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The D-Zero Class Association AGM will be held via Zoom this year.

All Class Association members should have an email advising on how to join the meeting along with the important link. If you are a paid up member and did not get an email please check your junk folder, If it still isn’t there then let the Chairperson know and we will send it individually.

The full agenda will be published on the 6th November 2020, if you have anything you wish to bring up ensure the Chairperson knows before the 5th November. You can contact the Chairperson by clicking here.

The D-Zero Class Association AGM will take place at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy at 20:00 on the 22nd June 2019. A draft agenda is given below, if you have anything to add please complete the contact form for the class chair by clicking here.

Please note if you have rules changes/suggestions these need to be sent to the Technical representative who can make the required enquiries with the Builder. You can do this by clicking here.

Draft Agenda

1. Welcome – Paul Jefferies
2. Review of the last 12 months – Paul Jefferies
3. Treasurers Report – Neil Washington
4. Membership report – Jon Cowper
5. Rules updates/clarifications – Rodney Cobb/Paul Jefferies
6. Class Committee – All
7. Nationals 2020 update – Martin Latimer
8. Nationals and Inlands Venues going forwards – All
9. AOB – All

The following amendments to the class rules will be tabled before the AGM. If you have any comments please use the Class Chair contact form before Thursday 21st June 2018. Bold italic text denotes the amendments/additions:

In the introduction:

D-Zero hulls, hull appendages, rigs and sails may, after having left the manufacturer, only be altered to the extent permitted in Section C of the class rules.  It is the responsibility of the owner to ensure that any changes from standard specification are adequate and suitable for the purpose. Neither the manufacturer or the class association(s) accept responsibility for failure of equipment not conforming to standard, ex-factory, specification.

In C9.2:

Add new d) as below, all exiting are moved 1 letter further on:

d) Kicking Strap (vang) must use, minimum, 4mm Dyneema ® or equivalent specification rope. Strop can be replaced with, minimum, 4mm Dyneema ® or equivalent specification rope and must be routed as the standard strop arrangement.

Amend g) as follows (was f):

One gybing strop may be added, defined as a length of rope, of maximum 6mm diameter, attached to the aft kicking strap (vang) deckeye on the top of the boom. The length of the gybing strop, measured from the underside of the boom and including any block or ring, shall not exceed 40cms. The gybing strop shall only be used during the gybing manoeuvre.

Amend j) to read:

Traveller may be modified with the addition of a tensioning system consisting of cleat, thimble/s and control line but purchase must not exceed the factory 2:1. This is to replace the standard knot and will be in approximately the same position. The incorporation of a cleat will not alter the traveller in any way apart from facilitating ease of tensioning/locking off. In addition the central stainless steel eye may be mounted on a separate length of rope that is completely independent of the main traveller rope. This rope may only use the existing traveller holes without any modification. A length of shockcord may be used to hold the eye in line. All traveller ropes must be at least 4mm in diameter.