One Metre
International Class Association

Press Release January 2001

The committee started by taking up a copy of the Int 49 Class constitution which is known to be drafted in a format acceptable to ISAF, and cutting out references not applicable to Radio Yachts.
A Draft was sent out to all members in mid September for study in detail.
Three key questions were considered relating to:
Did the Draft cover all aspects which the ICA wished to control.
Did the members forsee any conflict with RSD on any points.
Did the members foresee any conflicts with their home country National Authority.
All the members who responded confirmed they were happy with the broad coverage of the Constitution and did not foresee any conflicts with either DMs or RSD.

Members were then asked to consider the timetable for starting the ICA and the following was agreed:
Present report and Constitution to a meeting in Croatia.
Open ICA membership from June 1 with 'appointed' Officers for six months.
Officers to offer themselves for election as from January 1st 2002 for a two year period. The question of the need to have the complexity of NCA's or merely National Class Secretaries was raised and all replies agreed that National Authories would have the option of appointing a single National IOM Class Secretary and only an NCA if that country's skippers wished to have a more formal group.

Further points coming up for discussion include:
Individual ICA membership.. is it possible or neccessary?
Voting Systems, especially on Technical Matters
Legal situation regarding ownership of the IOM Class Rules Budget/Income/expenditure Finding persons willing to volunteer from June 1st as Officers of the ICA.
Communication to membership in general
Communication among Council

If you want to find out more do not hesitate to contact one of the Committee Members: Heinz Bohn GER, Laurent Chapelot FRA, Ken Dobbie AUS, Marco Di Giuseppe ITA, Alan Hayes NZL, Allan Gardner CAN, John Rizopoulos USA, Anders Wallin FIN, Mikel Zatarain ESP.
Chris Jackson GBR Chairman IOM ICA Development Committee