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Footy Class Association Charter - As amended by a ballot of registered owners 24 February 2007

1. Objectives of the Class Association
• To create and maintain uniform worldwide Footy class rules for racing and promotion.
• To set up and maintain registers of boat numbers, their owners and contact addresses.
• To develop easy communication between the Association and owners.
2. Membership
• Membership is available to an owner of a Footy who applies to the national registrar for a registration number for a new or an unregistered Footy by providing the owner's name, telephone number and e-mail address (or a contact e-mail address where messages could be forwarded).
• Membership is available to a new owner of an existing registered Footy who provides the boat registration number, owner's name, telephone number and e- mail address (or a contact e-mail address) to the national registrar.
• Membership ceases when a member no longer owns a Footy or fails to inform the national registrar of a change in address.
3. The Committee
The Committee for the day to day running of the association shall consist of volunteers to act as:
• the national registrars in each country where these boats are sailed
• a technical team of at least one member
Members of the technical team shall not normally be national registrars.
Appointment of national registrars
• Where the Footy class is a class recognised by the national authority for radio sailing in the country in question, the appointment of a national registrar shall be a matter for that national authority.
• In countries where there is no such recognition, a person wishing to volunteer to be a registrar should contact the national authority in the first instance in order to obtain its support for his candidacy. If the national authority is unwilling on grounds of general policy to provide such support, or if there is no such national authority, the committee will vote on the registrar’s appointment by a simple majority of votes.
Termination of appointment of national registrars.
A national registrar shall cease to occupy office
• if appointed by a national authority, on that appointment being terminated by the national authority.
• if appointed with the support of a national authority, on that support being terminated by the national authority.
• if appointed by the committee, on a 2/3 majority of the committee resolving that the appointment should cease.
Appointment of the technical team
Members of the technical team will be appointed ad hoc by the committee.
Termination of appointment of members of the technical team.
The appointment of a member of the technical team may be terminated by a 75:25 majority of the committee.
4. Terms of reference
• Registrars
  • to issue registration numbers to Footy owners that apply
  • to record registration number, the owner name, telephone number and e-mail address
  • to set up and maintain an e-mail group address or some other method for electronic communication with members
• Technical team
  • after discussion with the committee to issue class rule interpretations
  • with the committee to draft proposals for class rule changes
  • to issue any updated class rules to members
5. Rule changes
The committee will ballot members on rule change proposals, with the result based only on a simple majority using a one member one vote basis.