22 September 2014
The current term of office for the Executive of Fireball International comes to an end as at 31st December 2014.
Under the Fireball International constitution the Council shall call for nominations for Flag Officers not less than eight months prior to the expiry of the current term of office. Nominations shall be closed four months prior to the expiry of the current term of office.
This nomination period has now closed ( 31st August 2014) with the following nominations received -
Commodore - Two candidates - Joe Jospe (CAN) and Pat Crump (USA).
Rear Commodore Africa - David Laing (South Africa) - Elected Unopposed - David continues on in this position having taken over from Peter Colebank in March this year. Fireball International would like to thank Peter for the work that he has put in over more than 20 years.
Rear
Commodore Asia - Hiroshi Kato (Japan) - Elected
Unopposed - Hiro continues on in this position having
served several terms.
Rear Commodores Australia & Oceania - Ben Schulz (Australia) - Elected Unopposed - Ben continues on in this position having served one term.
Rear Commodore North America - Debbie Kirkby (Canada) - Elected Unopposed - Debbie replaces Robert Thompson who has chosen not to stand again after many years in the position. Fireball International would like to thank Robert for the work that he has put in over the years.
Rear Commodore Europe - Jakub Napravnik (Czech Republic) - Elected Unopposed - Jakub replaces Maja Suter who has chosen not to stand again after many years in the position. Fireball International would like to thank Maja for the work that she has put in over the years.
Upcoming Election
As there are two nominations for the Commodore's position a vote will be required to determine who will fill the position for the coming three years.
The election period will be between October 1st and October 30th 2014.
Past Commodore Francois Schluchter has been asked to oversee the process as an independent and will collate the votes.
NCA's in Good Standing and entitled to vote
Please note that for an NCA to be entitled to vote it must be in "good standing".
This means that it has paid its 2014 membership fees ( and all prior years), supplied a list of all paid up members and boats to Andrew and has also supplied an updated list of committee members with their contact details.
Many NCA's have not met all of these criteria at this point in time.
All NCA's are requested to supply this information as soon as possible and to the confirm via email that they are in good standing with Andrew.
This last step is important as your NCA may believe it is in good standing when some information has been received by Andrew but not all the details required. If in any doubt NCAs should send Andrew an email to clarify the position..
We want all NCA's to have the votes they are entitled to so please ensure your NCA is in good standing now.
The number of votes an NCA in good standing is entitled to is determined by the number of members they had as at 31st December 2013. Please refer to the constitution to see how the votes are assigned.
Remaining Positions on the Executive
Under the Fireball International constitution once the new Flag Officers take over on the 1st of January 2015 the new Commodore will make appointments to the positions of Secretary, Treasurer, Measurer, Technical Officer, Publicity Officer and other positions deemed necessary. These positions will be need to be ratified by Council.
Candidates for the Commodore position
Both Joe Jospe and Pat Crump have been asked to supply a one page document outlining why they feel they should be the next Commodore of Fireball International.
Both candidates are long time members of the class and have been involved with various committees over many years.
Information supplied by Joe Jospe in English, French, German and now Italian versions. Email a question to Joe
Information supplied by Pat Crump. Email a question to Pat
If you have any queries about the election process please contact Francois Schluchter
