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S.

"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message
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: I like and admire Rich too. My only beef with
him, and
: it is a big one, is he refused to document 151
days of
: sea time I had with him in 1995 which delayed
getting
: my USCG license considerably. The reason being
he
: was afraid of the USCG. I was not the only one
hurt by
: that policy. Is it favoritism to document sea
time only
: for employees with USCG licenses? I think so.
Equal
: credit for equal work. That is fair. If he
was worried
: about the consequences he should have taken
action
: himself to clarify the matter with the USCG.
:
: Other than that. I'll give credit where it is
due. His school
: is probably the best in the world. And his
techniques are
: the best for instruction--thoroughly refined and
perfected.
: I'd send my own family members to learn there.
:
: US Sailing is, I'm told, working with the USCG
to make
: some changes to give exemptions to the licensing
requirement
: for sailing instructors. Frankly, I feel bogUS
Sailing has
: screwed up horribly by not having this done ten
years ago,
: given the problem was well known at that time.
Frankly
: I don't expect any progress in that area,
because I've seen
: nothing in print on the subject. Without
documentation
: there is never accountability.
:
: If they can pay to lobby to be the "Governing
Body of
: the Sport, why can't they lobby to make
important changes
: that would benefit sailing instructors? It's
because it won't
: make them any money. An effort like this take a
concerted
: effort, constant pressure, public editorials,
phone calls from
: lots of people to make it happen--not one guy's
part-time
: effort. If I had the responsibility to make
this happen I
: could make it happen in one year. If I didn't
I'd be working
: to get someone fired in the USCG.
:
: Lets watch. I'll bet nothing happens. Then
will you agree that
: bogUS Sailing is inept? Will you speak out
about it to put
: pressure on the subject? Ten years from now
they will
: still be talking about this and saying they are
making progress.
:
: Tell me Steve. Do you know who is paid at US
Sailing? Do
: you know how much they make? Have you seen an
accurate
: spreadsheet showing how all the money is spent?
Why do they
: hide this information? Why is it not displayed
as a file on there
: web site? Why are meeting minutes so terse?
:
: Things I've been told about never show up in
meeting minutes.
: That is either proof they do not document
things, or proof they
: are not doing the things they claim to be doing.
:
: I think their insurance is worth investigation.
Why is there not
: a more competitive process for insurance. They
only have one
: insurance provider. That smells like kickback
to me.
:
: One final point. I think bogUS Sailing should
lose it's non-profit
: status--because they do not represent their
constituents.
:
: I think I'll look up the tax laws on the
subject. I'll bet I can
: find an issue to support my assertion. Stirring
the pot can only
: improve bogUS Sailing and maybe it will make
them into an
: organization worth joining.
:
:
: "NotPony" wrote
: I also have a great deal of respect for Rich
: Jepsen. He has done well in leading the
training
: committee in rewriting the level II training
and
: they are almost done the rewrite of the level
I
: and Start Sailing Right.
: No, US SAILING isn't perfect, but I think it
does
: well with it's small staff and volunteers.
: S.
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