by Deb Whitehorse | Oct 5, 2020 | 2021, Home Page
“To promote, protect and perpetuate DN one design iceboating, to advance the art and skill of the DN ice yacht construction and sailing as well as the future development of the DN class ice yacht and the sport of ice yachting on all the hard waters of the world.” Photo: Sean R. Heavey
You are a crucial part of the number one ice sailing class in the world. Your dues support this website, the class newsletter Runner Tracks, and the class yearbook. Your dues help to maintain the value of your DN and make you eligible to vote in officer elections and class business. You must be a member of the IDNIYRA to compete at regional and continental regattas. Members will receive a membership card and a sticker in the mail sometime in December.
Members are reminded that the upcoming electronic ballot that was announced in the September Runner Tracks will be based upon membership as of September 1st and will use the same voters list as Spring 2020 election of officers.
Thank you for supporting the IDNIYRA.
Membership levels:
REGULAR
1 Year: $26
2 Year: $51
3 Year: $76
SUSTAINING: For those who want to give a little bit extra to help support promotional, regatta, and basic class expenses.
1 Year: $36
2 Year: $76
3 Year: $106
If you’d rather mail a check or have any questions about your membership, please contact Executive Secretary Deb Whitehorse treasurer.idniyra@gmail.com
OR DONATE TO THE IDNIYRA
Another way to support the class is to donate to the IDNIYRA. We keep membership dues reasonable to encourage participation. Your donation will help secure the future of the largest ice sailing fleet in the world. The IDNIYRA is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
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by Deb Whitehorse | Nov 4, 2019 | 2019, Home Page
“Radically Participate”, become a member and vote!
Renew Membership
As Commodore Warren Nethercote wrote previously, the important postal vote regarding IDNIYRA class governing WILL happen this month. The ballots have been printed and will soon be collated, stuffed in envelopes, stamped, and mailed to North American members on November 9, 2019. There’s been a good response to our membership drive, but there are a few who have not renewed memberships for 2020. Please take a moment to renew online today so that your vote is counted.
If you have any questions about your membership, please contact Secretary Deb Whitehorse secretary@gmail.com.
by Deb Whitehorse | Oct 25, 2019 | 2019 Worlds & North Americans, 2020, Home Page
Skipper’s meeting at the 2019 Gold Cup on Indian Lake in Ohio. Photo: Debbie Parker
Special Message from the Commodore
Recently, Deb Whitehorse sent out a membership renewal reminder. The IDNIYRA By-laws define the membership year as November 1 through October 31st and only members in good standing may vote on Association affairs, per the IDNIYRA Constitution.
In the last column in Runner Tracks I said that we hoped to have simultaneous postal votes on the EPIC Agreement in North America and Europe this November. The new IDNIYRA EU is now operational and accepting memberships, so the simultaneous postal vote will happen! You should expect to receive ballots about the second week of November and will have to return them to the IDNIYRA Secretary on or before 29 November. Note well, to be counted, your ballot must be back to the Secretary, not just postmarked, by 29 November. This is a shorter turn-around than normal for postal ballots so that the result of the ballot can be reflected in the 2020 yearbook if the measure passes.
So … if you would like to receive a ballot to vote on the EPIC Agreement, please ensure that you renew your membership. The easiest way is on-line, at https://www.idniyra.org/membership/. The best 26 bucks you’ve ever spent!
Background: In 2018, the North American and European Governing Committees jointly developed two documents, the EPIC (Established Procedures for Iceboat Competition) Agreement and the Regatta Management Agreement. We then published them in Runner Tracks to enable member feedback. These agreements (published in full at here ), if approved by the membership, would satisfy a several goals:
- That we continue to sail the same DN in both North America and Europe
- That we organize racing the same way in both North America and Europe
- That we strengthen our trans-Atlantic relationships so that the DN continues to be the strongest iceboat class world-wide
- That we replace the current Specifications Management System so that we can vote electronically on all matters, including technical specifications
- That membership in the class be on the same basis in North America and Europe, i.e., an individual paying a fee to IDNIYRA or IDNIYRA EU.
If a 2/3rds majority of IDNIYRA and IDNIYRA EU member ballots approve the EPIC and Regatta Management Agreements, this will be the last postal vote conducted by the DN Class.
Warren Nethercote KC3786 Commodore IDNIYRA
