1 Eligibility to participate in FD Events
Fully paid up Members of IFDCO are eligible to participate in FD events and to be included in the Dawes Trophy and FD Euro Cup.
2 FD Bulletin
Each paid up Member is entitled to a copy of the FD Bulletin - if you do not receive a copy contact your National Secretary.
3 Class Book
A copy of the Class Book (last edition 1992) is available from your National Secretary. A new edition is in preparation.
4 Class Rules
A copy of the current rules
In addition, members may make representations to IFDCO through their National Secretary or IFDCO Commodore and are encouraged to attend competitors hearings and may obtain technical guidance from IFDCO on any aspect of the Class Rules.
IFDCO Membership Rules
The Membership rules are in the IFDCO Byelaws and FD Class Rules
All FD helms and crews taking part in an FD event must be a current paid up member of IFDCO. Bring your IFDCO Membership card and current year sticker to each event.
Membership Administration
IFDCO Membership card
this is issued by your National FD Class Association Secretary and shows your IFDCO Membership number.
IFDCO sticker
Put sticker for the current year on your Membership card - stickers can be obtained from your National FD Secretary when you pay your annual contribution. If you have no sticker you will have to pay at the event
Annual Contribution
From 1 January 2006 the Full International Member and Associate International Member categories were combined into an IFDCO Sailing Member and the fee is 20 Euros for 2006, 2007 and 2008. FD Sailors should pay their National Secretaries promptly by the due date.
Role of National FD Class Secretary
National FD Secretaries are responsible for collecting annual contributions and remitting to IFDCO Bank account each year, issuing IFDCO Membership cards, allocating IFDCO Membership number and liaising with IFDCO Treasurer, and provide a list of paid up members names.
Eligibility
Helms and crews must be fully paid members of IFDCO to participate in World, Continental, Euro-Cup events or to be included in the Dawes Trophy results except that a substitute helm or crew need not be a member if they only sail in one event during a calendar year.
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Membership of IFDCO
It was agreed at the 2002 AGCM that in order to extend the promotion of the Class and to further involve crews, all sailors who participate in the Worlds, Continental and National Championships should be members of IFDCO.
Prior to 2002 the helm needed to be a full member of IFDCO. However, in some cases crews owned the boat and were also full members of IFDCO.
As from 1 January 2004 both the helm and crew of teams entering international events needed to be either a Full or Associate member of IFDCO and at least one needed to be a Full member.
It was originally agreed that from 1 January 2005, Full members were to be re-designated sailing members, the fee was to be reduced to 20 euros and the new eligibility rule came into force. (At the 2004 AGCM it was decided to defer implementation. At the 2005 AGCM it was agreed that the decision would apply from 1 January 2006 and the rate would be 20 Euros for 2006 and the intention is to hold at 20 euros for 2007 and increase to 25 euros for 2008. It was decided at the 2007 AGCM to hold the rate at 20 euros for 2008.
All FD sailors and supporters of the FD are encouraged to become Associate (Non Sailing) members of IFDCO. |