The name of the Association shall be the Nicholson 32 Association.
The objects for which the Association is formed are:
-to encourage members to exchange information pertinent to N32s,
-to report on cruises made by N32s,
-to supervise racing between N32s,
-to encourage members to meet their fellow owners.
Any owner or part owner of a N32 shall be eligible to be an ordinary member. Members who dispose of their boats, and regular crews, may be Associate members.
The annual subscription shall be fixed at Annual General Meetings.
At present it is £15 (Europe) and £18 (outside Europe) for ordinary and associate members.
The Annual General Meeting shall be held as early as possible after the 1st January each year.
The officers shall consist of the Class Captain, the Honorary Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer and a Committee of at least two other members.
In the event of an officer or committee member disposing of his/her yacht during his/her term of office he/she will resign from his/her office and the Committee will have the power to co-opt a replacement.
The Committee have power to co-opt additional members subject to ratification at the next Annual General Meeting.The name of the Association shall be the Nicholson 32 Association.
Any member of the Association may propose another member to fill a vacancy on the Committee arising at an Annual General Meeting.
At each Annual General Meeting the Officers and Committee will be elected to hold office until the next Annual General Meeting when they shall be eligible for re-election, providing that the Class Captain shall not be eligible to act in that capacity for more than three years consecutively.
The Accounts for the year ending the 31st October shall be prepared by the Honorary Treasurer, audited by a member independent of the Committee, and presented to the Annual General Meeting.
The Honorary Treasurer shall be authorised to operate the Associations Bank Account and sign cheques.
Associate members shall not be eligible for election to the Committee nor to vote at General Meetings.
Membership of the Association by any person will be consent to the holding of relevant personal data for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1984.
The Association is a non profit-making organisation and no profits or surpluses arising from the carrying on of the business of the Association shall be applied otherwise than for the purpose of the Association or for another non profit-making organisation or for charitable purposes.
