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Contents Annual General Meeting 2018 International RS:X Class Association August 1, 2018 Aarhus, DENMARK

Full Members - Delegates & Proxies No NCA Delegate Proxy Vote 1 CHN Xiaodong Zhang 1 Following the registration a total of 17 voting Full Members from 2 CZE Karel Lavicky 1 4 continents were present. Later, during the meeting 1 more Full 3 TPE Bruce Kendall 1 Member joined. 4 EST Matthiew Rickard 1 Before the end of the meeting some Full Members left earlier. 5 FRA Nicolas Huguet 1 6 NED Jacco Koops 1 2018 the International RS:X Class has 48 Full Members and 3 7 KOR Song Myung Keon 1 Individual Members 8 HUN Diederik Bakker 1 9 ISR Eli Zukerman 1 10 ITA Riccardo Belli Dell’Isca – Proxy to Barrie Edgington GBR 1 11 JPN Mikihiro Miyano 1 12 LTU Gintatutas Bernotas 1 13 POL Pawel Kowalski 1 14 RUS Natalia Ivanova 1 15 USA Yaniv Meir 1 16 GBR Barrie Edgington 1 17 NZL Antonio Cozzolino 1 18 ESP Marcos Fernandez 1 Total Votes: 17 (18) 2

Validity Quorum requirements by the Class Constitution • 14 Full Members • 3 Continents Present at the Annual General Meeting • 17 (18) Full Members, incl. 1 Proxy • 4 Continents (North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania) The Annual General Meeting is Valid 3

Executive Committee Present at the AGM Apologies for absence: • Carlo Dalla Vedova • Martin Aldridge • Ilker Bayindir • Marco Leconte • Ronnie Meir • Ewa Jodlowska • Bryony Shaw • Diederik Bakker • Andrus Poksi Votes counting committee at the AGM: • Bas Edmonds • Andrus Poksi 4

Welcome by the President Carlo Dalla Vedova (ITA) President of the International RS:X Class Association According to the RS:X Class Constitution § 7.9 the meeting will be chaired by the President 5

Agenda 6

Agenda • Welcome by the President • Approval of the Minutes of 2017 AGM • Reports ‣ President ‣ Treasurer ‣ Manufacturer’s Representative ‣ Sailor’s Representative ‣ Coaches’ Representative ‣ Technical Committee Chairman ‣ Class Chief Measurer • The 2017 Class Accounts and Financial Statements, 2019 Budget • Submissions • The RS:X Championships Selection for 2019-2021 • Any Other Business 7

Minutes of 2017 AGM 8

Approval of the Minutes of 2017 AGM Votes on floor: 17 Votes in Favour: 16 Votes Against: 0 Abstained: 0 APPROVED Approval of minutes of the Annual General Meeting 2017, held in Enoshima, Japan on 16 September 2017 9

Reports 10

Reports • President - Carlo Dalla Vedova • Treasurer - Martin Aldridge • Manufacturer’s Representative - Mark-Olivier Leconte • Sailor’s Representative - Bryony Shaw • Coaches’ Representative - Diederik Bakker • Technical Committee Chairman - Ewa Jodlowska • Class Chief Measurer - Bas Edmonds 11

President’s Report Carlo Dalla Vedova (ITA) President 12

President’s Report • International RS:X Windsurfing Class Ltd. ‣ Headquarters ‣ Registered Office ‣ Accountants Via Vittorio Bachelet Towngate House PKF Francis Clark Ltd. 00185 Rome 2-8 Parkstone Road Towngate House ITALY Poole, Dorset 2-8 Parkstone Road BH15 2PW Poole, Dorset UNITED KINGDOM BH15 2PW UNITED KINGDOM • The Association’s Bank Accounts ‣ Barclays Bank UK – 52,174.55 EUR & 3,970.09 GBP ‣ PayPal – 48,133.74 EUR ‣ TOTAL – 104,834.19 EUR 13

President’s Report • 9 Executives Committee Meetings on 2017 and 10 meetings since last AGM ‣ 8 Skype meetings – Work of the Executives Committee ‣ 1 Face-to-face meeting in Marseille, FRA ‣ Work of the Executive Secretary Andrus Poksi • 2017 World Sailing AGM Conference in Puerto Vallarta, MEX • 2018 World Sailing Mid-year meeting in London, UK May 15, 2018 ‣ A) Class under review: Windsurfing was approved as the Event for 2024 Olympic games! ‣ B) Class under review for antitrust and fair competition issues. ‣ Format may be decided at the 2018 WS Conference in Sarasota, USA (Class submission was sent to WS too) ‣ The equipment trial will take place and will be decided at 2019 WS Conference • 2017 RS:X Events ‣ Worlds - on September in Enoshima, JPN (168 sailors – 37 MNAs) ‣ Asians - on November in Penghu, TPE (21 sailors – 8 MNAs) ‣ Africans – on December in Ras Sudr, EGY (7 sailors – 4 MNAs) ‣ Europeans & Youth Europeans - on May in Marseille, FRA (265 sailors – 163 Seniors & 102 Youth – 37 MNAs) ‣ South Americans - on November in Buenos Aires, ARG (16 sailors – 5 MNAs) ‣ North Americans – on January in Miami, USA ‣ Youth Worlds - on June in Torbole, ITA (137 sailors – 24 MNAs) ‣ No Continentals in Oceania • 2018 RS:X Events • Youth Worlds – on July in Penmarch, FRA (130 sailors – 17 MNAs) • Worlds – now in Aarhus, DEN (154 sailors – 39 MNAs) • Europeans & Youth Europeans – on August in Sopot, POL • Equipment changes and challenges - Fin (Mark 3, Black) and new mast (EVO) distribution • Consideration on the future of RSX Class 14

Treasurer’s Report Martin Aldridge (GBR) Treasurer 15

Treasurer’s Report • The International RS:X Class Association has kept adequate accounting records and prepared statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and surplus of the International RS:X Class Association. • Principal Activity The principal activity of the association is to promote and advance throughout the world the interests of persons involved in the racing of RS:X Class ongoing development of the RS:X as an International Olympic Class • Small company provisions This report has been prepared in accordance with the small companies regime under the Companies Act 2006. Approved by the Executive Committee on 17 April 2018 and signed on its behalf by Martin Aldridge Treasurer 16

Manufacturer’s Report Marc-Olivier Leconte (FRA) Representative of the Manufacturer Windsurfing Brand Manager of NeilPryde Ltd. 17

Manufacturer’s Report • SAILING YOUTH WORLDS – Corpus Christi, USA • 60 full packs delivered • Value: 100.000 EUR • No quality issues recorded • RS:X SAILS • Lamination issue identified and solved • Back orders: 120 • August - production catch up 18

Manufacturer’s Report • RS:X FINS • Original brief: same shape, lay-ups, outline as White fins, improved consistency • Technology: High Pressure RTM / 12K Biax carbon / integrated base • Delays: due to Factory capacity (60-70 per week) and huge back order situation • Shipments: 220 to the Worlds / 700 worldwide • Back orders: 400 • RS:X MASTS • Shipments: 700 units worldwide • Back orders: 175 units (PO Italica 75 August / 75 Sept) • No quality issues recorded • Improved consistency and durability 19

Sailor’s Representative Report Bryony Shaw (GBR) Sailor’s Representative 20

Coaches’ Representative Report Diederik Bakker (NED) Coaches’ Representative 21