1 THE
USJ22CA
The United States J/22 Class Association shall be
known and referred to as the USJ22CA.
2
OBJECT
2.1
The USJ22CA shall have sole authority for the conduct and
management of all U.S. J/22 Class events.
2.2
The USJ22CA shall promote the building and racing of the J/22
Class of sailboat as a strictly one-design class throughout the
U.S.
2.3
The USJ22CA shall coordinate and manage the affairs and rules
of the J/22 Class in cooperation with the International J/22 Class
Association (IJ22CA), the U.S. Sailing Association (U.S. SAILING),
and other National J/22 Class Association (NJCA) and J-Boats, Inc.,
the copyright holder.
2.4
The USJ22CA shall endeavor to keep the building and
maintenance costs of the boat as low as possible consistent with
racing efficiency.
3 OTHER
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1
IYRU shall mean
the International Yacht Racing Union.
3.2
NA shall mean the
National Authority recognized by the IYRU to control and organize
yachting on a national basis in any country.
3.3
NJCA shall mean
the National J/22 Association organized by the IJ22CA and it’s
NA.
3.4
The Class shall mean the class of sailing yachts designed by
Rodney Johnston and constructed in accordance with the building
specifications and known under the name J/22.
3.5
The Class Rules
shall mean the rules relating to measurement, equipment, racing
condition of a J/22 and the practice of its crew, annexed hereto and
incorporated herein as Bylaw of this Constitution.
3.6
The Board of
Governors shall mean the governing bodies of the USJ22CA, the composition
of which is defined in Article 11.1.
3.7
The Executive
Committee is defined in Article 15.
3.8
A District shall be a territorial unit comprised of three or
more contiguous fleet and independent boat owners within a specific
geographic area. Designation of districts shall be the
responsibility of the executive officers of the USJ22CA. Each district
shall by a vote of their fleet captains within the district, elect
officers. The chief executive officer of the district shall be known
as the District Governor and shall have general supervision over
J/22 activities with the district. Each governor shall represent
his/her district to the USJ22CA.
3.9
A Fleet shall be
a local territorial unit that is self-governed in matters not
conflicting with these by-laws and chartered by the USJ22CA upon application
by three or more J/22 owners. The owners must be members in good
standing of the Class and are not within the established territory
of an existing fleet. A fleet shall elect its own officers from
among boat owners that shall include a Fleet Captain, Fleet
Secretary/Treasurer and Fleet Measurer. An owner may maintain an
independent membership without affiliation with a fleet.
3.10 The Measurement Certificate
shall mean the certificate issued by the IJ22CA and forwarded to the
USJ22CA to register the yacht in the USJ22CA Class Register and to
record hull and sail measurements. A copy of the Measurement
Certificate is annexed hereto.
4
SPECIFICATIONS
4.1
The Building
Specification shall mean the manufacturing processes,
techniques, hardware and materials used in the construction of the
J/22.
4.2
The Hull Numbers
shall mean the Builder’s Code letters, the Hull Number allocated by
J-Boats, Inc., on a consecutive basis world wide, and the Date of
Molding onto the transom.
Example: TSP20949C989
Tillotson
Pearson J/22 949 September 1989
4.3
The Sail Number
shall mean the national sail number allocated to the yacht by the
USJ22CA. Each sail must have an USJ22CA royalty paid label.
4.4
The Emblem of the
J/22 shall be as shown on the sail plan and Plan B of the J/22 Class
Rules.
4.5
The USJ22CA Class
Register of the J/22 and their owners and associate or
sponsoring member shall mean that register to be kept as hereinafter
provided.
4.6
The Copyright
Holder shall mean J Boats, Inc., with headquarters at P.O. Box
90, Newport, RI 02840, USA.
4.7
Licensed Builder
shall mean a person or corporation holding a valid license issued by
the copyright holder to build the J/22.
5
JURISDICTION
The USJ22CA shall have jurisdiction over
all J/22 activities in the United States. The IJ22CA Class Rules
shall govern all sanctioned J/22 events. The Constitution, Bylaws
and other regulations are binding on all members. All registered
J/22s must conform to the limitations imposed by the association.
6
OFFICES
6.1
The Principal Office of the USJ22CA shall be the address of
its statutory agent for services of process.
6.2
The Headquarters of the USJ22CA shall be located at the
address determined by the Executive Committee from time to time.
6.3
Other Offices may also be established at such places as the
Executive Committee may from time to time determine.
7
MEMBERSHIP
7.1
The following types of membership shall be recognized:
7.2
Active Members
shall be owners, co owners or helmsmen who have paid IJ22CA dues and
are members of the U.S. Sailing Association and the USJ22CA.
7.3
Associate Members
shall be individuals who are not J/22 owners and wish to receive
all publications of the Class. They may not vote, hold office or
helm a J/22 in sanctioned races.
7.4
Student Members
shall be full time high school or collegiate sailors who upon
presenting proof of student status may receive student membership,
which includes helm privileges and publications but does not include
voting privileges.
7.5
Institutional
membership status will be awarded to all boats, not individuals,
belonging to colleges, universities and sailing schools upon
application and contingent upon having paid sail royalty fees. This
category includes all periodicals but does not include voting
privileges.
7.6
Sponsoring
Members shall be those individuals, companies and corporations
who provide products and/or services to the USJ22CA or its members.
Sponsoring members may not vote nor are they eligible to hold
office. The Executive Committee shall have the authority to grant
this category of membership.
8
ANNUAL DUES AND FEES
8.1
The USJ22CA shall be financed by annual dues and fee from
active and associate members and by collecting other fees from
sponsoring members and other sources. The dues and fees shall be
determined annually by the Executive Committee. All Active Members
must register annually. All dues and fees shall be made payable to
the USJ22CA.
8.2
Dues and fees for each calendar year are due and payable to
the USJ22CA on January 1.
8.3
Assessments may be levied only when approved by the majority
vote of the Board of Governors.
9
SUSPENSION, EXPULSION
9.1
The Executive Committee shall have the authority to suspend
Active, Associate, or Sponsoring Members for non-payment of dues
and/or fees, gross violations of the Rules, or after due notice, for
willful disregard of rulings of the USJ22CA. The term of suspension
may not exceed one year unless the suspension is extended by the
Board of Governors in the succeeding year. A suspension may be
terminated if the issue is brought before a meeting of the Board of
Governors and a majority of votes cast favor termination.
9.2
A member may be expelled only if the issues of his/her
expulsion are brought before a meeting of the Board of Governors and
thee fourths of the votes cast are in favor of expulsion.
10
MANAGEMENT OF THE
USJ22CA
The
affairs of the USJ22CA shall be managed by a Board of Governors and
assisted by an Executive Committee and a Technical Committee.
11
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
11.1 The Board of
Governors shall consist of one (1) member elected by each USJ22CA
District, the immediate past President of the USJ22CA, and a
President, First Vice President, Second Vice President,
Secretary/Treasurer, Chief Measurer and Technical Committee
Chairman, elected at the Annual General Meeting. There shall also be
one (1) member appointed by the Copyright Holder. The Board of
Governors shall appoint an Executive Secretary.
11.2 Each board member
shall have one vote, except for the Executive Secretary, who shall
not serve as s voting member of the board.
11.3 The Board shall
have the power to select any person or entity to assist it, whether
a member or not, but such member shall have no vote on the
Board.
11.4 At meetings of the
Board of Governors, three members shall form a quorum.
11.5 If a District
Governor is unable to attend a meeting, the District may appoint a
substitute for that meeting only. Such designations shall be in
writing and received by the Executive Secretary of the USJ22CA no
later than seven (7) days prior to the meeting.
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DUTIES OF OFFICERS
12.1 The President is the Chief
Executive of the Association and presides at all meetings. The
President is the Chairman of the Executive Committee, rules on
procedures, summarizes decisions, appoints special committees and
authorizes payment of all bills.
12.2 The First Vice President
officiates in the absence of the President; coordinates
communications between the Class, District Governors and Fleet
Captains, develops membership; and coordinates the results of
sailing events with national sailing publications.
12.3 The Second Vice President
officiates in the absence of the First Vice President; coordinates
financial sponsorship and advertising.
12.4 The Secretary/Treasurer keeps
the minutes of the Association, Board of Governors and Executive
Committee meetings. Performs other duties pertaining to such offices
as required by the President; is responsible for the collection of
annual dues, royalties and fees and disbursement of funds;
coordinate all financial matters for the Class including budgeting
and audit.
12.5 The Executive Secretary handles
all correspondence, records of information regarding fleets,
membership, yachts and sail numbers. Deposits all fund in banks of
saving banks as approved by the Executive Committee. Keep books for
the Association and arranges for an annual audit by a qualified
C.P.A.. Disburses fund only on order of the President of Executive
Committee. The Executive Secretary will receive annual payment for
satisfactory fulfillment of the above duties at the discretion of
the Executive Committee.
12.6 The Chief Measurer shall
supervise the measurement procedures of the Class and is responsible
for the training of J/22 measurers in the U.S. and shall keep and
maintain a list of those so qualified. The Technical Committee
Chairman may also serve as the Chief Measurer.
12.7 The Technical
Committee Chairmen’s duties shall be as specified in Article
16.
13
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
At its annual general meeting the
Association shall:
13.1 Elect the
Executive officers to serve for a period of one year, from November
1 to October 30, or until the successors qualify.
13.2 Each shall be
nominated, seconded and voted upon separately by the association
members in the order named. The candidate receiving the greatest
number of votes shall be considered elected.
13.3 The Executive
Committee shall at its first meeting of the year appoint a
nominating committee consisting of three active members in good
standing.
13.4 The slate of
officers decided on by nominating committee is to be submitted to
the Executive Secretary for publication to the member at least three
weeks in advance of the annual general meeting.
13.5 Nominations made
by mail must be received by the Executive Secretary no later than
seven days prior to the annual general meeting.
14
VOTING, MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
14.1 Decisions of the
Board of Governors shall be determined by a simple majority of votes
cast. A two-third majority are required to make changes to the
USJ22CA Constitution
14.2 Substantive
motions (other than amendments thereto) to be voted upon at a Board
of Governors meeting must be received by the Secretary at least 60
days before the date of the meeting.
15
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
15.1 The Executive
Committee shall consist of the President, First Vice President,
Second Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, a Governor’s
Representative, Technical Committee Chairman, Copyright Holder and
the Executive Secretary. The Executive Secretary shall not serve as
a voting member of the committee.
15.2 At meeting of the
Executive Committee, three shall form a quorum.
15.3 The Executive
Committee may fill any casual vacancies among the officers and any
persons so appointed shall hold office until the next meeting of the
Board of Governors.
15.4 The Executive
Committee may appoint such agents and attorneys with such power and
to perform such acts and duties on behalf of the Association as the
Executive Committee may determine.
15.5 The Executive
Committee shall have and may exercise such authorities of the
Executive Committee as it shall prescribe.
15.6 The Executive
Committee shall appoint a qualified auditor who shall examine the
correctness of the accounts and certify the annual financial
statement.
15.7 The Executive
Committee shall establish the guidelines to be followed by the
Executive Committee in selecting the locations and dates for future
national, regional and midwinter championships.
16
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
16.1 The Chairman of
the Technical Committee shall be head of this committee. In addition
to the designer of the J/22 or his representative there shall be at
least two other committee members who need not necessarily be
officers, but who must be members in good standing of the
USJ22CA.
16.2 This committee
shall be responsible for the interpretations of specifications and
Class Rules and as such shall coordinate with the IJ22CA Technical
Committee. It shall study such recommendations for changes or
clarifications of specifications that are received by the committee
and make recommendations for action to the Council in accordance
with this Constitution.
17
AMENDMENTS
17.1 The Constitution
and specifications may never be suspended but may be amended at an
annual or special meeting by two-thirds of the vote present.
17.2 Amendments to the
specifications and the Class Rules shall be proposed to the Chairman
of the Technical Committee of the Class who shall present the
proposal to the committee for further study and action as described
in Article 16.
17.3 All proposed
amendments at either annual meetings or a special meeting must be
included in the notice thereof that shall be mailed or tele-faxed to
the active members not less than 30 days prior to the date of the
meeting.
Adopted 1988
Amended January 1992
