THE ASSOCIATION
1. The Association shall be known as the Snapdragon and Mirage Association. The insignia to be a dragon motif for Snapdragon classes and twin or triple peaks for Mirage and Invader classes.
OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION
2. The objects shall be to actively promote the association of members both ashore and afloat to exchange ideas and stimulate discussion on sailing, design, construction, fittings and equipment of Snapdragon, Mirage and Invader class yachts and to provide when needed without thought of reward or gain, assistance and aid to others of the sailing fraternity and all seafarers.
MEMBERSHIP
3. Membership shall be open to all past and present owners of Snapdragon, Mirage, and Invader class yachts.
- Full members are required to pay a joining fee and undertake to remit by bankers order an annual subscription agreed by the majority of members in general meeting.
- The Committee may elect as president and Vice President members who have given outstanding service or whose achievements have brought credit to the Association Such members may not be required to pay the annual subscription fees and shall retain their rights as full members.
- Honorary members may be elected in general meeting on recommendation of any full member of the Association.
- Members retiring from the Association should notify the Hon. Secretary of their intentions as early as possible.
4. Other than Honorary Membership there shall be no election required for new members. All persons eligible to join may do so through the Hon. Secretary, Officers of the committee, or any member of the Association.
On acceptance a new member implicitly undertakes to comply with the rules. Refusal to do so or display behaviour which, in the opinion of the committee, is injurious to the Association shall render that individual liable to expulsion, always providing that before taking such action the committee afford the member every reasonable opportunity to explain his or her conduct.
5. A vote on a resolution to expel a member shall be by a ballot of the committee and only enforced if a two thirds majority declare in favour of the resolution.
COMMITTEE
6. The Committee of the Association shall comprise the Chairperson, Vice Chair person, Hon Secretary, Treasurer, Sailing Secretary and, in addition, five elected members. The Committee shall be elected each year at the Annual General Meeting and hold office until the conclusion of the next AGM, In committee one third of the elected Members shall form a quorum. All retiring members shall be eligible for re - election.
7. Candidates for election shall be members of the retiring committee who offer themselves for re-election and any full member of the Association regularly proposed and seconded.
8. If the number of candidates eligible exceeds the available vacancies the election of the committee shall be by ballot. Should a vacancy occur during the year the committee may co-opt a member to fill the vacancy until the next Annual General Meeting.
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MANAGEMENT
9. The Committee shall conduct the affairs of the Association according to the rules and have due regard to the wishes of members properly brought to their notice through the Hon. Secretary.
10. It shall be the responsibility of the Hon. Treasurer to manage the Association funds and keep an accurate account of finances. The Honorary Treasurer may allocate to members sums of money to cover expenses arising from organising activities and Association functions while remaining accountable for overall expenditure. Committee and other members accepting money for running events, printing, etc., shall be wholly responsible for the proper use of the monies allocated and for providing the Honorary Treasurer with an account of total expenditure on completion of the exercise.
11. An Honorary Auditor who need not be a member of the Association shall be appointed each year at the annual general meeting. It shall be the duty of the Auditor to examine the accounts for the current year and complete the audit in time to enable the Honorary Treasurer to prepare a final statement of accounts for presentation at the annual general meeting. For this purpose the Association financial year shall close on the last day of September.
12. The subscription year Shall commence on the First of May. A Member joining on or after the twenty first of January shall not be liable to pay a subscription until the First of May.
GENERAL MEETING
- An Annual General Meeting shall be held during November, the date being fixed by the Chairperson in consultation with the committee. The Honorary Secretary is to ensure members receive at least ten (10) days notice of an Annual General meeting. At any general meeting twelve full members shall constitute a quorum.
- The Committee may, on giving at least ten (10) days notice, convene a general meeting of members for specific business the nature of which shall be stated in the notice calling the meeting, business other than that notified is not permitted to be dealt with at this type of general meeting of Association members.
- The Committee shall convene an extraordinary general meeting on receipt of a written request by not less than twelve members. The nature of the business to be considered at the meeting shall be covered fully in the written request sent to the Honorary Secretary.
- At any general meeting of the Association each lull member shall have one vote. Honorary members may attend and participate in discussion at the Annual General meeting but shall not be entitled to vote on Association affairs
- In the case of an equality of votes the chairperson shall have a second casting vote.
NEW RULES (Including amendments)
14. Any member wishing to introduce a new rule or offer an amendment to the existing roles is to give notice of intent through the Honorary secretary (together with full details of the proposal) who shall place the latter before the committee for consideration at the earliest opportunity. Notice of any amendments or additions to the rules for consideration at the Annual General Meeting should be sent to the Honorary Secretary before the 21st. of October.
15. The Committee shall make such rules as are deemed necessary for the effective administration of the Association. New rules and any amendment to current rules considered at the Annual General Meeting shall be carried only if a majority of two thirds of those present declare in favor.
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