We need to have a meeting.
 

Id like a little feed back on times for a meeting, We need to get together to plan a run, we need to do some homework on when other runs that may interfere with attendance as well as other events.

Then we need to decide where the run wil take place and what it will include.

I am thinking a mid week meeting would be in order.

As long as I know a week or so in advance I can take a day off from work if we are doing a mid-week thing.

my opinion is plan something 4 weeks out and hold that date. members will have to plan accordingly. during the week is preferable as no one generally makes big plans during the work week. weekends are tough especially for those with kids, etc.

you schedule it and ill be there.

During the week is problematic for me.

Honestly, why not just hold it here electronically. Throw the items on your agenda up for discussion and lets just talk about it right here.

BTW, I thought you looked into doing a run and you found the cost for the insurance to be too costly. What's changed?

Were gonna sell abunch of SHEET or were gonna have a special assesment on members to get up the funds!:eek:

so START SELLING SOME STUFF! Doesnt anyone you know have a freakin Birthday buy them some CPBA stuff and tell them to LIKE IT!

When I say during the week I mean a week night at like 7 or 8 PM. I dont want to wait 4 weeks either I am talking about 1 or 2 weeks away max.


The s[ecial assesment if needed would bascially be a entrance fee that youd pay NOW. That way we could pay for everything needed for the event. Hopefully. hopefully we could attract enough people to this run to then replenish the funds in the club account.

Jeff,
I dont know what kind of coin we're talking about here for the insurance, but if it's cost prohibitive (and I suspect it is given the number of members), there's always the option of organizing something less formal OUTSIDE the club. ;)

agreed. i dont know whom you have talked to but like i have mentioned in other threads, i take part in a dinghy poker run every year and no insurance or permits are required. its $25 a hand and $10 for buffet at the end of the day.

not sure why we couldnt put something like this together.

While I think it's horse-shat, I understand in the litigious world we live in that if something were to happen during a club event, that the club could be held responsible. I'm not saying it's right, just that I can see how the club could be sued or held responsible. In a perfect world, one would think everybody's individual insurance should be sufficient, but I would talk with an insurance specialist and a lawyer before assuming anything.

My guess is the club would likely be exposed and the cost of insurance would likely be outrageous, which seems crazy and why I suggest organizing potentially dangerous events (high speed poker runs or GTG's) outside of the club.

Using this same logic, any type of club related GTG could leave the club open to some exposure should something happen during any club event (such as last month's GTG). I'm not saying I agree with this logic, but I sadly think this is the world we live in.

Honestly, this is why I wrote my devil's advocate response in this thread...
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/n...-cpba-yet.html

You are absolutely correct Scot that is why the club need insurance for events. The cost is not really prohibitive, And I have spoken with many specialists on the topic.

Its just something that comes with the territory.

A really good event needs to be put on well or you might as well dump the whole thing, and we have to decide if we want to be serious about this or not.

apparently Moses is counting Ph uck in Pennies or something all of a sudden. Maybe he should be the treasurer?

I knew it spelled trouble when he didnt show up for the GTG.LOL


Seriously guys whats a $100 to $125 bucks to be in an event? Are we that POV these days?

I didnt see anyone missing the pavillion run for that amount of GING a ling but for your own club your POV.

Do you FEEL CHEAP!:kiss:

I would be willing to bet not just our members would attend.

IE: LUMBER RUN:eek::evilb::lolhit::party-smiley-004::angry-smiley-038::bigbird::drink::grinser010::coolcowboy::bsfla g:

our boat and crew would be in for $100-$125 but I just thought we may get more participation if it were a lower fee. look at the minimal participation at the pavilion run. There were only like 15 boats.

keep in mind this money has to cover: insurance, food, and prize money at a minimum.

where are you looking for stops? they need to be advised so docking is available

Maybe if it was easer for us guys with small single engine boats .Then going all over out in the sound and didnt have to worry about current and the waves.I bet a lot more boats would enter a poker run of some sort.

agreed but people are gonna want to open up and put the hammer down at some point during the run. that is impossible in the river especially with floating debris, other boaters, dep, wake zones, etc.

we all know satisfying everyone will be impossible so we have to pick and choose our battles.

like i said i am all for a $100 entry but you have to keep in mind that it has to be an all inclusive price meaning food, entry, etc. even with 10 boats thats only $1000. that doesnt go far now adays.

What was the pavillion run $140? $150? I cant remember.

we have CLUB members there no reason some cant volunteer to a do a little cooking for the event and keep it inexpensive:eek:

In fact if this club truely wanted to make some money for itself I have some Ideas we used in my frat and some from a car club we used before that brought in HUGE money BUT you need the participation of members as volunteers who are willing to contribute to the club!

This club could own its own marina in a few years if the members actually worked together to get ahead. :drink:

Think of the benefits of that!

well i would expect everyone from the club to volunteer but that doesnt pay for insurance, food, purse, giveaways, etc.

Any chance we can get turboeddie in his helicopter to attend? that would be a nice selling point. we can take pictures and video for people. Charge people $10 or $20 a picture and $25 for a compiled video. That could make the club money. We could kick back some loot to turbo for his fuel.

I would ask him and I am sure hed help out the club.

Hes gotta be careful of payment cause hes not a comercial pilot I dont think.

Id have to consult with him first before we did anything.



As for volunteer I meant for some other Ideas I have that could bring in way more $$ than the runs would.

Ill discuss that further when we have a meeting.

Dont worry its ALL mostly legal.LOL

Please tell me you're got going to dress up in your bikini and wash cars on main street! :eek:

No I was gonna have you do it, and sell your ______ too!

Nah very simple strategy that would be allot of fun for the guys volunteering and will build comeraderie in the club at the same time.

Not that we need any team building here in THIS club:eek:

I'm back to give my 2 cents. I like Tuesdays and Wednesdays myself for a meeting. I think we should keep it quite this time maybe then I will actuality talk to some more people. I know I'm a little farther for some of you but we can have it at my yacht club in Bridgeport it quite and drinks are cheep.

Sounds good but it would have to be 9:00 pm or later for me to get there on time.:eek:

We had a great BOG meeting tonight!

Steve Duscay, Christian Gott And myself had the meeting. Justin also joined us although hes not formally a BOG meber he is taking care of the facebook page and is kind of a govenor at large type position because of this, and Fran, who has the 35 formula fast tech stopped in to bring up a point that was important to him. ( Having a run every other weekend )

We made allot of head way on some major issues!

Keep watching the CPBA section for updates.

Who had on the wild coat?????????

that was FRAN!

why were you there? You should have come over and said hello, maybe even joined the club?

Tell TODD P to join too!

that was FRAN!

why were you there? You should have come over and said hello, maybe even joined the club?

Tell TODD P to join too!

that was FRAN!

why were you there? You should have come over and said hello, maybe even joined the club?

Tell TODD P to join too!

I was in the booth in back of you when you first sat down. Thought I heard the word Outerlimits. Probably should have come over,but dont like to bother people when their eating.

yeah you should have stopped over, I ran into Jamie miller of miller race cars over at outback last week the same way.

I was talking about a turbo set up on the phone and he over heard the conversation, We street raced many years ago and hadnt seen eachother since.

Its a small world isnt it?

Jaimie actually works at my buddy's race shop on the weekends. Me and my buddy and I own a gsxr750 powered midget that we race indoors,and Jamie did some fab work on it. Im at the Out back every wed. so maybe next time.

Imagine, how are you buddy!

I'm ready for another meeting, who's in....

Snakebites...

Do you race that thing in wally world?

If you see jamie tell him freddy owes me And chris $500 bucks! hell just laugh

Were gonna auction that coat for the CPBA we figure allot of money will be paid to make sure FRAN doesnt wear that anymore.LOL
:eek:

Well see if he posts up now or not?

Hey pres, what were the big updates that were coming soon out of that top secret "BOG" meeting you had?

At this point I'm starting to think I was right...