Thanks to all who commented and provided wise suggestions on the CCDO membership policy. Here's the new policy (and remember, this does not affect the Web site, which everyone's welcome to - you don't need to be a member.)
1. All Cape Dory owners are welcome as members, and may purchase and use the CCDO burgee and hat.
2. To keep expense and hassle down, we'll only mail the hard-copy newsletter to members in California and adjacent states. Since most of our non-California members come from the Internet, we'll post most of the newsletter material on the Web site. (The newsletter is published irregularly, about three times a year.)
3. But if anyone wants to start a local Cape Dory group somewhere else, we'll be happy to give you space in our newsletter and mail it to your members until you get big enough to have your own newsletter.
Hope this makes everyone happy. If not, let me know and we'll try to figure something out.
Walt Bilofsky
Commodore, California Cape Dory Owners Assn.
bilofsky@toolworks.com
ANNOUNCE: New CCDO Membership Policy
Moderator: Jim Walsh