
Class Measurer/Technical Officer. This Sub Committee may make any minor
change to the measurement rules in order to bring into line with current
practice.
ii. Any changes recommended by the Technical Committee,
deemed to be significant shall be put to the membership either by postal
ballot or an A.G.M proposal. The Technical Committee will publish a
list of approved builders. Amateur and professional builders, who have
built at least two Streakers, may apply to be included in this list.
Whilst members and prospective members purchasing new Streakers are
strongly recommended to refer to this listing, the SCOA does not accept
any legal responsibility for the quality or condition of craft supplied
by such builders.
6. Power of Committee
Subject to the provision of these rules, and in any particular to the
object of the Association, as laid down in Rule 2. the General Committee
shall be empowered to perform all functions of management and administration.
The making of payments and receipt of monies shall be validly evidenced
only by the signature of the Treasurer or his Deputy as appointed by
the Committee.
7. Conduct of
Meetings of The Association
a. The Annual General Meeting of the Association shall be held
annually at the place and over the weekend of the National Championship.
The precise date and time will be at the Committee's discretion.
b. A Special General Meeting shall be called by the Chairman
or Class Secretary upon receipt by the Class Secretary of a written
request, signed by not fewer than fifteen full members of the Association.
c. At least six weeks written notice shall be given to members
of any General Meeting.
d. At any General Meeting or Committee Meeting decisions shall
be limited to matters on the agenda, other than those concerning measurement
rules, and shall be carried by a majority vote. Any alteration to the
Rules of Measurement shall be passed initially at a General Meeting
(or through a postal vote) by a majority of two thirds at least of the
members voting. Voting shall be by a show of hands, unless a poll is
demanded by not less than three of the full members present. At any
meeting the Chairman shall have a casting vote. The Secretary shall
be responsible for circulating all members, or in the case of Committee
Meetings all Committee Members, with the result of any voting. In the
event of a postal ballot, all returns shall be made to the Secretary
within two weeks of the date of posting the ballot paper.
e. At any General Meeting of the Association, nine full members
shall form a quorum.
8. Subscription & Registration Fees
a. Subscription for all classes of membership shall be payable annually
and shall be decided at the Annual General Meeting. They shall become
due on the 1st December following the meeting. A member joining the
association after the 1st August shall pay no dues untill the next years
subscription falls dues on the 1st December of that year.
b. Unless otherwise determined by the Association in a General
Meeting the subscriptions for full and associate members shall be £12
and for family members shall be £17.
c. Any member whose subscription has not been paid within three
months of the date due may have their name removed from the list of
members of the Association by the Committee. A member's name may be
restored to the Association Register at the discretion of the Committee
on payment of any subscription due.
d. New members joining late in the season or old members failing
to pay their subscriptions on time are not allowed to count their Paddle
results retrospectively.
9. Accounts
a. The Committee shall cause true accounts to be kept, giving
full particulars of:
i. All monies, assets and liabilities
of the Association.
ii. All monies received and expended
by the Association, and the reason for such receipts
and expenditure.
iii. All sales and purchases by
the Association.
b. The Committee shall cause the financial statement to be prepared
and presented at every Annual General Meeting of the Association.
10. Class Racing
a. No boat shall be permitted to race in any event for Streaker
Class dinghies unless it holds a valid Measurement Certificate.
b. No boat shall be permitted to race in any Association event
unless it has valid third-party insurance coverage for at least £1,000,000.
c. For Association events the helmsman/woman must be a Full,
Associate or Family member of the Association.
d. Adequate personal buoyancy shall be worn by all helmsmen/women
while racing unlessthe authority in charge of a particular event shall
give specific exemption.
e.
Advertising is permitted in accordance with ISAF Advertising Code Sections
20.3.1 and 20.3.2(b) (Category C).
Please note:
Remember that your boat cannot be officially regarded as a Streaker
dinghy, or raced in open events until a measurement Certificate has
been obtained. The Class Secretary will issue a measurement form on
request - this must be completed by an approved measurer and returned
to the Secretary with a £7.50 registration fee. The Certificate will
then be issued.
Change of ownership
invalidates a Certificate. Return old Certificate to the Secretary for
replacement.
Check that the name
that you have chosen has not already been allocated to another boat
- the Secretary maintains a register of names.
Measurers may be:
Streaker Class Owner's Association Committee Members, or Streaker Class
Measurers, or RYA Measurers, or Official Club Measurers.
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