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IFDCO
Webmaster’s Report – 25 June 2004
INTRODUCTION
The IFDCO website address is
www.sailfd.org. This provides links to 16
National FD websites, ISAF website, major FD event websites and other
external websites of relevance to FD sailors.
A Summary of the main changes
and additions to the IFDCO website since the last report in July 2003 are
noted below.
An overview of the
Administration and a summary of the main content of the IFDCO Website
linked from the home page and a brief indication of the design of the NEWS
page is outlined below.
The “FD Website Proposal”
submitted to the General Secretary on 9 October 2002 made, recommendations
about the promotion, design and development of the IFDCO website.
Draft additions to the IFDCO
Byelaws relating to the website were drafted and circulated to the IFDCO
Executive Committee on 31 July 2003 (see below) and are submitted for the
General Committee to consider and if appropriate approve together with
guidelines for Webmaster and budget to 31 December 2005.
Since February 2004, a record
of statistics of usage of the IFDCO website has been maintained which
shows that average daily hits has risen from 5034 per day in February to
6587 in June and number of visits has increased in same period from 216
per day to 321 per day with visitors from 65 countries in June. The
British, Dutch, Polish and USA FD Class websites are included in these
figures and make a significant contribution to the total hits and visits.
SUMMARY OF MAIN CHANGES AND
ADDITIONS TO IFDCO WEBSITE SINCE 7 JULY 2003
A record of additions and
changes to the website is maintained on the news page so that viewers can
quickly see what has been added/changed since they last visited the
website.
EUROPEANS
2003 Updated
and added photos
WORLDS
2003 Updated and added
results/photos
WORLDS 2004
Created 24/7/03 and updated
WORLDS 2005
Created 23/1/04
DAWES
TROPHY Added proposed changes –
awaiting 2003 results
CARBON
MASTS Many
updates and changes
EURO
CUP
Results for 2003 and new page for
2004
FIXTURE LIST FOR
2004 Added 16/12/03
CLASS RULES
Updated/changed many times - 2004 Class rules added 1/3/04
IFDCO
Changes to contact info –
added notes of decisions of GC, added byelaws 23/11/03, added new logo
11/2/04
LINKS TO NATIONAL
WEBSITES Changes to Poland & South Africa. Brazil added 3/6/04
DESIGN OF WEB
PAGES Standardising layout on new and
updated pages and improved
presentation/links from home page
STRUCTURE OF
WEBSITE No significant changes
SUMMARY OF MAIN CONTENT OF
WEBSITE
The HOME page includes the new
class logo, a photo and provides links to the primary content pages:
News
Worlds
Wanted
Regattas
Ranking List
Results
Contacts
Class Rules
Class Manual
Crewing an FD
FD History
Sailing links
IFDCO Rules
The following are highlighted
on the home page with links to relevant supporting pages/websites:
Recent
News
FD Brazil website,
FD Rules 2004,
Decisions - GC 2004,
FD Euro Cup 2004,
2004 Fixture list,
More News
Features
Worlds 2004
(entries
close 27 June)
Worlds 2005
Carbon masts
Results
FD Euro Cup 2003
,
Dawes Trophy results 2002
,
Regatta results
Documentary
Worlds 2003
,
EC 2003 ,
Worlds 2002
,
50th Anniversary regatta
The News page has 4 sections.
Highlights, topical photos, note
of updates, key news items
OVERVIEW OF ADMINISTRATION
OF IFDCO WEBSITE
The website is hosted by David
McCreary on his web server
www.boatsit.com which is sited in the USA and
holds the files for the International website and a number of National
websites. The class pays an annual fee to David McCreary for the use and
support of the web server. The IFDCO Hon Treasurer deals with the payment
of these annual fees.
The international webmaster is
Richard Phillips, who is based in the UK and who is also the webmaster for
the British section website. The other national websites are managed by
representatives of the national class in the national language and/or
English. This allows each nation to impose its own identity on the
national website as appropriate to their national sailing culture. There
are 16 national websites linked from the IFDCO website.
The International webmaster
deals with the administrative communications with David McCreary in
relation to the configuration and access rights to the website and liaises
with Network Solutions with whom the domain name is registered. In March
2003 the registration was renewed for 5 years at a cost of USD 95.
The International webmaster
liaises with national webmasters in relation to passwords for write access
to the website and any issues relating to the overall management of the
www.sailfd.org domain. He also is responsible
for the design and maintenance of the International website within the
criteria set by the IFDCO Executive Committee.
DRAFT IFDCO Byelaws - proposed section
about website – circulated to Executive Committee – 31 July 2003
5.5
FD Website
5.5.1
IFDCO has acquired the domain name
www.sailfd.org and this shall be the official
website for the FD Class. Any additional domain names acquired by IFDCO
shall be approved by the IFDCO Executive Committee.
5.5.2
The IFDCO Executive Committee shall appoint a webmaster to be
responsible for developing and maintaining the website in line with the
guidelines which may be set and varied on an annual basis in conjunction
with a budget approved at the AGCM.
5.5.3
National FD Class Associations shall be encouraged to develop
websites reflecting their own sailing culture and in their own national
language(s).
5.5.4
National FD Class Associations shall be encouraged to use and
promote the main domain name
www.sailfd.org and their national version of the
domain name which shall be in the form of
www.sailfd.org/NAT where NAT are the sail
letters for that nation.
5.5.5
It is expected that the following information shall be maintained
up to date by the relevant IFDCO Executive or Administrative officer and
made available in English for publishing on the IFDCO website:
5.5.6
a)
Links to all National FD websites
b)
Link to ISAF website
c)
Brief information about FD sailing in FD nations without their own
website
d)
News of significant matters relating to IFDCO
e)
Contact information for IFDCO Committee members and Administrative
officers.
f)
Brief history of FD Class
g)
Details of main international FD events and link to the event or
host club website and results
h)
Rules and results for Dawes Trophy and FD Euro–Cup
i)
Copy of the latest version of the FD Class Rules
j)
Copy of the IFDCO Foundation Rules
k)
Copy of the latest version of the IFDCO Byelaws
l)
Photo and description of Trophies awarded by IFDCO with details of
past winners.
m)
Full results of World & Continental Championships or such
information as is available in relation to past events.
n)
Summary of matters arising at recent National Secretaries meetings
and Competitors hearings.
o)
Agenda and minutes of AGCM and Executive Committee meetings.
p)
Commodores reports on FD sailing activity within their region
q)
Discussion papers on any matters which may lead to a substantive
change of Class Rule.
r)
Guidance to FD sailors about FDs and FD sailing
PROPOSED GUIDELINES FOR
IFDCO WEBMASTER – To 31 December 2005
Continue to administer the
website as outlined above.
Develop Website to include
information as set out in Draft Byelaw 5.5.6 above
Request/remind appropriate
IFDCO officials to provide information.
Update website at least once a
month and change photo on home page once a quarter.
PROPOSED BUDGET TO MAINTAIN
WEBSITE AND ADD/CHANGE CONTENT - To be approved at AGCM
6 months to 31 December 2004
6 months to 30 June
2005
6 months to 31 December 2005
If any major redesign of the
website is required this is to be treated as a separate project with an
additional budget to be approved by the Executive Committee.
Richard Phillips |
