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Application for ISAF Recognized Status

The following letter has been sent to the ISAF.  I will post further information about the progress of our application as it becomes available. 
Richard Spencer

Letter:

2001 February 16

Arve Sundheim, Secretary General
ISAF Secretariat
Aridane House
Town Quay
Southampton SO14 2AQ,
United Kingdom.

Re:  Application for ISAF Recognised Class status for the Tasar

Dear Mr. Sundheim:

On behalf of the World Tasar Class Association, and in accordance with the provisions of ISAF regulation 10.2, I am writing to ask the ISAF to designate the Tasar as an ISAF Recognised Class.

The Tasar was designed by Frank Bethwaite and Ian Bruce, and has been actively sailed in a number of countries since its introduction in October 1975.  There is extensive information on the Tasar, the World Tasar Class Association, and our class history and activities, on our website at www.tasar.org.

The Tasar Class held World Championships from 1981 to 1996.  These were sailed in Australia (4), Canada (2), England (2), Japan (1) and the United States (1).  In 1997 you advised us that we “should meet the requirements of ISAF Recognised Status, in order to be permitted to hold a World Championship.”  The Tasar meets these requirements.

I am enclosing with this application:

(i)         The application fee of £750.

(ii)        A copy of the Tasar Class Rules, reformatted to conform to the ISAF standard class rules format and the provisions and terminology of the Equipment Rules of Sailing.

(ii)        A copy of the Constitution and By Laws of the World Tasar Class Association, amended to reflect the changes in the reformatted Class Rules.

The number of Tasars actively racing around the world is approximately as follows:

Australia                                250
Canada                                    28
Japan                                     109
United Kingdom                        97
United States                           32

The Tasar Class Associations in each country is asking their Member National Authority to confirm these numbers to the ISAF.

As noted above, we have reformatted our Class Rules to conform to the requirements of the ISAF.  We have also made two minor numbering changes in the Constitution and By-Laws.  The reformatted rules and the revised Constitution and By-Laws have been posted on our web site for review and comment by our members.  However, the class has not formally approved either the reformatted Class Rules or the amended Constitution and By-Laws.  These will be taken to the class membership for formal approval when we have been advised that they are satisfactory to the ISAF.  As there are no changes in the meaning of the rules or constitution, I am confident that the class members will approve the changes.

I have begun discussions with Frank Bethwaite, the designer and copyright holder, with a view to concluding an agreement as required by the ISAF regulation 10.3.

Please let me know if you require any additional information, and advise me of the next steps the class association should take to ensure that this application is approved by the ISAF at the earliest opportunity.

Yours sincerely, 

Richard Spencer

Executive Secretary
World Tasar Class Association

posted 2001/02/17

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