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Notes
The Byelaws and structure of
IFDCO are currently under review. An updated version of these Byelaws will
be released when approved by the IFDCO General Committee (See IFDCO Byelaw
1.2.2.
The structure for the Class as set out in these Byelaws was created in
anticipation that the FD would retain Olympic status and was designed to
provide support to National FD classes to promote the FD worldwide. As a
result of loss of Olympic status and due to various IYRU/ISAF initiatives
and changes in the needs of the Class and FD sailors some of the byelaws
particularly those relating to the organisation of Championships have been
replaced by working documents which will be incorporated into the updated
byelaws following the current review..
National FD
Secretaries are encouraged to refer to
Appendix VI. Duties of National
Development Managers as this provides guidance on
the tasks that National FD Class Associations should undertake.
The use of email and the world wide web has fundamentally changed the way
that sailors and the Class communicates.
IFDCO launched a website www.sailfd.org
in 1996 and any National FD Class is entitled to have an area designated
on the website free of charge as follows www.sailfd.org/NAT where NAT are
the national letters.
FD
sailors are encouraged to contribute towards their national FD websites
and any major news should be forwarded to the IFDCO webmaster. In
addition, results of any significant event should be forwarded to the ISAF
webmaster for publication on
www.sailing.org, the ISAF website at which all ISAF rule, regulations,
guidance and international sailing news can be found.
Any queries about the IFDCO Byelaws should be referred to the IFDCO
General Secretary (See contacts page)
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1
Foundation Rules
1.1.1 The International Flying Dutchman
Class Organization (IFDCO) is constituted as a
Dutch foundation and its activities are governed
by the IFDCO Foundation Rules. The Foundation
Rules were revised in 1988,
were ratified on 10 July 1988, at the Annual
IFDCO General Committee meeting and registered
at the Chamber of Commerce of Amsterdam, Holland
under Nr.:S206267 dated 20 September 1988.
1.1.2 The IFDCO Foundation Rules
provide for the creation of byelaws.
1.2
Byelaws
1.2.1 The IFDCO Byelaws are the
terms of reference which govern all aspects of
the IFDCO including the class rules, membership
of IFDCO, the worldwide organizational structure, responsibilities of
class
officials and relationship with the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU).
1.2.2 Changes to the byelaws may
only be made by the IFDCO General Committee at
an Annual General Committee Meeting
(AGCM) as provided in IFDCO Foundation Rule 14.
1.2.3 Official references to IFDCO
Byelaws shall be in the following format:
IFDCO Byelaw X.X or
IFDCO Byelaws Appendix X para x.x
1.3 IYRU
Regulations
1.3.1 The IYRU is the governing body for
international yacht racing and has granted
the FD international status.
1.3.2 The benefits and obligations
of international status are set out in the IYRU Constitution and
Regulations, a copy of which is published in the
IYRU Yearbook and proceedings.
2.0 MEMBERS
2.1
Eligibility
2.1.1 Any person who owns, sails or
has a strong interest in the Flying Dutchman
(FD) may apply to be a member of the IFDCO.
2.1.2 Applications for membership
should include details of the applicant's name,
address, telephone number, sail number,
nationality and date of birth.
2.1.3 Applications should be made to
the National FD Class Association secretary or
the IFDCO Membership secretary and should
be accompanied by the annual contribution.
2.2
Benefits
2.2.1 Members shall, on payment of
the annual contribution, be entitled to:
(a)
be included in the FD World Ranking List;
(b)
receive communications from IFDCO
regarding changes to the byelaws or class rules,
the fixture list, major regatta results and
other news about the class;
(c)
receive copies of FD Bulletins free of
charge;
(d)
receive a copy of the FD Class Book free
of charge;
(e)
propose or support changes to the class
rules;
(f)
attend and speak at competitors'
hearings;
(g)
attend the AGCM as an observer.
2.3
Annual Contribution
2.3.1 The annual contribution is payable
by each member to the IFDCO for a calendar
year.
2.3.2 The annual contribution shall
be paid by 31 March for members in the Northern
Hemisphere or 30 September for members in
the Southern Hemisphere to the National FD Class
Association which shall act as
agent to IFDCO for the collection of annual
contributions.
2.3.3 The amount of the annual
contribution shall be published in the FD
Bulletin and FD Class Book and may be changed
only at an AGCM.
2.4
Membership Sticker
2.4.1 On receipt of the annual
contribution a membership sticker will be sent
to the member who shall affix it to his or her
membership card.
2.5
Membership Card
2.5.1 A new member shall be provided with
a membership card which shall indicate his
or her membership number.
2.5.2 A membership card with current
membership sticker will be evidence that a
subscription has been paid and shall be
produced at each FD regatta. Failure to produce
such evidence may result in an
additional annual contribution being charged.
2.6
Membership Records
2.6.1 The IFDCO Executive Committee shall
appoint an IFDCO Membership Secretary who
shall be responsible for maintaining an
up-to-date record of members personal details
provided under 2.1.2 above, their Membership
number, and record of annual contributions paid.
2.6.2 Membership records may be maintained
on a computer database for administrative convenience and to provide
statistical information.
2.6.3Details of members (excluding date of
birth) may be published in the FD Class Book.
3.0 BOATS
3.1
Building License
3.1.1 Any yard building FDs requires a
license from the IYRU. A copy of an application to the IYRU for a
license should be sent to the IFDCO General
Secretary.
3.1.2 Builders who do not build more than
two FDs a year may obtain a free license
from the IYRU.
3.1.3 No license is required to build a
mould.
3.2
International Class Fee
3.2.1 The International Class Fee is
payable when a new boat is built and consists of
an IFDCO royalty combined with an IYRU fee
(0.5 of the average retail price of a complete new boat ready to
sail excluding trans-
port costs).
3.2.2 The International Class Fee is
payable in full to:
IYRU Holdings Ltd
27 Broadwall, Waterloo London SE1 9PL, England
Tel: +44 71 928 6611, Fax: +44 71
401 8304
3.2.3 The IYRU will supply an IYRU
plaque which shall be fixed to the FD in
accordance with the Class rules before leaving a
builder's premises.
3.2.4 The International Class Fee is
subject to annual review by the IYRU. The IFDCO
royalty element may only be increased at an
AGCM.
3.3
Class Rules
3.3.1 The object of the Class rules
is to ensure that FDs are as nearly the same as
possible in shape and weight of hull, centreboard, rudder, and mast
and shape of sail plan and that the boats at all
times conform
to the class rules and the IFDCO Byelaws.
3.3.2 Alterations to the Class rules
shall require the approval of the IYRU except
that where in the interests of the Class an
immediate alteration is deemed necessary
by the IFDCO Executive Committee in
which case action may be taken forthwith but
shall be regarded as temporary and must at once
be submitted to the IYRU for final decision at
its next meeting.
3.3.3 The IFDCO General Secretary
shall be responsible for ensuring that a current
version of the rules is available to members and
other interested parties.
3.3.4 All members should recognize
the importance of adhering to both the rules
and the spirit of the rules and shall be bound
not only to observe these rules but
encourage other members to observe these
rules.
3.3.5 Any member observed violating
the rules in a way that can clearly be
demonstrated to be premeditated with the intention of deriving an unfair
advantage and in clear contravention of the
Class rules or
IYRR shall be reported to the Executive
Committee who shall have the power to hold a
hearing and remove all membership rights. Such
decision shall be notified to the IYRU, the
individual's national authority, the Secretary
of the National FD Class Association, all the IFDCO Commodores and
published in the next IFDCO Bulletin.
3.4
Measurement Forms and Certificates
3.4.1 All FDs shall be measured by a measurer
approved by IFDCO using a measurement form in accordance with the Class
rules. When measured, the measurement
form shall be sent to the Boat Registrar who
shall issue the measurement certificate.
3.4.2 The measurement form and measurement
certificate should be taken to all FD regattas
as entry may be denied if a valid measurement
form and measurement certificate are not available for inspection.
3.5 Sail
Numbers
3.5.1 Sail numbers shall be issued through
the Boat Registrar. Personal sail numbers are
permitted in accordance with the Class
rules.
3.6 Sail
Buttons
3.6.1 Sail Buttons shall be fixed to each
sail in accordance with the Class rules.
3.6.2 The fee for sail buttons may be
changed only at an AGCM.
3.7
Boat Register
3.7.1 The IFDCO Executive Committee shall
appoint an IFDCO Boat Registrar who shall
be responsible for maintaining a boat register
which should include a record of the builder,
date of measurement, measurer and IYRU license
fee number for FDs for which an International
Class Fee has been paid, together with a copy of
the measurement form and measurement
certificate, history of owners and sail numbers.
4.0
CHAMPIONSHIPS
4.1
Organization
4.1.1 IFDCO will make arrangements
for the following events to be held annually:
a) FD
World Championship (WC)
b) FD
Continental Championship (CC) in each continent
that IFDCO members will support a championship
c) FD
Masters Championship (MC)
d) FD Week
(FDW) at the same venue as the WC or CC if it is
not open.
4.1.2 The IFDCO Championship Organization
Committee is responsible for identifying
suitable championship venues and, follow-ing approval from the General
Committee for a venue, shall be responsible for
working with the organizing authority with a
view to the Championship being run in accordance
with the IFDCO Championship rules.
4.2
Selection of Venues
4.2.1 Venues will only be selected if
there is a good expectation of suitable sailing
conditions and where the organizing authority
undertakes to provide top quality racing, good
shore facilities and a friendly
atmosphere.
4.2.2. Any National Yachting Authority or
National FD Class Association wishing to
organize a World or Continental Championship should submit a written
presentation indicating the proposed venue,
proposed date, likely wind conditions, details
of tides, and shore facilities. The proposal
should also include a map of the area, the names
of the promoters, any sponsors, the likely entry
fee, living costs, and details of any major
championships held at the same venue within the
previous five years.
4.2.3 The proposal should be sent to
the IFDCO General Secretary who shall notify
the General Committee that the presentation has been received and
shall forward the presentation to the
Championship Organization Committee for detailed consideration.
4.2.4 The final selection of
championship venue shall be approved by the
General Committee.
4.3
Entry Qualification
4.3.1 Entries to World and Continental
Championships shall only be accepted from
fully paid-up members of IFDCO.
4.3.2 Entries to World and Continental
Championships may be restricted, in which
case eligibility shall be determined in accordance with the Championship
Rules.
4.3.3 There shall be no restrictions on
entries by members of IFDCO to the FD Week.
4.3.4 The only restriction on entries by
members of IFDCO to the FD Masters
Championship shall be on the basis of the age of
the helm as described in the Championship Rules.
4.4
FD Championship Rules
4.4.1 The FD Championship Rules are set
out in Appendix 1 and should form the basis for
the organization of World and Continental
Championships, the FD Week and FD Masters
Championships.
4.4.2 The Championship Rules may be
changed only at an AGCM.
5.0
ADMINISTRATION OF MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
5.1 Use
of Class Logo
5.1.1 The use of the class logo on flags,
badges, etc., shall be reserved for use by
IFDCO as authorized by the IFDCO Executive Committee. Changes to
the class logo, flag and badges shall be
approved at an
AGCM.
5.2 FD
Bulletin
5.2.1 The IFDCO Executive Committee
shall appoint an editor for the FD Bulletin who
shall be responsible for producing a regular
Bulletin (at least three times a year) and
arranging for it to be distributed to all
registered, fully paid up IFDCO members.
5.2.2 The Bulletin should contain
any information considered to be of interest to members but need not
represent the views of the
IFDCO General Committee.
5.3
FD Class Book
5.3.1 The IFDCO Executive
Committee shall appoint an editor for the FD
Class Book which shall be the official class
publication. It should be produced annually and
made available to all members free of charge.
5.3.2 It is intended that the
FD Class Book contain:
a)
History of the FD Class
b) IFDCO
Foundation rules
c) IFDCO
Byelaws
d) FD
Class rules
e) FD
World ranking list
f) List
of IFDCO committee members and addresses
g) List
of past IFDCO Presidents
h) Tables of past and present FD Olympic,
World, Continental and National Champions
i) Table
of top 3 helms and crews in the Villenia Cup for
each year
j) Full
FD results of the most recent Olympic, World and
Continental
Championships
k) Addresses
of yards, sail makers, mast and foil makers
supplying FD sailors
l) All
international FD trophies/prizes with
photographs
5.4
FD World Ranking List
5.4.1 The FD World Ranking List shall be
maintained by the FD World Ranking List
Registrar who shall be appointed by the IFDCO
Executive Committee.
5.4.2 Only fully paid up members of IFDCO
shall appear in the FD World Ranking List.
5.4.3 The FD World Ranking List shall
(subject to 5.4.6 below) include the results of
qualifying regattas received by the FD World
Ranking List Registrar within twelve months of
the end of the regatta.
5.4.4 The scoring system as set out in the
Villenia Cup Rules (Appendix II) shall be
used for the FD World Ranking List.
5.4.5 The FD World Ranking List shall be
recalculated on a twelve month rolling basis
for the year to 30 April, 30 June, 31 August
and 31 October and on such other dates that the
IFDCO Executive Committee considers appropriate.
5.4.6 FD World Ranking Lists shall be
produced for publication on or after the 14th
day of the following month and will not be
revised for errors or omissions unless the
error or omission is made by the FD World
Ranking List Registrar and a member of IFDCO is
materially disadvantaged. In this respect the
onus for ensuring that the results
of a regatta are promptly submitted to the FD
World Ranking List Registrar shall rest with the
IFDCO member.
5.4.7 Every effort will be made to ensure
the accuracy of the FD World Ranking List and
members should notify the FD World Ranking List Registrar of errors
and omissions so that subsequent FD World
Ranking Lists reflect the correct data.
6.0
INTERNATIONAL CLASS ORGANIZATION
6.1
Organizational Structure
The IFDCO international organizational structure
shall from 1 January 1990 comprise:
Executive
officers
Administrative
officers
Executive
Committee
General Committee
Sub-Committees
Commodores
National FD
Development Managers
6.2
Executive Officers
6.2.1 The IFDCO Executive Officers shall
be members of the Executive Committee and
shall have the following titles:
President
General Secretary
Secretary
Treasurer
Vice President Technical
Vice President Championships
Vice President Commodores
Vice President Promotion
6.2.2 The duties of the Executive officers
are outlined in Appendix III and these may be
varied by the Executive Committee.
6.3
Administrative Officers
6.3.1 The IFDCO Administrative Officers
shall be appointed by the Executive Committee and shall have the
following titles:
Membership
Secretary
Chief Measurer
FD World Ranking
List Registrar
Boat Registrar
FD Bulletin
Editor
FD Year Book
Editor
Development
Manager
Public Relations
Officer
Keeper of
Prizes
6.3.2 The duties of the Administrative
Officers are outlined in Appendix III and
these may be varied by the Executive Committee.
6.3.3 Administrative Officers are entitled
to be reimbursed all direct expenses in relation
to the performance of their duties so long as
they are within guidelines which shall be
approved by the Executive Committee.
6.3.4 Administrative officers who are not
members of the General Committee may, at
the discretion of the Executive Committee,
be paid a fee for their services.
6.3.5 The total sum reimbursed to
the Administrative officers shall be disclosed
in the annual accounts distinguishing between
expenses and fees.
6.4
Executive Committee
6.4.1 The IFDCO Executive Committee is
responsible for ensuring that the class is
organized in accordance with the Foundation rules and byelaws.
6.4.2 The Executive Committee is in
particular responsible for the development of the
class in countries which do not have well
established national sections.
6.4.3 The members of the Executive
Committee shall be appointed in accordance with
the Foundation rules.
6.4.4 Any necessary costs incurred by
members of the Executive Committee in the performance of their duties
shall be reimbursed
by IFDCO so long as the General Committee has agreed in principle that
they are reasonable.
6.5
General Committee
6.5.1 The IFDCO General Committee,
consisting of the Executive Committee members and Commodores, is
responsible for
monitoring the activities of the class, determining class policy and
approving changes to the Foundation Rules,
Byelaws, and Class
rules.
6.5.2 The General Committee shall
meet at least once a year for an AGCM in
accordance with the Foundation rules.
6.5.3 The rotation of the retirement
of the first General Committee shall be as set
out in Appendix VII.
6.5.4 Nominations for appointments
to the General Committee shall be made in
writing to the General Secretary at least one
hour before the commencement of an AGCM.
Each nomination shall be proposed by a
Member of the General Committee, shall be
seconded by five IFDCO members from at least
three countries and shall indicate that
the person nominated has confirmed their
willingness to serve in accordance with the
Byelaws.
6.5.5 All members of the General
Committee are expected to devote a significant
amount of time to international communication, the development of FD
sailing and to attend the AGCM.
6.5.6 General Committee members
attending the AGCM are entitled to be partially
reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses.
6.5.7 No compensation shall be paid to any
member of the General Committee without
the prior approval of an AGCM.
6.6
Sub-Committees
6.6.1 The following IFDCO sub-committees
have been formed and their responsibilities
are set out in appendix V:
Championship Organization
Technical
Development
Promotion
Measurement
Finance
6.6.2 The terms of reference of new
subcommittees shall be approved by the IFDCO
Executive Committee.
6.6.3 The terms of reference of
sub-committees may only be varied at an AGCM.
6.6.4 The Executive Committee shall be
responsible for appointing a chairman for
each sub-committee. The chairman of the
sub-committee is responsible for finding and
proposing members for the sub-committee.
6.6.5 All sub-committee members
shall be approved by the Executive Committee.
6.6.6 The term of office of each sub-committee
member shall end on the date of the third AGCM
after their appointment, but they may be
re-elected at an AGCM for two further terms in
succession.
6.6.7 The chairman of each sub-committee
who is responsible to the Executive Committee for fulfilling the
responsibilities of the sub-committee, shall
maintain files on the activities of the
sub-committee and prepare a report for
presentation at the AGCM which shall include a
review of activities and goals for the
forthcoming year.
6.6.8 Each sub-committee shall restrict
its activities to the tasks allocated to that
sub-committee. All other ideas or suggestions
should be referred to the IFDCO General
Secretary.
6.7
Commodores
6.7.1 Commodores are members of the
General Committee and shall be appointed
in accordance with the Foundation rules.
6.7.2 The duties of a commodore are set
out in Appendix IV.
6.7.3 The regions referred to in IFDCO
Foundation rule 4.2.2 shall be:
North and South
America (USA, Canada, Brazil, Mexico,
Chile)
Central Europe
(Germany, Austria, Switzerland,)
North
West Europe (Holland, Great Britain,
Sweden, Denmark,
Norway, Finland, Ireland, Belgium,
Luxembourg)
Mediterranean
countries (Italy, Israel, Yugoslavia, France,
San Marino, Spain, Portugal, Greece,
Cyprus, Croatia, Slovenia)
Eastern
Europe (CIS, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Rumania,
Czechoslovakia, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania)
South
Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa)
East
Asia (Japan, Republic of Korea, China)
6.8
National FD Development Managers
6.8.1 National FD Development Managers
will work in conjunction with the National
FD Class Association and National Authority
to promote FD sailing.
6.8.2 National FD Development Managers
shall be appointed in consultation with the
officers of the National FD Class Association
and shall be ratified by the IFDCO Executive
Committee.
6.8.3 National FD Development Managers
shall be honorary members of IFDCO and
shall be responsible to the IFDCO Executive
Committee for performing the duties of a
National FD Development Manager as set
out in Appendix VI.
7.0
NATIONAL FD CLASS ASSOCIATIONS
7.1
Constitution
7.1.1 Each nation may form a national FD
class association.
7.1.2 The national class association
should be designated ""National'' Flying
Dutchman Class Association.
7.1.3 The national class association shall
be self governing on local matters so long as
they are not in conflict with IFDCO Foundation rules, byelaws or
class rules.
7.1.4 The national class association may
with the written permission of the IFDCO
General Secretary use the FD logo in their
communications.
7.2 Financing
7.2.1 The national FD class association
shall be an independent organization and shall
be self-financing. IFDCO shall not be
responsible for any liability of the national class
association unless approval has been
received in writing from the IFDCO Treasurer.
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